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.

As you can tell from my last post I am quickly becoming obsessed with the onset of warm weather.

As I write this, it is 85 degrees in Los Angeles and we are looking at a weekend in the low to mid-nineties. It reminds me of how much I look forward to summer.

There are very few things in life as difficult for a designer as designing their own home. The possibilities are endless, the client is impossible, and it hurts to go over budget.

One of my greatest pleasures is having friends and family come and visit, but since I am from Australia, they tend to come from far away and stay for a

One of the guilty pleasures of visiting anyone's homes is a trip to the Powder Room. There, we get a quick glimpse of the homeowner's taste and refinement. To help you create the ultimate Powder Room, I've compiled the following tips.

Mio Culture’s Bendant Lamp

I'm blessed with two beautiful dogs, a Bernese mountain dog and a Cocker Spaniel—both named Max (don't ask, it's a long story). And like most people who have dogs, they are a part of my household design decisions.

When it comes to holiday decorating, I love a nutcracker and a reindeer or two, but the best buy is the decor you don’t have to put away in January.

Last week I went to the kickoff of Etabletop’s holiday sale and came back with a shopping bag-full of dishes and a head-full of decorating ideas.

I used drapery almost as punctuation points around the room, above. Without that visual rhythm to create drama, the room would most certainly feel flat and heartless.

Fair-trade coffee, chocolate, and clothing have been a huge hit this year. Why not make this holiday season an opportunity to give back globally by choosing unique, handcrafted housewares as gifts for loved ones and friends?

Above: Astrid Chair by Anthropologie

Wallpaper is designed to go on the walls but that doesn't mean you must use it there exclusively. I love using wallpaper in unexpected ways, where an extra splash of color or pattern will really liven up a space. Here, some ideas that might inspire you to look at wallpaper in a whole new way.

I was wandering the glass halls of the D&D building and was completely drawn in by this chair.

If you are ever throwing an event in a space too big to decorate, this is the trick. I went to a Pine Cone Hill product preview and (though I adore their bedding) I was really taken by what they did with their walls.

This digital design was inspired by the interlocking patterns on ceramic tiles in the magazine’s September Your Home section (on sale through September 25).

Today’s green star goes to Brave Space. At this Brooklyn furniture company, nothing goes to waste. Using excess material from their walnut veneer case goods, they have designed the Mountain Range Coat Rack.

Parchment paper always seemed like such a useless purchase. What would do you do with paper you can’t write on?

The view from my apartment is into my neighbor’s living room. Not quite the vista of Central Park I was hoping for, but it fits the budget. I am going to keep playing the lottery but until I strike it big, I think I have found the answer: Melissa Borrell Design’s Fantasy Shade.