Ever find yourself saying, “They don’t make them like they used to,”  or wondering why a piece of furniture looked so compelling in a showroom, yet fell flat once it arrived in your home? The missing ingredient is rarely the furniture itself. More often, it’s the architecture surrounding it. The rooms we admire most — whether in a beautifully styled catalog or a thoughtfully designed home — are anchored by strong architectural bones. Millwork, proportion, layered textures, an

Last week, I took clients and our contractor on a design field trip to the mall to talk about how lighting highlights architectural moments, creates mood, and shapes how we move through space. Somewhere along the way, a client joked that I was like the “Ms. Frizzle of design.” I took it as a compliment. At its core, the comparison speaks to something I value deeply: design works best when people understand it and feel included in the process. When clients are engaged and info