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 […]

By: Stephanie Andrews I feel very lucky. In my professional life, I feel as though I have found my Ikigai. Ikigai is a Japanese term loosely translated as “a reason to get up in the morning”. Even with that sentiment after 22 years as a design entrepreneur, I still need to find ways to stay inspired, stay relevant, […]

By: Stephanie Andrews We just returned from a 2 week vacation to Turkey.  My husband, Ed and I, went with our closest friends-Gail and Nick.  We toured Istanbul, Cappadocia, Izmir and Bodrum with little side trips to Ephesus and Pamukkale. Although I could tell you about the amazing things that we did and saw, I’d […]

By Stephanie Andrews Hi everyone! Before I get into the personal design for my home, I’d like to share my goals for this new, more personal blog: 1-Share stories of my home and travels that are relatable and helpful to both of us. 2-Share design and life advice from my observations and experience to inspire […]