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You are Dr. Design. What is your best quick fix for a home emergency?
“Paint! It can cover a multitude of sins quickly…with minimal effort and expense.” Read full bio. Her HomeGoods: Tustin, California HomeGoods Shopper Since: I've shopped HomeGoods from the very beginning of time. HG Openhouse Blogger Since: February 2007 Contributes to: Diva Decorating What room is your favorite room in the house? My casual living room. It's my go-to place to relax, read and unwind at the end of every day. What’s your favorite part about planning a dinner party? Planning the menu and decorating the table and room to infuse ambiance and mood. If your decorating style were a song, what genre would it be? Soft, contemporary instrumentals. Something you might hear in a boutique hotel—calm, classic but with a little edge. Top 3 most important pieces of furniture. • A classic, neutral-colored, high-quality sofa. It will never date and never go out of style. • A beautiful well-designed chair. It’s functional sculpture in the room. • A comfortable bed with high quality linens. Without a good night’s sleep, nothing matters. What’s your favorite fallback for organizing a cluttered counter or closet? De-clutter first. Then store necessities in clear, stackable, plastic containers for quick visual access. You are Dr. Design. What is your best quick fix for a home emergency? Paint! It can cover a multitude of sins quickly with minimal effort and expense. What piece or room do you update every season? The living spaces. I keep anchor pieces of furniture the same, but change out accessories—pillows, flowers, nature elements, table books, dishes, area rugs and even some art. |
“Counterscapes” From Your Cupboard
I love when my kitchen is all cleaned up, all the clutter is put away, and surfaces are clean and sparkling (ahhh, wish it would stay that way). As much as I like stuff off the counters, it can look a little sparse and unlived in. I think kitchens are like any other room in [...]
Posted by: Cathy 8/29/10 at 4:28 pm
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10 Outdoor Spaces You’ll Like
There’s still a lot of outdoor living to do through summer and into fall. In fact, where I live in southern California, our hot weather can extend well into November. I know many of you have had super hot summers this year and will welcome the cooler weather as summer draws down. But that just [...]
Posted by: Cathy 8/22/10 at 6:22 pm
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Leather Looks
I try to get to a HomeGoods every week or two because I’m ALWAYS on the look -out for furnishings I need for people (and because it’s so much fun). On my visit this week, I swung my van into the lot (it knows its way) and saw a few people hauling out some great [...]
Posted by: Cathy 8/15/10 at 7:58 pm
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Top Treatments for Tina
I had a nice lady named Tina write to me on one of my HG posts, “Hang Em High”. This is a post on window treatments, and she was interested in some valance ideas. Tina attached this picture of her windows and wanted ideas on valances specifically, not drapery, to enhance her windows and beautiful [...]
Posted by: Cathy 8/8/10 at 6:47 pm
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Keep The Piano…
..the dining table and chairs, and the window shutters, were some of the requests made by my client.
Whenever I start a decorating project I always ask, “What can we keep?” In fact, I always try to find a few things that we can work with, maybe recover, or refinish, or use in a new way, [...]
Posted by: Cathy 8/2/10 at 12:22 am
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