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Hello Friends! I will start off with a quote by Tae Yun Kim that sums up my feelings for the color green. “Green strongly influences the heart and helps alleviate tension.  Positive qualities associated with green are generosity, humility, and cooperation.” For as long as I can remember, green has been my favorite color.  I […]

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By: Stephanie Andrews Happy Valentine’s Day, my friends.  I hope my email finds you well.  In Atlanta, my family, our Balance Design team, some friends, and I have been through it!  (A Norovirus that acted like the worst food poisoning I have ever had.) Couple that recovery with a difficult work week, and let’s say […]

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By: Stephanie Andrews Have you ever wondered what goes into choosing which projects get photoshoots?  Photography is expensive- time to style, in photographer cost, and time not working on other projects.  But they are important!  So important to show the alchemy of a relationship between a designer, her client, and the magic that can happen.  […]

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By: Stephanie Andrews Hello there!  It has been a cold, feisty week here in Atlanta.  We celebrated MLK on Monday and ignored some other events in the country.  There were a couple of snow days this week, which brought our city to a standstill, yet the kids were ecstatic and the sleds found their way […]

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Happy New Year!  I hope you had a wonderful holiday season. I felt so blessed to have some time off from Christmas to New Year’s – it was truly rejuvenating!    Every year at this time, my social media feeds and design publications are filled with predictions for the upcoming year’s trends. From the color […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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By: Stephanie Andrews My last post was about the magic of simplifying and new paint and I spoke of painting my dining room a soft chalky pink (Farrow and Ball Setting Plaster). Two weeks later, I am still getting used to it and almost love it, yet, it has made me realize that some other […]

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