interior decorating

Jennifer Lopez House

Jenny's New Block! J.Lo's Custom California Home

By Mariela Rosario | 02/09/2011 - 09:32 | 0 Comments

Oh. Em. Geeee! Thanks to Veranda magazine, we just got a glimpse of Jennifer Lopez's new house and are suffering from some serious real estate envy.

Lopez's interior decorator Michelle Workman said of the house, "It's sort of...

Scented Candles for a Good Cause

By Elayne Fluker | 04/08/2010 - 14:53 | 4 Comments

"It smells like soap... it is way too strong... it's too masculine; no, too feminine..." These were the initial responses from co-workers as I passed around the new scented candle from Nest Fragrances. But something about the powerfully fragrant Blue Garden Candle ($32, neimanmarcus.com)...

How To Create a Picture Perfect Gallery Wall

By Martin Amado | 03/25/2010 - 10:01 | 1 Comment

I’ve walked into many homes where photographs are displayed randomly on a table or on the walls. A lot of times, the photographs are in mismatched frames or out of scale with the size of the wall they are hung on. On the flip side—and even worse—is when precious family moments or memories of special trips are hidden away in an album, where no one can see them.

The...

Design Detail: Whimsical Knobs

By Martin Amado | 03/09/2010 - 19:00 | 0 Comments

Ahoy, mates! I recently did a nautical-themed makeover for a boy’s bedroom and as I was shopping for the decorative accessories I came across a set of starfishes. Usually, when I'm shopping, I get the inspiration for projects for my television programs since I try to come with ideas of how to use an item in a completely different manner. As I looked at the starfish, it...