Lingua Terra Tile
MARCH 27, 2009
'Terra Home Ceramics. Luxury art tile, hand built porcelain vessels, and porcelain jewelry by artist Bronwyn Simons. Today in the Studio: Gorgeous Blue Koi Fish Tiles. Beautiful blue Koi pond from our Kyoto collection. These tiles will grace a new custom shower in the "Morning Glory Room" at the Shanti House , a gorgeous Bed & Breakfast on our own island.
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AUGUST 4, 2009
'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Tuesday, August 4, 2009. Change the Face of Your Fireplace. Fireplaces are one of those immediate focal points in your home that can age it. Why is everyone afraid to update them? They get outdated just like kitchens and bathrooms do. Here are some fireplaces from past clients that I have been able to manipulate for the better, meaning my clients are THRILLED with their "new" updated fireplaces. 1) With this client t
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H.Winter Showroom Blog
NOVEMBER 23, 2009
'A billabong is a small, usually stagnant, lake formed where a river or creek makes a u-turn or dead ends. Billabong is also the name of Maniscalco’s crackle glass tile series. Crackle glass is lots of fun, but following the manufacturers installation guide is key for the finished project looking beautiful. Billabong Crackle Glass is a ceramic tile with colored glass chips that are melted to fill the depression in the ceramic body.
Time2Design
DECEMBER 3, 2009
'A quick and effective way to update your kitchen is to change the paint color, switch out the hardware, update the countertop to granite or quartz and install some amazing new backsplash tile. As seen here in the before picture, this kitchen has beautiful cherry cabinetry, cream color corian countertops, antique brass hardware and simple cream 4x4 tile backsplash.
Burgin Construction
NOVEMBER 10, 2009
'Every happy homeowner believes that they have the best of everything. No matter the age, condition or functionality, we all spend much of our time defending our love for our homes. We talk about how the fixtures are great because they’ve been going strong for 25 years and still no leaks! Or, we adamantly argue how the chips in the tile give the house a “personality” and the tiny kitchen that barely fits two is “homey” and brings us closer together.
Decorator on Demand
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009
'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Wednesday, September 16, 2009. A Shade with a View. These customizable, creative roller shades were just featured on Daily Candy , so I had to spread the love because I think they are a great idea. Ever wish you could change the view outside of your windows? Now you can.These views arent whats really behind those pulled roller shades, its an illusion.
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Lingua Terra Tile
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
'Terra Home Ceramics. Luxury art tile, hand built porcelain vessels, and porcelain jewelry by artist Bronwyn Simons. Hand Painted Tiles Inspired by the Tuscan Landscape and Kitchen: Our Italian Sketchbook Collection. These tiles are decorated with a wax resist technique which gives a beautiful fluid surface to the glaze. Multiple layers of glaze are built up over a black surface with the lines drawn in wax to reveal the black base glaze.
Decorator on Demand
AUGUST 2, 2009
'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Sunday, August 2, 2009. Can Do Pendants. I love easy transformations, especially if I can do them myself. I just recently saw this Magic Pendant Hardware kit that looks like a very cool concept! This is hardware that easily converts your recessed light into a stylish hanging pendant.
Lingua Terra Tile
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
'Terra Home Ceramics. Luxury art tile, hand built porcelain vessels, and porcelain jewelry by artist Bronwyn Simons. Hand Made Dishes, Not Just for Sushi - New for the Gifting Season! We think these new slab built dishes are serene, chic, and elegant, if we do say so ourselves. Hand built from white stoneware, they vary in size from 8" x 6" down to 2" x 4".
Decorator on Demand
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Thursday, November 5, 2009. Its All About The Bend. Have you seen the somewhat new Kohler, Karbon articulating kitchen faucet yet? I would assume so, it seems like everywhere I look lately its there.Now that is a good thing because I think its not only sexy but it works so intuitively as well when you touch it, it seems to read your mind, okay I wont go that far but seriously I love the way it moves. ;).
Lingua Terra Tile
AUGUST 24, 2009
'Terra Home Ceramics. Luxury art tile, hand built porcelain vessels, and porcelain jewelry by artist Bronwyn Simons. Handmade Tile Inspired by the Japanese Garden: Our Kyoto Collection. Inspired by the natural serenity of the Japanese garden, Our Kyoto Collection, in colours of stone and lichen, feature koi fish, plum blossoms, bamboo, pine, and Buddhist imagery.
