In my studied opinion, a kitchen sink that just sits there is a wasted opportunity.

I have been meaning to go to The Future Perfect in Brooklyn since I moved to New York.

I am always told by people who are looking to design their space, that one of the hardest things that they face is where to start. So I thought that today it might be helpful to look at one of my favorite rooms and walk you through the process of how it came together.

When I think of patchwork, I think of my bed spread as a ten-year-old girl. I have plenty of fond memories of my elementary school years but my decorating sense is not one of them.

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Here are 10 things to know about me.

1] Home: Englewood , NJ

I have been bitten by the glassblowing bug. Watching the glassblowers at the Simon Pearce Mill last weekend really inspired me and this weekend I took a glassblowing lesson.

As anyone who is familiar with my work will know, I am a big fan of the unexpected element. One of my favorite things is to create pattern on the floor, whether it's with paint or stain on either wood, carpet or stone.

A $600 dollar tax rebate is about to hit your bank account. How will you use it?

Designer Michael McHale combines plumbing and crystals—hey, why not?—in a mash-up that I find simultaneously urbane and enchanting. Ideal for the artistic bath, I think!

Everyone is so excited for the start of summer but I am already missing winter. This weekend, 10 friends and I sadly shut down our winter ski house in Killington, Vermont.