the swatch

How to decorate with travel souvenirs and have it not look like crap from the straw market. During your summer travels, be it the Serengeti ( hopefully you didn’t kill any protected wildlife), the sea, the city, or just your local import store.  You probably picked up a few items that inspired you about the […]

Do you remember playing with kaleidoscopes as a kid?  The trippy dippy psychedelic world was fun to peek into while twirling around until you fell down. Haven’t had that experience in decades (well at least since college…wink.).  Now you don’t have to play with retro toys or trip out on illicit drugs to enjoy a kaleidoscope. […]

  Just so you all don’t think I’m completely cray-cray. I have my moments, trust me.  I am a tad bit obsessed with decorating dark, moody rooms these days.  Today I’m sharing a few (it was sooo hard to narrow it down) decorating ideas with black walls for more inspirational eye candy.  Feast your eyes….. […]

You did not hear it from me, but Fall is just around the corner.  I know, I know….Can we just enjoy the last weeks of summer! But I came across these scrumptious pillow covers the other day and visions of cozying up on the couch with a blank-y, tea, and the fireplace going started swirling […]

Interpreting another inspiration image into a Mini Design Solution for you today. I’m helping you discover the secrets to a serene room. I was inspired when I found Ina Jang’s photograph via Clear-Glass on Tumblr and included it in the Stark + Stunning Collective I love how austere it feels.  How mysterious. How I want […]

  Friday Find: Six core items that are too cool for school. Besides the kids being out of the house one of the other great things about the back to school season is that I get to buy new planners, notebooks, markers, and cool creative supplies (All in the name of back to school, of […]

  With each new Soulscape created one or two inspirational images are chosen to demonstrate its versatility in a few different decorative styles-or individual style as I call it.  Learn how to decorate with black and white and not have your room, feel cold and stark. Your style doesn’t matter. Inspiration matters. What speaks to […]