Color Full

Color Full

Trend Alert!  Coloring books.  Yes, for adults!  Studies have shown that coloring helps lower the blood pressure and reduce stress.  Check out this article from USA Today. We all have those crazy busy days when we can’t think of working in one more task....
Seeking Beauty

Seeking Beauty

I was so inspired by the documentary, Iris, that a friend of mine recommended  I watch the documentary, “Bill Cunningham New York”. Not only was I inspired, but I was fascinated.  Bill Cunningham is a legend.  This New York City photographer rides his...
Burgundy Rebound

Burgundy Rebound

It’s back!  That color I never loved as a kid in the eighties that was casting on everything everywhere in the interiors world, burgundy!  I remember how every dining room, every library, every office seemed to have burgundy walls and of course, accented with...
Tartans and Tatersalls

Tartans and Tatersalls

I have always been crazy for plaids, even as a little girl, and I am noticing this fall season, I am not alone.  I have more than twenty plaid scarves, my sofa houses lovely plaid pillows made of Cowtan and Tout wool, and I use beautiful plaid table linens year round...
Make Your House Shine

Make Your House Shine

Over the past few months I have had friends, family and even clients ask me if I had read this book: The Life Changing Magic Of Tidying Up, by Marie Kondo.  I had not until this past week end.  I found it to be a fast and easy read that resonates with me both...
Apple News

Apple News

The latest mobile operating system release by Apple, iOS9, included a new app called, ‘News’.  This is a great way to keep up on your favorite blogs without having to open up your browser. The Dixie Stark blog was one of the launch content sites for this...