Designer’s Corner
How important is the artwork when it comes to selling a house? Just ask Briggs Freeman Realtor Janelle Alcantera. Her ultra-modern Paul Merrill-designed listing sold immediately after she replaced the home’s staged art with original abstracts by local artist Julie Shunick Brown.
Suddenly my neighborhood NextDoor site is buzzing with questions about swimming pools. It’s like people just realized pool season is here. The questions were overly presumptive, and that main presumption being they could get a pool built—this summer. Bwa Ha Ha Ha Ha! I hate to be the bearer of bad news about this year’s…
One of the bright spots in the pandemic is the rediscovery of front yard life. It’s not new. We just forgot about it. Our grandparents understood the importance of the front yard and the neighborhood connection. It was evident in our architecture for generations. The front porch was an integral part of any home. At…
Look at blueprints for any luxury construction today. You’ll see plans for a media room. What? Hasn’t the media room been all but abandoned? You used it maybe when the kids had a sleepover or when family descended from out of town and you ran out of things to do. But, media rooms have not…
Brittany Lyons describes herself as a calm, spiritual person. Which is why it makes total sense that her eponymous art and design business is based on creating peaceful interiors for clients.
