Today I’m sharing 3 ballpark retail budgets that you can use to gauge your own furniture budget, whether you're looking for low, medium or high-end furnishings.

When you save your treasured belongings, and you love saving money and the planet as well, you get a triple win when you choose to reinvest in furniture that’s well-made and personally meaningful to you.

Here’s something you may not realize: Groovyhome is a Rebel! When I learned this, it didn’t make sense. But after diving into research on brand archetypes, here’s a summary of what I discovered.

My inner design rebel shows up this month, with a challenge to reconsider the open concept floor plan. The pros have been proven time and again, but what about the cons? Read this before you pick up the sledgehammer.

This month on the blog I’m bringing you three of the top Colors Of The Year for 2024, chosen by paint companies and the Pantone Color Institute. This year they’re playful, deep and inspiring!

On the blog this time, I’m ranting about three popular design features that I never want to live with, which is why I don’t recommend them to my clients either. Call me a rebel, but they just don’t thrill me.

It’s just the way I go about designing a space for someone. My design must deliver on all four levels before my work is done. So if that makes me a holistic designer, that’s fine by me!

How did my client decide to have her sofa reupholstered? Learn the three questions I always ask to help my clients make this important decision.

I think everyone has the best intentions for The Living Room. We make it as welcoming and comfortable as possible, and sometimes no matter what we do, it just doesn’t live up to its name.

Lighting is quite often an unsung hero. On the blog this month, I’m aiming to elevate lighting to its rightful place as one of the essential elements of a room.

When you take a look at my portfolio page, you see that each project has a different look and style. I’m not known for a particular design style.

Designers of all sorts (interior, graphic, product, car, etc.) use a toolbox full of elements. Today I’m pointing out 3 of these elements to show you why each piece of furniture matters.

The daily hustle-and-bustle quickly accelerates until it’s been 14 years since you got that sofa. Has it kept up with you? Is it still relevant to your life and tastes today?

The slow living mindset means living in self-awareness, respecting the planet, and staying true to your values. It means quality over quantity, better not faster.

On the blog this month, I’m bringing you 3 generic retail furniture budgets that you can use to gauge your own budget. It just depends on how much money you want to invest in furnishing your living room.

Your home affects all aspects of your life. Even if we work elsewhere, we still spend much of our time at home morning and night. And for those of us who work from home, we're that much more affected by our domestic environments.