Home Staging and Decorating thought activism at its most passionate! Snappy answers and reasoned resets for your space and your stuff, and why it all matters so darn much.
Consults for a Cause started as a fund-raiser to help victims of tragic events. NY’s Superstorm Sandy in 2012, and Moore OK residents hit by the E5 tornado in 2013 were early recipients. 2020 has proven to be a year … Continued
What is worth? Instantaneously our head is full of thoughts and visions, usually reflective of recent, or powerful, milestones or circumstances. What we-or someone else-paid…. or didn’t pay. How something mattered so deeply…or so little. Bottom line, our impressions of worth … Continued
Like death and taxes, there will always be deadlines. Deadlines aren’t bad, it’s how things get done. Some irrefutable or unavoidable, but many self-imposed-and often mutable. Structure is helpful. But speaking to you long-time Westchester County homeowners who’ve danced with … Continued
Thoughtfully crafted solutions for occupied Westchester County properties will always be The Refreshed Home’s signature. Whether selling, or staying and improving, projects are often just as much strategy and logistics as they are about aesthetics. 13 years, thousands of happy … Continued
Vowing to regain control of my mental (and actual) desktop, I’m ruthlessly cleaning out my inbox, deleting and un-subscribing left and right. Uh-oh. “Find Out if Mona is a Secret Genius” beckons the subject line. DAMN. Regular readers know Mona … Continued
This week in a design/hospitality trade webinar I heard one of the panel members make that remarkable statement: There is no post-COVID. And forget about pre-COVID…or a new normal. What?? Of course there’s a pre-COVID. We had parties and concerts! … Continued
2020 has brought many things into focus for us all. Deciding to sell a family house is one of them. Inventory has been low in Westchester County for some time, and *at this moment* buyers outnumber sellers handily. So with … Continued
SO…I’m looking for a new image for my website to represent Color Consults. A picture is worth 1000 words so it’s got to be right. Paint color selection is one of my most popular services, but geez louise! These folks … Continued
Ever have a big decision that feels overwhelming? Was your instinct to retreat, or just freeze? Understandable! But if it IS big, important, or even just necessary, delay often adds to the burden. Consider the difference between gathering and evaluating … Continued
Over-engineered. Too much. Superfluous. Ungapacht. Unnecessary. Whatever you call it, you know it when you see it. Or, more accurately, when it fails to work, or fix the problem. It’s not you. It’s over-engineered. Created usually by inexperience or ego, … Continued
