I have been wanting to create this blog for a very long time. I remember growing up in a rural area and being infatuated by wonderful interior design via our TV or in a magazine and wondering where you could purchase some of the items and/or how you could purchase them? Visiting the local furniture retailers (the few that were in existence in a small town) just didn't compare to what I had been exposed to on the cover of Architectural Digest. (or as I referred to it, "BID", the Bible of Interior Design!)

Were these items only available to the 'Super Rich and Famous" ?

If so, that certainly didn't seem fair to me?

Whenever AD published photos of the people who lived in these homes, they didn't look a lot different than my family or our neighbors......well maybe, a little different, because they did look picture perfect, just like those gorgeous interiors!

I've often thought there are probably a lot of other people out there from shore to shore, over the hills and through the woods, searching from mountain top to mountain top for some of these interesting and beautiful items they too have seen in a magazine. I would like to become of some assistance in helping you find these items and to acquire them. I may not be able to find the exact item, because some of the incredible ones are one of a kind antiques or custom pieces, but after many years of being in the business at least I can guide you toward resources that will have similar looks and can produce similar items for you.

Nothing is more satisfying than coming home to a beautiful environment; whether it is filled with possessions, if that is your style; or a more minimal look which houses only a few select pieces.

It is finally time for everyone to have available "your own interior designer". If you agree, please let me hear from you with questions and comments on interior designer and living your life with items you would like to have, not items that you have because you cannot find the right item!

I hope there are others out there who have experienced some of the above thoughts and feelings and I cannot wait to hear from you!

Live with what you love and smile!