Archive for June, 2008

Put A Cork In It

***********We interrupt our regularly scheduled blogging for this sale alert!***********
We can all thank Kelly for this killer sale alert. This insanely awesome cork ottoman from West Elm (originally $299) is marked down not 10%, not 25%, not even 50% but a miraculous 60% off. Yes folks, it’s only $119 now.

You all may remember [...]


House Crashing: Sister Act

John’s sister Emily has been a busy girl since our last post about helping her move into her fabulous new home (that she and her husband Todd designed themselves). Yes, only a month later, she’s managed to furnish, fluff and feather nearly every room and has graciously allowed us to invade her space once more [...]


Our Home In R. Home

Ok, so we’ve extended our 15 minutes of local fame a smidge thanks to the latest issue of R. Home magazine, the much loved home & garden offspring of our hometown’s über popular Richmond Magazine.

We’ve been anxiously awaiting this July/August issue since way back in April when they first contacted us for an interview and [...]


Nine Designers Walk Into a House…

Sounds like the start to a good joke, eh? It’s not (but I’m open to punchline suggestions). It’s actually the concept behind the Washington Design Center’s Design House, where nine of DC’s top interior designers divide and conquer to turn nine blank spaces into nine trend-setting design concept rooms. And this past [...]


The Jolly Green Garnish

When Meghan Carter came to interview us, we tried to pull out all the stops to make our house look its absolute best. We were sure to have a tasty assortment of apples in our clam-shell-turned-fruit-bowl in the kitchen and fresh towels in each of the bathrooms. Heck, we even Fabrezed a bit for good [...]