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 […]

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 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: 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 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 […]

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 […]

By Stephanie Andrews   Two simple tasks are magical in the home-simplifying and new paint.  Simplifying means decluttering, arranging shelves, and letting go of items that no longer serve you.  New paint is obvious when you want to change and uplift your home, and you want the biggest bang for your buck.  To me, there […]