By: Stephanie Andrews Hello everyone, As October deepens, I can’t help but think about the holiday season and all the traditions that come along with it. While I enjoy these traditions, it’s really daily rituals that keep me grounded.  These are a few that sustain me: coffee in the morning, a meditation before I start […]

Hello! Hurricane Helene recently passed through Atlanta. We are still without power, but the sun is out and our city services are working hard to restore everything. We are fortunate to be able to work through these things with minimal disruption, unlike others. Good luck as you navigate through it! I wanted to share some […]

By: Stephanie Andrews When we bought our house, I never expected that I would want to update my kitchen and baths every 10-12 years. (I don’t think that they tell you this when you are signing your mortgage paperwork!)  We design many kitchens and baths at work. These rooms are so important to making your […]

By: Stephanie Andrews Last weekend I went to New York City to meet up with my oldest friend, Lara.  Lara and I have been close friends since we were 7 years old.  (I don’t take this for granted a mere 50 years later!) Lara booked us a suite at the Hotel Chelsea, complete with a […]

By: Stephanie Andrews Growing up in rural Pennsylvania, surrounded by dairy farms, woods, streams, and dirt roads, life was slow-very slow.  My mom and dad had eschewed the big city of Erie, Pennsylvania to pursue their dream of building a passive solar home on 40 acres of land. First, they went to a building and […]

By: Allie Andrews Over the Summer I had the opportunity to visit and study in Spain. My program took place in two lesser-known cities in different regions of the country. The first city I stayed in was a small, tight-knit city called Cuenca. It is in the southern mid-region of Spain, and if I were […]

By: Stephanie Andrews   As a designer, few things excite me more than choosing rugs, paint, and wallpaper.  To me, these are the items in the home that spell out the personality of those that live there.  Paint is the biggest bang for the buck in transforming the look of the home.  Fresh paint = […]

By: Stephanie Andrews In my family, I am not known for my promptness.  In other words, I have a reputation for being late.  My mother calls it “one-more-thing-itis”, in that I often think I still have time to do one more thing before I leave. I have actually been working on my promptness for the […]

By: Stephanie Andrews   So sorry for my absence over the past few weeks!  It has been a busy summer already, with work, family and friends and home life.  Sadly, there have also been a couple of funerals of the fathers of 2 very dear friends.  Seeing their profound grief, reminds me how short life […]