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Do This: Drink Tables
My home interior makes me happy because I enjoy the colors and styles, and it's comfortable to live in. I need a home where guests can put their feet up on a table, or have a drink comfortably close. The purpose of good decorating is function. In today's "Do This"...
Come Inside My Home!
If I weren't a TV host, I would love to be an interior designer. I remember drawing house plans as a little girl, with crayons and construction paper.Now, as a much bigger girl, I fluff pillows, change out the art, and I'm always adding something new to my home. It's...
Design Your Life With Me!
"Be an optimist". "Manifest good”. But how do you do it? * As we begin 2022 I want to share with you what I have learned & what I believe is possible for each of us. Maybe for the first time in my life it is possible for me to "be an optimist" because of the work...
My Cool Kitchen Idea
I love sharing ideas that work in my home! Magazines have shared photos of selected rooms in my homes, like this pic of the dining room in my Ft....
Mixing Vintage & Modern in my Home
I love mixing vintage and modern pieces in my home because it keeps the look "fresh" instead of dated. When I moved into my new Dallas home there were pieces like the beautiful 18th century Italian dining table I wanted to use, but in a new way. I always thought the...
LOVING MY NEW BEDROOM LOOK!
I love making things pretty, and I wanted this bedroom to be pretty, classic and fresh. I fell in love with these beautiful D.Porthault linens at Linen Boutique on Lovers Lane and that's where we started. I've worked with my friend and designer Ken Blasingame for more...
PILLOW TALK
The new pillows for my sofa just got here and I love them! Changing pillows is a great way to get a fresh look without spending a fortune.If you're buying a sofa and want to be able to change out big beautiful pillows, just make sure the sofa is deep enough, ideally...
LOVE MY NEW WHITE KITCHEN!
Wow! What a change from my previous Ft. Worth kitchen in the pic below... I loved all of the turquoise tile...But my white kitchen feels fresh and modern. One of the first things I did was open up the space between the kitchen and den by tearing out a wall and...
THE WHITE ALBUM
I've always loved color, for instance the spectacular turquoise tile... in my Ft. Worth kitchen! But when I moved into my new Dallas home, the walls were already white, painted in a museum quality finish...so I took up the challenge to "live with white", and I wanted...
ADDING “GLAM” TO MY HOME!
I just got these back and I'm so excited, I wanted to show you... Freshly lacquered white, I'm going to put a piece of glass on these and make a desk for my guest bedroom. If you want to see why I'm so excited, look at this...a picture of these same pieces when my...
THE STORY BEHIND THE PINK SOFA
"I love the pink sofa, but... won't you get tired of it? How will you use it in the future in a different room?" Those are some of the questions people have asked me about the pretty pink sofa in my new home. I wanted to provide some answers, and give you some ideas...
MY NEW HOME: THE “A” LIST (PART 2)
My new home has gorgeous 50 year old marble in the baths, but... it was badly stained after decades of use. Marble is one of the most popular materials used in kitchens and baths today because it's so fresh and pretty but we've all heard horror stories about keeping...