Social Distance Design

Hello design lovers! I’d like to introduce you to a friend of mine… well, actually she’s me! Meet my alter-ego, kinda like my Sasha Fierce (hey, if Beyonce can do it, so can I)! She’s The Mad Designer and she’s going to talk to you every week about interior design mistakes, flaws, design foolishness and […]

You’ve done a wonderful job creating the most beautiful home. Every room is comfy and now you’re ready; your focus has turned to your bedroom. I will be explaining about how to create the perfect bedroom space in a future post, but today my purpose is to spark the romance in a space that is

Well, it’s almost Valentines Day and, outside of the frustration that I’ve had with my website being down for two weeks thanks to fighting between Yahoo and Go Daddy on my domain hosting transfer, work at Fashion House Interiors is as busy as normal. What am I up to, you ask? I just completed a

Ask any designer; we’ve all heard it time and time again… “I’d like my room to be timeless”. “I don’t want my space to look too trendy, because I don’t want to have to remodel too soon”. While that may appear to make sense, to a designer it’s pretty much like the kiss of boring

So… you’ve fallen in love with a gorgeous white marble tile that you just HAVE to have in your bathroom.   You run to the tile store and happily select the one you you saw online. Now the next step is tricky. Hopefully, you’ve not gone this path alone. Hopefully, you’ve hired the assistance of

Sometimes the best thing to teach a DIYer is that you can’t always “do it yourself”… While I’m a firm believer in the “you can do anything you put your mind to” mentality, I’m sure that positive thinking quote creator never tackled home improvement projects. I entitled this post Painting 001 because I will not

I remember a time when homeowners who were able, paid for all home related services. When they needed new decor and furnishings, they hired a designer, when they needed their home painted, they hired a painter… or just a designer, when they needed their bathroom remodeled, they hired a contractor… or just a designer. In

A few months ago I had a client with a typical family room dilemma. They had SOME idea of what they liked and began to work on their space. They purchased a large flat screen LED television, then needed a cabinet to house it. They went to Ikea and planned a unit that the husband

As always, I am honored to be a member of www.olioboard.com’s monthly Blog Hop (lovingly referred to as our #Oliohop). This month I share the stage with ten other design bloggers, many of whom I have had the pleasure of joining forces with before. Our oliohops are a fun way to see one design concept