Color Game : Fall Color
Autumn snuck in last Thursday and there's a feeling of fall in the air here in Oakland, CA. Since it's my favorite season, I was ready...
DecorBook Classic : Stage Craft
Do you have theatrical moments in your rooms? Something that looks a little "out there" but makes you smile? This little bust ($20...
Places We Go : San Francisco's Japantown
Neighborhoods are a great place for design ideas and one of my favorites is Japantown in San Francisco. There's about 6 blocks filled...
Color Game : Summery Apples
The other day, my friend Connie texted me this beautiful box of apples. She and her grandsons had picked them in her Oregon yard and...
Places We Go : The Ruth Bancroft Garden
If you were given three acres in which to "play in the dirt," what would you do? Back in 1971, Ruth Bancroft, in her 60s at the time,...
Places to Go : Outdoor Rooms
Have you noticed that the outdoors has become the extra room you didn't know you had? Why not create an outdoor "room" this summer? ...