February 22, 2013

Happenins’ 2/22/13

Exciting Week over here at DM!  Yesterday I get a little message in my inbox from Roxy telling me I’m featured over on Huffington Post.   Whaaaaaat?!?  Its crazy, exciting, flattering and I am thrilled.  If anyone has found me through Huff Post, welcome!  I hope you enjoy the Cottage renovation and I also recommend a tour of my old loft.  Stay tuned because I’ll be sharing a new project next week.

Here’s a little excerpt, but you can see the whole piece HERE.

huff post piece

Had I’d known the interview had been picked up by a major news source I may have used 6 less exclamation points.  Ooops.  Hehe.

Double Dose:  My work was also featured in this month’s HGTV Magazine!  If you see the March issue flip to page 69- Van Deusen Blue was my fun creation for a young client.

hgtv magazine pic

Blog Highlights:  My DIY Curtains made me feel like a major success.  I’m still so pleased how a little greek key trim can add so much sophistication to a basic white curtain!

Sneakity McPeekity:  Speaking of curtains, we hung my shower curtains.  Yes I have two.  Still need to steam them.  More on those soon.  Other bathroom posts HERE.

shower curtain

Elsewhere:  Two great posts about blogging.  Manrepeller and Erin both made me think.  I have to admit that I often have negative and confused feeling about this whole blog world.  It’s still relatively so new… we are all pioneers in a way.  Yet I’m still so grateful for all the opportunities it has brought my way!

Off to a very busy day.  Have a great weekend All!

November 9, 2012

Happenins’ 11/9/12

When this post goes live I’ll be on the train down to DC visiting this girl.  Yep it’s a 30 hour girlfest with my bestie Erica!  She just moved to our nations capital and as I haven’t visited since I was a school girl (shame on you Naomi,) I thought it was time for quickie trip.  DC blog friends, I’ll surely be down many more times now, so hopefully we can plan a little get-together soon!


THE WEEK IN DM…

DESIGN: We are using this fabric for a client’s headboard.  Hell to the Yea for awesome clients!



MANIFEST: We finished this gorgeous two-tone kitchen.  I’m gonna style it up proper and shoot it soon.  It’s such a great before and after.


ON THE BLOG

I obsessively obsessed over my bathroom design here and here.  I also shared 5 trends I’m itching to use in my cottage.


PRESS

We shared bar cart styling tips on HGTV plus my cart was highlighted on Apartment Therapy.  My bathroom pinterest board was named a top 15 favorite by iVillage.  And my old wallpaper was featured in a great article on Houzz, “10 Home Areas that Likely need a Pro.”  (Ironic Sidenote- I actually hung that paper myself and didn’t hire a pro, but I probably should have!)


Wow that’s a lot now that I Look at it.  I’m so lucky!


Gotta run- Have a great weekend everyone!

November 2, 2012

Happenins’ 11/2/12

Well it’s been another busy week here at DM!  We were extremely lucky to emerge from Hurricane Sandy unscathed.  Obviously, many others have suffered greatly.  My heart goes out to all of those who have lost their homes or been displaced to due flooding or power outages.  Wanting to do something, I contributed RedCross Disaster Relief.  You can too, if you feel inclined.


But, as they say, the show must go on.  Once the storm quieted down we were back on a jobsites pushing projects along.  My Chestnut Hill job got some wallpaper in the dining room.  This is going to be such a pretty space when its done!



My house has been a complete mess this week- with more drywall being torn down to do complete re-wiring.  Turns out the old wiring was done all wrong and was a complete fire hazard.  LOVE it when people cut corners in construction.  Sike.



I did get a tub and that was exciting!  

It’s modern and deep and I’m quite pleased with it.  (It’s the Mirabelle Edenton that I talked about here.)



THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU


I shared a Living Room project yesterday and you guys were so awesome with feedback.  Thank you to everyone who blogged and pinned and tweeted my work.  Sharing is caring!  Each and every comment means so much to me.  I love hearing about which details were your favorite! 


Also, I was absolutely frickin thrilled to be featured on House Beautiful’s blog this week.  Check out “Bloggers Tips for a Happier Home.”  First step website, next step in print, right?



And let’s not forget the lovely Thanksgiving Brunch feature I attended over on HGTV.


ELSEWHERE


Sabra threw the wedding shower of the year.  You must check out her posts here.  I’m admittedly anti-shower, but this is one party I would have loved to attend.


October 31, 2012

A Thanksgiving Day Brunch on HGTV.com

Recently, Philadelphia local, Jeanine Hays from Aphro Chic, invited me to participate in a “Thanksgiving Brunch” she created for HGTV.com.  It was held at one of my favorite places, Terrain at Styers, and the talented Ryan Jane Co helped style the event.  (They also did my sister’s wedding last year at Terrain and it was beautiful!)


Image Leon Belt via Aphro Chic

I mostly just stood around and ate pancakes, but it was be fun to be part of such a lovely day.  The other ladies at the event were awesome and the food looked amazing.  (We didn’t actually get to eat most of it.)  They did so many nice touches that I hope to recreate at a dinner or brunch party soon.



See the whole post HERE

July 2, 2012

Featured in Main Line Today

I’m so honored to be featured in the July issue of Main Line Today!  Not only is it the “Best of” issue and the most popular of the year, but it is my hometown magazine; the place I grew up and the base where I run my business.  Locals, you can check it out at Whole Foods!  (That’s where I bought several copies.  And showed my picture to the check out guy, like a big dork.)




Something about local press… well it hits home more than the other stuff.  It doesn’t faze me that hundreds, actually thousands of you stop by here everyday.  I’m honored, I’m appreciative, but honestly I don’t think too much about it.  But when I think of an acquaintance’s friend, or my mom’s client’s sister, or someone from my high school reading about me, that’s when I get a little squeamish.  In fact, I find myself hyper editing myself as I type this little write up.

Any who, I just have to keep being ME, doing my thing and designing and blogging what I love.  That seems to have brought me success so far, and I couldn’t be more thrilled by the support- local, national or international.  Y’all rock.  Thanks for reading.

PS- two project photo shoots in the next two weeks.  For-real reveals soon!

PPS- I’m sitting in my clients living room in this shot.  It’s my “neutral job.”  I really do love this space.  I look forward to photographing it once I finish the whole home to properly show the room in its whole glory.

Xo

Naomi