Fabulous Fabric Sale

Posted by on Jul 23, 2009 in Events, Fabric, Furniture, Window Treatments Fabric Showplace in Watertown (under the same roof as Freddie Farkel’s) is having a fabulous fabric sale.  They have over 25,000 yards of first-quality home decor fabrics in their warehouse that they want to sell off to make room for new inventory.  All-purpose cottons are only $2/yard, and upholstery fabric is $5/yard.   These prices are unheard of! Even if you don’t find...
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Out The Window

Posted by on Jul 12, 2009 in Ceilings, Small Spaces, Window Treatments I’ve been busy with clients, both new and existing, and it seems like it was only yesterday that I last wrote on my blog, but it’s been 5 days!  Time seems to be flying out the window. As promised in my last post, here is a suggestion for making windows and ceilings seem higher through properly-placed window treatments.  If the tops of your windows are low and/or your ceilings are...
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Master Bedroom, Model Condo at Longyear

Posted by on Sep 25, 2008 in Accessories, Bedrooms, Color, My Portfolio, Staging, Window Treatments ******* More photos of the model condo I staged in Building D at Longyear in Brookline.  The master bedroom suite has a bright, airy sitting room and an extra large bedroom. To tie the rooms together, I had both rooms painted the same color – Benjamin Moore Hancock Green – and used the same window treatments in both spaces. The bedding color is similar to a robin’s egg blue,...
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On Track

Posted by on Sep 13, 2008 in Accessories, Bathrooms, Finishes, Small Spaces, Window Treatments Hospital curtain tracks are a great option for a variety of uses; in the past few weeks, they’ve come up as solutions for two different needs. In one project, my client is converting a pantry into a powder/laundry room.  She wants to be able to hide the stacked washer/dryer when she has company.  Her contractor suggested installing bi-fold doors, which would work, but would take up space...
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Filming in Boston

Posted by on Aug 16, 2008 in Art, Window Treatments I met with a client this morning, an art gallery owner who is moving her gallery, Artana, from Brookline to fabulous new space in the Back Bay, on Boylston near the corner of Arlington.   We mainly discussed paint colors, lighting, and furniture placement. The far end of the space was so dark, even though it’s a floor-through and there are windows in the back wall.  The previous tenant...
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