Elle Decor in Kansas City
What can we say?  We are fabulous, aren’t we? I do love Kansas City and think this is a most flattering article published by Elle Decor.  I enjoyed our local Patricia Shackelford’s incredible ability to capture our cities graces and she did so by highlighting the best and brightest, yet not the most obvious.  Well done Patricia (she also has a great blog you just MUST see), well done! I just had to add this to the blog one more time, but this time with regards

Designing Behind Closed Doors
It is well known that a good interior designer makes a space look good, but if it doesn’t function well it can never be fully enjoyed. And my question to you:  Why, oh why, can’t a closet function well and look great, too? Working on a pair of closets in Boca Raton, Florida this past week, I thought I would share with you a few pics of them as they are a fun transformation (mind you they are just quick snaps with my little camera) and some of the great “extras” included. There is just nothing like an organized closet…but one that looks like a boutique, that is easy and fun to use is best! “BEFORE”  Her c

Judge Jill. The 2010 Home Of The Year Awards
This past Saturday was a perfect 74 degrees, sunny and full of beautiful homes.  It was again time to judge the Kansas City Home and Garden magazine’s 2010 Home of the Year awards. It is such an honor to be selected to judge the work of some of Kansas City’s greatest architects, builders, designers.  I know from my gold in 2008 the work that goes into each submission. The homeowner’s get just as excited.  It is a day to see who was able to do the most with what they had to work with, and how far the bar will be raised again.

9 Rules For Your Home Decor, Or A Billion
There are a few things I have learned over the years with all of the thousands of questions I receive. In a quick nutshell, here are some of the basics.   I hope they urge you to study your home a little more closely…and to study yourself. I just love going into people’s private spaces and learning about them so quickly by just looking around.  If a picture is a thousand words, each home is a billion. A photo from my studio. Walking into my clients’ home