ASO DECORATORS SHOWHOUSE

Did you catch me on the nousDECOR Instagram this weekend? I shared some live shots of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Decorators’ Showhouse while I toured, and now there’s even more photos of the house on the nousDECOR blog! One of…

ONE ROOM CHALLENGE: DECOR PREVIEW

(via Apartment 34) I know, I know, I skipped a week in the One Room Challenge! I hated to miss out on the Week Two action, but I wasn’t ready to share my room’s product details yet. But this week…

SWELL SHOPPING: BRIGHT & BOLD LIVING ROOM

(via Domino, photography by Brittany Ambridge)   There’s nothing like a classic oriental to ground a room in texture, pattern, and color. The white walls allow the bright red to shine and become the centerpiece to the room, balanced by…

AUSTRALIAN SIMPLICITY IN BARCELONA

It seems modern Australian interior design has a distinctively simplistic aesthetic, brought to life with splashes of color and personal, vintage touches. I’ve featured many Australian homes on Thou Swell, like this old house in Melbourne and this playful modern apartment,…

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8 UNEXPECTEDLY ELEGANT LUCITE PIECES

(via Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles) Lucite has been trending for a while now, but almost to the point of exhaustion. It definitely has an appeal – practically speaking, this clear material is light and cheaper to produce than its clear counterpart glass,…

FIRST LOOK: BELLWETHER RUGS

A few of weeks ago I spent a lovely morning discussing sheep, rugs, and Atlanta’s creative community with the incredibly sweet co-founder of Bellwether Rugs, a new online rug source for high-quality, hand-crafted vintage rugs. Molly came down to Atlanta to shoot…

ONE ROOM CHALLENGE: TYE STREET SOLARIUM

(via Domaine Home) I’m excited to announce that I’ll be joining in on the One Room Challenge fun on Thou Swell this year, and transforming the last room to be touched in the Tye Street Project: the back room. As…

A BROOKLYN HOME FULL OF SPRING INSPIRATION

This fresh Brooklyn home tour, full of sunlight, plants, and shades of blue and green, feels like a fresh spring breeze. Landscape designer Miranda Brooks wanted to create a pastoral escape in the middle of the city, and it’s the…

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SWELL SHOPPING: UNDERSTATED, LUXURIOUS BEDROOM

(via Douglas Friedman) The hint of glamorous chrome shine, nods to “now” with graphic patterns and modern art, and the traditional palette make this inviting bedroom an understated gem. A little indoor plant action and an assortment of books, boxes,…

SPRING FORWARD, GIVE BACK WITH CARE.ORG

Over the past two years that I’ve grown and engaged with the design world and blogosphere online and in Atlanta, I’ve been astonished and inspired by the pool of passion and creativity that I’ve been able to connect with. Becoming…

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