Archive for September 2007

Lifestyle Selling: Making More With Less, the how-to guide to limitless sales growth in the interior design, staging and retail home furnishings industries, just released! I share my insights, experiences, and best practices for growing business with a limited number of clients. Less really does mean more in this case and it isn’t about all…

There is an old decorator’s rule of thumb that alleges that every room needs a bit of black. Nonsense! Only if you want it. I do tend to include it in kitchens, great rooms, living rooms, dining and foyers, but not in bedrooms or baths. Black is the elegant neutral without necessarily being formal. But…

I have a tendency to pick up on the latest technology a little on the too early side. While I was one of the first in the interior design field to have a website back in 1994 and it has served me invaluably, I am also one of the pioneers to adopt VOIP (voice over…

Are you competitive? I am, always have been. In fact, I learned long ago that if I couldn’t do something well, I wouldn’t do it at all. Of course this led to me missing out on things, and as I’ve grown wiser, I’ve relaxed a whole lot (some of you will smile to read that.)…

To truly master delegating you have to be attached only to the outcome and not to how it is accomplished. I remember in grade school getting extra points if I showed my calculations, and while necessary in accounting and record keeping, in most of life it isn’t how you get there, but that you get…

“No Reservations” – Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, Abigail Breslin, Patricia Clarkson This is a remake of a French film I had previously seen and loved. I do think the French did a better job, more character development and plot depth but then most American audiences prefer shallower film experiences and focus on the star power.…

Deliciously Quiet Labor Day Weekend… I rarely, if ever, travel on long weekends as it is too often needed time to get caught up on loose ends (do those every get truly completed?), and decompress from busy weeks. And, of course, there is always the traffic jam coming and going, that I love to avoid.…

Having had only limited experience with Thai Dining in Atlanta, this was a refreshing change of pace. The atmosphere is truly Thai in feeling (rather than Chinese tortured) with towering columns in gold and red at the four corners of the intimate central dining area. We were invited to get comfortable on built in sofas…