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“word to the wise” wednesday: benjamin dhong

Livable elegance is what everybody wants right now.  Order, but not perfection.  My clients say, 'I want something modern in spirit but warm and rich.'  I think everyone now falls somewhere between modern and traditional.  They've seen it all, everything, and they want it all - beauty and practicality, formal …

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tz trend review: devil in the details

Details, details, details!  It's all in the details, isn't it?  (Including God or the devil ... depending on which version you'd like to use!)  Well, this spring at High Point Market, the details were more important than ever. Nailhead is still big (no surprise there), but now you are seeing it …

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tzi trend review: positively preppy

It's been a rough few years for the prepsters among us.  Buffy, Muffy and Bif were positively buried in a sea of boho chic.  But the good news for my friends sporting seersucker and Lilly Pulitzer is that - even in interior design - preppy is back! Truly, this trend kicked …

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the top five trends from high point market, spring 2011

  I had so much fun at High Point Market, especially walking around with Marianne Strong from Haven and Home and Camila Pavone from Effortless Style.  This photo reminds me of my graduate school days when my group of friends and I were referred to as the "short, skinny girls with the …

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