How to Avoid a Color Mistake
As a designer, I get endless questions about color – for paint, fabrics, furnishings, drapes, you name it. And I’ll say up front: there is no ‘wrong’ color, it’s... Continue reading
Author: Gwen McClure
It’s Not ONLY About Joy
I don’t know about you, but my plunger doesn’t really ‘spark joy’ in the way that Marie Kondo, the Japanese organizer with a new Netflix show, defines it. But... Continue reading
How to Hang Your Artwork
As an interior designer, I’m an expert at seeing and creating a better relationship between the things in your home and the people who live there. Continue reading
Get 3 Steps Closer to your Dream Home
Are you embarrassed to invite people over because your home still looks like your college days? When you moved in with your partner did you inherited their Southwest motif?... Continue reading
3 Popular Organizing Tools You Should Avoid
As a professional organizer, I often see this happening: someone sees clutter in a part of their home and visits the Container Store to purchase containers, carts, and gadgets.... Continue reading
5 Hidden Benefits I Give to My Interior Design Clients
When your life changes significantly, what you need out of your home does too. A new baby needs a host of baby items (where will it all go?!), a... Continue reading
How to Make a Room Feel Larger
A 10×12 room can feel very, very different depending on what’s in it and how the things in that room relate to each other. Since I’m often working with... Continue reading
Tips on Giving the Perfect Gift
Confession: I have a love/hate relationship to gift giving. Personally, there’s nothing I like more than opening a beautifully wrapped present. Or the child-like joy of watching someone open... Continue reading
How to Make Labeling Your Things Easy and Doable
This Thanksgiving, I asked my Mother if she had any thick colored paper, a hole punch, and a red Sharpie pen. This is what she said: “The colored heavy... Continue reading
5 Things I Won’t Do as Your Interior Designer
When interior designers begin their careers, we’re encouraged to create ‘portfolio-worthy’ projects. In retrospect, it’s easy to see that these projects are more about the design firm than the... Continue reading