Warmer months ahead means more time spent outdoors, and the idea of a courtyard is especially appealing as it offers privacy as well as an extension of indoor/outdoor living. The epitome of an outdoo...
Beautiful bathrooms bathed in natural stone… Gold and glam with Carrara marble. Lots of veining in the marble floors and walls bring color and interest to this bathroom designed by Steven Gramb...
A good friend of mine recently brought my attention to John Robshaw’s collection for Duralee and after looking through the fabrics I have to say I’m slightly obsessed. The textiles are st...
{Windsor Smith – one of my all time favorite designers} If you’ve read MG for a while, you know I’m all about “comfortable glamour.” Lately I’ve been really drawn ...
Earlier this past week I attended the Hospitality Design Expo & Conference, a three day event taking place in Las Vegas. It was my first time ever attending, and I definitely think it’s wor...
Amazon from the Elements collection I am constantly on the hunt for the new, the different, the bold and the often times daring to bring into my projects to give them depth and enduring intere...
The Valspar Color Project Valspar has launched the first of three celebrity videos with Molly Sims which is part of their Valspar Color Project. The project is to help raise money for Habitat for Hum...
Abstract art seems to be the “it” thing these days and it’s hard to stay focused on just one artist when there are so many amazing talents out there like Reagan Geschardt. Reagan an...
It’s been such an incredible week here in Los Angeles, celebrating “Legends of La Cienega” these past few days with fellow designers and bloggers. It was a week full of events and p...
This week, I was so honored to be included in iVillage’s article, “What My Mom Taught me: Celebrity Home Designers” in celebration of Mother’s Day. It got me thinking about ho...
We are SO excited to announce that we are partnering with the very luxurious Vero Linens for this month’s giveaway!! Vero’s luxury cotton bedding has been produced for over 150 years by a...
I recently had the pleasure of attending a book launch event at Los Angeles based interior designer & showroom owner, Kishani Perera’s chic shop, Rummage. The event was hosted by model/actr...
Things have been very busy around BID headquarters! We have several fab additions to our team, Jessica-previous assistant to the hugely talented artist Francine Turk, Brenna-mostly recently from the ...
While attending High Point Market last month, I also had the opportunity to visit both the Drexel Heritage and Thomasville Showrooms located in the International Home Furnishings Center (IHFC). If yo...
Mark your calendars for the mad rush to Target stores on October 21 — Nate Berkus has recently announced his new line specifically made for Target which means it will be affordable and u...
“Why put off buying today, what you can sell tomorrow?” (is my new personal slogan). It’s a revolving door over here at casa de Larkin. It’s not uncommon for me to buy somethi...
Last week while attending High Point Spring Market, I had the opportunity to tour the Hickory Chair showroom in North Carolina. Hickory recently celebrated their 100 year anniversary – quite an...
Congratulations to Whitney from Saginaw, TX! She is the lucky winner of this beautiful rug from Decorative Carpets! This rug retails at $1078 and will be a stunning accent piece in Whitney’s ho...
Leaping, Ocean, 1994 Todd Burris 1994 I have always loved 1stDibs, but since recently opening my own shop (check it out here!) on the site, I have been all the more intrigued by their incredibly amaz...
It’s no surprise that renowned interior designer Genevieve Gorder from HGTV designed a fabulous vignette at this years Design on a Dime event. She shows us how easy it is to pull a room togethe...
{Miles Redd as seen in House Beautiful} Many times clients are hesitant to add a crazy pattern into the mix because they are scared they will tire of it quickly. My theory is the opposite, I think we...
{The official High Point Market Spring 2012 poster} I’ve just returned from a fabulous trip to High Point Market Spring 2012! Hardly made a dent in all that there is to see – but hereR...
Spring has sprung! Besides getting ready for the beautiful weather, we’ve been busy asking our favorite Dallas showrooms about the top fabric trends for spring. This is what they said is big for 2012...
Interesting! “Crossover” stylist Estee Stanley (interiors and fashion – I’m a little jealous) and Justin Timberlake have teamed up with the Mint franchise to create a h...
The old mantra “out with the old, in with the new” may have met its match. Nestled in East Dallas, the Hollywood Heights neighborhood makes me wish all zip codes were this well preserved...
Or new to me. This living room designed by Melanie Turner perfectly sums up my aesthetic and I’m loving it! It’s fun to find a room you haven’t designed that you could move right ...
It is always an incredible honor to have your work featured in print, and I was especially surprised and excited about the feature of my own home in the recent book “Chicago Space: Inspiring In...
Attention Dallas dwellers! Mark your calendars for an exciting event organized by the amazing people behind the thriving, non-profit organization Dwell with Dignity! Launched this past Saturday, Apri...
Thinking of adding some brights to your room decor? Check out some of these fun pieces from Layla Grayce! These collections of bright, neon, and bold are great to add into any room for some pops of c...
Recently, I have been working on a couple of projects where we are focusing on the exteriors…with Spring here and Summer around the corner, time to fix up the outdoors! Here’s some inspir...
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