The time as come! It’s finally here. We’ve moved! Please be sure to check out the new blog located at clinerose.com I hope that you will join Design in Bloom at the new site address. Than...
Twenty twelve. Has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? Typically, I like to completely start over when a new year begins. Start a crash diet. Fail at a crash diet. Wipe the slate clean and forget ab...
Best wishes for a happy and healthy new year.
I realized this morning that I didn’t blog yesterday. Sorry about that. I’ve never done that before. But I have a good excuse. The truth is that I was busy playing Santa. Or an elf. That&...
Just a quick snap shot of The O’Country Club taken by my iphone when I was last onsite. All the furniture is in. We’re almost there. All we need is need that final layer of accessories (m...
When the sun beats down and burns the tar up on the roof, And your shoes get so hot you wish your tired feet where fireproof, Under the boardwalk, down by the sea, On a blanket with my baby, thatR...
This scene is from the movie Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) staring Cary Grant. A client was teasing me during our consultation that I sounded just like this when talking about paint c...
If making Christmas wreathes isn’t your thing, how about making this incredible wall art using colored pencils instead? I think this is just about the coolest thing. What an insanely creative i...
I was scrolling through The Iconic Blog the other day and came across a post sharing DIY Christmas crafts via Martha Stewart. One picture in particular struck me as something totally doable. It was t...
I’m working with a new client who just bought a beautiful new home in Falls Church, VA. Since the house is currently empty, we have a rare chance to get down and dirty without disrupting any da...
The highlight of the latest issue of Rue Magazine is the feature on the boutique bed and breakfast, The Captain Fairfield Inn in Kennebunkport, Maine. Inside the walls of this traditional mansion, bu...
I randomly wandered into The Limited a few days ago while I was in the mall picking up my new iPhone. I used to LOVE The Limited. It was my go-to shop for years. But lately, it’s been missing t...
While in Boston last weekend, David and I stopped into Sweet in Harvard Square for a sweet treat. I’ve made a personal promise to myself to try every and all cupcakes that I come across (good i...
While we are on the subject of gift giving (Do you like how I posted MY Christmas wish list on David’s birthday? Classy, right?), I think C.Wonder, who just opened a flagship store in the Big A...
Hooray! Let’s just pretend that there is a can of Coffee from Cafe Du Monde inside that manly gift box Happy Birthday! I love you! Photo credits: Camille Stiles
Dear Santa, I’ve been very good this year. Despite what you might have heard. Seriously. Here are some things that I would love to have under my tree. Wishful thinking, I know. Have you lost w...
Over the weekend, David and I strolled through an outdoor craft market in Harvard Square where I spotted a vendor selling these pleasant holiday cards from Albertine Press. I thought the images and t...
We’re back from Boston and it’s so nice to be home. Although, truth be told, I certainly wouldn’t mind coming home to this loft apartment… …especially since it’s i...
If watching Boardwalk Empire and Ken Burn’s Prohibition has taught me anything, it’s that drinking champagne out of a saucer/coupe is way more sophisticated than a champagne flute. It ha...
The first decision is one I have been waffling on for some time. Since our new sofa arrived, I have been pondering what color our the little tufted wood/cane chairs should be. They have been brown fo...
To a deluxe apartment website address in the sky world wide web. Beginning in 2012, Design in Bloom will be broadcasting (that’s not the right word) from an updated and ultra deluxe site addre...
During another wild pinning excursion last night, I came across this drop dead gorgeous dining room created by Grant K. Gibson. The deep green upholstery, the Asian ceramics filled with sweet peonies...
I saw this door in the November issue of Elle Decor and immediately ripped it out for my client files. It’s the “Avenue” door created by the architect A.M. Stern for Lualdi. I LOVE ...
I found the latest addition to my Christmas wish list this weekend. It’s after Thanksgiving so it’s okay to talk about Christmas now (and listen to carols on the radio). So, let me introd...
So, I just realized that I probably should have reversed these last two posts. Adam Sandler’s Thanksgiving Song would have gone much better with this photo and my post yesterday could have use ...
Turkey lurkey dap. I eat that turkey then I take a nap ~Adam Sandler Photo credits: Inspiration by Martha Stewart. Table setting by Cline Rose Designs via Polyvore.
Have you seen the latest issue of House Beautiful? Mine came last week and I am really excited to sit down and really flip through the pages over the holiday break (2 and half more days!). It looks l...
I am. Photo credits: Movie Poster Gallery
Do you have a favorite day planner? This is mine. It’s the 10X principal desk planner from Letts of London. It has an entire page for each day of the year to write my do-to lists daily (I...
Confession. I am a total sucker for pretty packaging and clever sales slogans and pitches. Fat free? Totally. Then I can eat entire box. Buy one get one? Don’t mind if I do. So, when I saw the ...
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