I spent three months studying the Terrapin Bright Green 14 patterns framework before I truly understood why my apartment transformation worked so consistently. I’d implemented biophilic elements intuitively—plants because they…
My client called me last Tuesday in complete panic mode. She'd just moved into her dream loft in Portland's Pearl District, and her brand new "sustainable" furniture set had arrived.…
My neighbour Sarah knocked on my door last spring holding a rusty folding chair and shaking her head. "Look at this thing," she said, pointing to the flaking metal and…
Walking through the hallways of my daughter's elementary school last Tuesday, I couldn't shake this feeling that something was fundamentally wrong with the environment. The fluorescent lights buzzed overhead like…
You know, I never thought I’d become the person contractors call when they need advice on office furniture, but here we are. Last month I got this frantic call from…
Yesterday I had lunch with an interior designer who told me she was "going green" by specifying bamboo everything. Bamboo coffee tables, bamboo bed frames, bamboo dressers. When I asked…
I'll be honest – until about three years ago, I had no idea restoration design firms even existed. I mean, I knew buildings got restored and interiors refreshed, but I…
Walking through my local coffee shop yesterday, I couldn't help but notice how the new botanical wallpaper installation had completely transformed the space. Where once sterile white walls made the…
The planning meeting was supposed to end at six. By nine-thirty, I was slumped in an uncomfortable plastic chair watching the Flagstaff sustainability committee debate the colour of bike lane…
Had a client call me last month, pretty frustrated about furnishing her new place. She’d just gotten divorced and moved into a smaller house – needed furniture fast but didn’t…