The Best Boutique Hotel in Portland High above Macy’s in Portland’s Pioneer Square lies a chic, luxurious dwelling, where those who appreciate art, design and Tiffany Blue can immerse themselves in this cultural epicenter.  We first visited The Nines in 2009, a year after it opened to great fanfare, debuting as the best…

What you Should Know about the Los Angeles Arts District in 2022 Update February, 2022: The DTLA Arts District has no doubt taken a massive hit due to the COVID pandemic. My old client Hammer and Spear closed their original location there in 2020 (they are still on La Cienega). While it’s still…

I know you’re busy. So let’s cut right to the chase. This run down on how to get interior design clients will give you 15 ideas so you can take action right now. If you don’t have clients, you don’t have a business. I know this because I have had a service based…

Spa Montage, a Sanctuary on Santa Maria Bay The word spa can be very misleading. It can simply mean a room where you get a massage or a 43,000 sq foot masterpiece. As you can probably guess, when I go to a spa, I want more than a massage room. So when we…

Setting Personal SMART Goals will Help You Live Your Best Year Yet This may come as a shock, but it has only been in the last few years that I have given serious thought to goal-setting. Of course I have always had goals, but until I joined a goal-setting organization called The New…

“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more!” –Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! This is the first year that I’ve been ready for the holidays to start a little earlier. Tinsel and twinkling lights…