Home Decorating Ideas

Sometimes I feel that we are overdone here in the OC.  We have the ocean close by, the warm sand between our toes, ocean breezes to cool our summers, palm trees punctuating our neighborhoods and a surf board in every garage - but our homes look like carbon copy Spanish villas with red tile roofs and stucco walls and our interiors bear no resemblance to the coastal region we pay so dearly to be

BLUE UNDERTONES WITHOUT BEING OVERTLY BLUE....


Undertones are tricky beasts.  For example, grays are nothing but undertones - except for the pure concrete colors - it is what makes them beautiful and versatile.  Sometimes the undertone shows up more strongly than we like.  A blue undertone, for example, may be too blue on the walls.  Or is it?  Wall color, especially in an empty room, will

WELCOME SPRING


The Foo Dog Ate My Homework

Blue and White has always been a favorite combination.Add a little greenery, and it feels like SpringA seagrass rug brings it down a notch from being too formalLivable, fresh, crisp, clean, lightA classic.


Time for a reader question:

We are gut renovating our house and I need your help. Our house is long and narrow like a brownstone without