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The Joys of Moving

In my last blog post, I said our Princeton to DC move was our most pleasant yet but that was before we’d actually arrived and had all of our possessions delivered to DC. Let the record show: Moving is never pleasant, even when it’s just a few hundred miles away rather than the thousands ofContinue reading “The Joys of Moving”

A Pleasant Year in Princeton

A gap year in Princeton University was exceedingly pleasant, if not a wee bit too quiet.

Newsletter 5: Design Trends

I recently spend four days in Highpoint, North Carolina at one of the world’s largest furniture and interior design trade shows. (For a longer narrative on what the week meant to me as a person who’s new to this field, check out my blog post: A New Designer at the World’s Biggest Furniture Trade Show).Continue reading “Newsletter 5: Design Trends”

A New Designer at the World’s Biggest Furniture Trade Show

What happens when a brand new interior designer travels solo to the world’s biggest furniture and design trade show with just a dream and her cardigan?

Emily’s Guide to Algiers

We moved from Algiers to Princeton, New Jersey 10 months ago, and as I’ve said, I miss Algiers, Algeria, North Africa, and living abroad in general. Don’t get me wrong, a hundred things about living in comfy and convenient America are aces, but sometimes when I see a friend’s photos of a party shot fromContinue reading “Emily’s Guide to Algiers”

On Saying the Wrong Thing

Being on an American college campus after years of living abroad brings up questions of the the “good” words and the “bad” words and who decides what those are.

Newsletter 4: Your Perfect Stay

Sometimes when I’m trying to gauge a client’s style, I’ll ask them to recall a hotel or AirBnb they loved staying at. Perhaps together we can tease apart what they adored about that cabin in the Montana mountains or that plunge pool villa in Koh Samui and use these elements to design a room thatContinue reading “Newsletter 4: Your Perfect Stay”

Newsletter 3: Using Your Own Inspiration in Home Design

I recently had a joyous day antiquing and popping into art galleries in Lambertville, New Jersey, which along with its sister city New Hope, Pennsylvania, located on the other side of the Delaware River, might be some of the cutest towns in America. A sign next to a painting called “The Rediscovery of Port NorrisContinue reading “Newsletter 3: Using Your Own Inspiration in Home Design”