Coming & Going
My favorite hotels in the world
On the road again means staying in a hotel again! Between work and vacation, I stay in dozens of different hotels every year. It sometimes feels like I spend my life in hotels. So, I thought I’d share three of my favorites. Drumroll, please.
My top three are the 21C Museum Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky because [...]
Calgary is on the calendar
I don’t get to see giant-sized photos of myself that often. Honestly, it’s a little unnerving. But, that’s a small price to pay for the chance to return to beautiful, friendly and always-awesome Canada! I’m excited to be headed north of the border for the Calgary Home and Interior Design Show. The show runs September [...]
Homes for the Brave
I was in England recently working on a new TV series for UKTV called Homes for the Brave. It’s about helping British soldiers who’ve returned from the front line and now must face a new way of life for a variety of reasons (for example, because of an expanded family or dealing with a combat injury). My [...]
“Where the banshees live and they do live well”
I got to visit Stonehenge today, one of the most famous sites in the world. In case you don’t know, Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument out in the English countryside (in the county of Wiltshire, I believe). It’s composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones. Definitely a cool and rather mysterious [...]
Good time at the Dime
Last night was the sixth annual Design on a Dime charity event. The party was at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York and the event raises money by inviting leading interior designers to create rooms with donated new products and merchandise. Then, the stuff is sold and proceeds go to Housing Works, New York’s largest [...]
On the set of Rachael Ray
I got to swing by the Rachael Ray Show today to shoot an episode that is supposed to air May 28. We spent some time talking about furnishing and designing outdoor spaces and I got show off some of my Sears patio furniture. Thanks to everyone with the show! I had a blast and ere [...]
Design on a Dime
Next week (May 6), I’m going to be in New York to be a part of a cool event called the Design on a Dime Extravaganza. Design on a Dime is an interior design charity event where some of the best interior designers around create rooms with donated new products and merchandise. Then, the stuff [...]
Not a whole lot a shakin’ going on
I’m glad folks liked the pictures from my trip to Big Sur. Several of you asked if I felt the earthquake that happened that week and well, yeah! It was strange. Not so much shaking, but a weird rolling feeling. No damage here and all is good. BTW, it’s crazy how so many dogs start barking. [...]
Big time in Big Sur
I had a chance to cruise around Big Sur last week and enjoy the beautiful, awesome views along the central California coast. I’m told the name Big Sur comes from the Spanish “el sur grande,” meaning “the big south.” Here are some photos from my trip including a really lucky one (photo #4) where I [...]
Home Show thoughts & thanks from Toronto
Last Friday (Feb. 19), I got to appear at the National Home Show in Toronto. I had a blast meeting lots of people and helping some attendees try to map out their own home makeover. One of the topics people seemed to enjoy was the importance of personalizing a room by using their own story [...]