Lingua Terra Tile
FEBRUARY 26, 2009
'Terra Home Ceramics. Luxury art tile, hand built porcelain vessels, and porcelain jewelry by artist Bronwyn Simons. Today in the Studio: Gorgeous Green Subway Tiles, Olive Accent Tile. The last batch of these beautiful tiles came out of the kiln today. Ill post another pic. when they are installed. This emerald green glaze is a new one for us; like many great creations it came from an "accident" in glaze mixing.
Decorator on Demand
DECEMBER 16, 2009
'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Wednesday, December 16, 2009. Congratulations Turquoise! My love affair and earliest memory of turquoise began when I was a child. My Grandma had a charm bracelet with her 6 grandkids represented by their birthstones on each charm and mine was a beautiful blue.Turquoise, see (blurry) picture below.
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DECEMBER 10, 2009
'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Thursday, December 10, 2009. Birthday Celebration! (These 10 angels were everywhere in the small town of Salado, Texas). Well tis the season.It was my birthday on Monday, Pearl Harbor Day , and to celebrate, my hubby and Calvin explored Texas with me last weekend. First, they took me to Salado for the day, it was beautiful but COLLLDDD out.
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DECEMBER 1, 2009
'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Tuesday, December 1, 2009. Laundry Time. Last Monday in the middle of doing laundry my washer freaked out with wierd noises and stopped in mid spin leaving my clothes wet and full of water. I closed the lid and tried to figure it out to no avail. I called for service and they showed up on Tuesday, they only spent 5 minutes looking before they told me the bad news.It will cost more to fix it than replace it.
Decorator on Demand
NOVEMBER 25, 2009
'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Wednesday, November 25, 2009. Kitchen is Almost Done.UPDATE. Okay, my clients kitchen is ready for Thanksgiving, just barely. If you are thinking "so what", here is my blog from this past weekend to catch you up. Here is a pretty drastic "before" and "after" of the bar area of the kitchen dont you think?
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NOVEMBER 20, 2009
'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Friday, November 20, 2009. Busy, Busy. I havent been very diligent in keeping up with my blog lately and for that I apologize. Did you notice? Did you miss me? Probably not, you all are probably just as busy with the holiday season racing towards us as I am, but I missed YOU ALL!!!!
Decorator on Demand
NOVEMBER 10, 2009
'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Tuesday, November 10, 2009. Cover Art. Are you of the age that you not only know what record albums are but still have yours? I do, I cant seem to part with them, they all mean something to me, especially fond memories like pretend kissing the guy (didnt even know his name) from this cover, the top left picture, from the Bay City Rollers, hey in 4th grade they were huge!
Decorator on Demand
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Thursday, November 5, 2009. Ceiling Fan: Reminder. I have written about this before , but just as a reminder. Now that the heat has gone away and cool weather is upon us, dont forget to switch your ceiling fans in the REVERSE (clockwise) position. If you run it at a low speed it will gently draw the room air up towards the ceiling and force the warm air down and out towards the walls so as to avoid the wind chill eff
Decorator on Demand
OCTOBER 29, 2009
'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Thursday, October 29, 2009. Splish, Splash. I am a shower girl.Meaning, I shower 99% of the time and on the rare occasion, I will take a bath. I am shocked though how many of my clients actually bathe in a tub more than shower, all women, which doesnt surprise me. What are you a shower person or tub person?
Decorator on Demand
OCTOBER 25, 2009
'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Sunday, October 25, 2009. Glass Fetish. I try not to show too much of my glass fetish when writing this blog, but I definitely have one and if I could I would blog about glass every day, well not that often, but more than I do now. Here are just a few of my glass fetish blog posts "Jewelry Box Bath" , "Now This Blows", "Ice Ice Baby" and "Glass Tile Possibilites" , see I have it bad dont I?
Decorator on Demand
OCTOBER 19, 2009
'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Monday, October 19, 2009. Saved by the Dim. Did you know that one of the easiest ways to save energy is to use dimmers on your lighting? The more a light is dimmed, the greater the energy savings. Dimming can cut lighting costs by more than 70% while reducing environmental impact.
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OCTOBER 15, 2009
'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Thursday, October 15, 2009. Inspired by Chard? I am.Whatever works right? ;). I think the colors of Swiss Chard are sooo powerful and beautiful together, I just had to stop and grab my camera to share with you. Then I got to thinking, this combo just feels so fresh. I remembered that Jonathan Adler now has a "design your own" software for pillows and rugs, you can actually choose your own color combos, so the choices
Decorator on Demand
OCTOBER 8, 2009
'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Thursday, October 8, 2009. Sleep in Splendor. If you havent heard of one of the finest beds in the world, now is the time. Hastens. They have been family owned and operated in Sweden since 1852, hand making each and every mattress, so I think they know what they are doing.
