by Mary Margaret Vasquez | Mar 15, 2015 | Hotel inspiration
Hotel tips spotted while traveling can be brought back and assimilated into one’s own home making it similarly stand apart. One of the best parts of traveling last summer to visit colleges was staying in different hotels. Some were ordinary, but a few of them...
by Mary Margaret Vasquez | Mar 9, 2015 | Color at Columbia
Continuing with college campus inspiration, I was very intrigued by the use of color at Columbia University. Having lived in New York for a few years in my twenties, I had visited the campus of Columbia a few times. They were brief visits to see the architecture or a...
by Mary Margaret Vasquez | Mar 3, 2015 | College campus design inspiration
Touring numerous college campuses last summer brought surprising design inspiration that still lingers in my mind. The old colleges are absolutely beautiful. The gorgeous Gothic architecture of Cornell peaks out from the vast sea of green trees. We saw beautiful...
by Mary Margaret Vasquez | Feb 20, 2015 | Fabric
Mallorcan fabric can add a touch of ethnicity and sense of vacation to an otherwise traditional interior. The ethnic somewhat rustic fabrics common to Mallorca have always appealed to me. Partly because I prefer a European style of decorating to that of an American...
by Mary Margaret Vasquez | Feb 5, 2015 | Tile
The never ending appeal of tile. Yesterday I popped over to see a friend’s new town home to give her some advice on paint colors. She is preparing for her kids leaving for college and bought something that is the perfect size just for her. The town home is near...