Decorator on Demand
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Wednesday, September 30, 2009. The Beauty of Tapestries. Houses are getting bigger and that usually means more wall space and higher ceilings. Sometimes it can be hard to decorate these areas, but have you ever considered using a tapestry? Tapestries are a form of textile art, woven onto a loom so that both sides are a complete work.
Decorator on Demand
SEPTEMBER 28, 2009
'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Monday, September 28, 2009. Art Inspiring. Awhile back my hubby and I were celebrating his birthday in Old Montreal (fabulous town by the way). (It took us awhile to figure out why everyone was taking pictures of "our" house but finally we found out that "our" house was one of the oldest in Montreal, go figure.).
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SEPTEMBER 26, 2009
'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Saturday, September 26, 2009. 100 Down.Still a Work in Progress. Today is a milestone in my blogging, its my 100th post.I cant believe it, yeah! Of course I had this really cool blog post done last night on this fine art gallery I stumbled upon, and poof it disappeared. But in order to get this out by my deadline I am going to have to start a new topic because I am still so mad that the other is GONE!
Decorator on Demand
SEPTEMBER 24, 2009
'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Thursday, September 24, 2009. Setting the Mood with Candlelight. These are a "fun find" that I had to share with you! The flame is fake but the wax is real, I have seen these before but none of the flickers look as realistic as these. I think one of the best things about these candles is this.
Decorator on Demand
SEPTEMBER 22, 2009
'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Tuesday, September 22, 2009. Glamour Shots. I wanted to share some "glamour shots" with you from Market. These first two pictures were fabulous finds from Christopher Guy. I love the detail in these chairs.! And the following are from E J Victor , the "Randall Tysinger" collection, all showcased in the huge Robert Allen Showroom at Vegas Market.
Decorator on Demand
SEPTEMBER 20, 2009
'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Sunday, September 20, 2009. Buckle In. The very first showroom I walked by on opening day at Market was Phillips Collection. What caught my attention the most were these unique seats! They feel like seat belts and are oooohhhh so comfortable to sit and lounge in, which I did both of. ;).
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009
'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Friday, September 18, 2009. Vegas Market.Best Foot Forward. My head is spinning and my feet hurt, but we had a GREAT time, cant you tell? I met some really great people and saw some amazing things at Market this year, huge success or as some like to say, "Mission Accomplished".
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SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Monday, September 14, 2009. Barbie Loves Jonathan. My friend just brought this to my attention 2 days ago and I couldnt resist posting about the new Barbie Loves Jonathan Adler collection. You too can have some of these Barbie pieces to accent in your own " Barbie Dream House" , speaking of, click on that Barbie Dream House link to see her "real" home in Malibu, its sooo her!
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SEPTEMBER 12, 2009
'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Saturday, September 12, 2009. Kitchen Love. I had a client who didnt really have the budget or quite frankly want to have the budget (doesnt like to cook or be in her kitchen) to replace her existing, as she would say "UGLY", oak kitchen cabinets. (These bad pictures actually make these cabinets look better than they really were).
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SEPTEMBER 10, 2009
'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Thursday, September 10, 2009. Greenbrier, Part 2. Last month, when I posted my Greenbrier blog post I got a Facebook note from Tammi over at Couture Window Fashions. She told me she was going that weekend to visit her Dad who lived nearby and asked me if I wanted any particular photos taken of the Greenbrier.
Decorator on Demand
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Tuesday, September 8, 2009. Vegas Baby! I have decided to go to the Las Vegas World Market Center show next week. This particular show is crazy big, think over 5 million sq. ft. of air conditioned space - big! So big in fact, that even though I am sooo all about the "cute shoes".
Decorator on Demand
SEPTEMBER 6, 2009
'Pages. Home. About Me. Services. Process. Input Form. Buy. Advertise. Contact. Sunday, September 6, 2009. A New Season is Upon Us. Labor Day weekend is celebrated by most Americans as the symbolic end of the summer.With fall comes cooler weather, well that is what I hope anyway after the hot summer we have had in Texas. Now is the time to start thinking about giving your rooms a fresh seasonal makeover with some small, easy changes to welcome in the new season. 1) Change out your decorative pil
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