Category Archives: interior design

How to Make your Bed {for the rest of us}

Sorry for the tease but this post isn’t really how to make your bed. I was just researching for my next blog postView full post »

Freshen Your Home for the New Year | kitchen shelf styling

Tonight on this bitterly cold January eve in Westchester, NY, I am going to tell you a true story. (don’t worry,View full post »

Decorating with Art Prints {preview}

Folks. I just had a really close call. I almost lost nearly my entire hard drive AND the back up. But it’s allView full post »

I would love to hire an interior designer, but…

I can’t afford to hire an interior designer. Really? Who told you that? Working with an interior designer shouldView full post »

Installing Custom Kitchen Cabinets

I have an update on the kitchen! The custom kitchen cabinets are almost all in and I have photos to share. Now, beforeView full post »

12 Days of Christmas | last-minute gifts | $25 and under!

I read somewhere recently that Christmas is to interior designers what tax season is to accountants. haha! CertainlyView full post »

A New Career? | interior photography tips!

I’m only half-joking about the new career, but I have to say that I love taking my photos and what I like evenView full post »

Storage Solutions for Apartments (with sucky closets)

Ahhh… I always wanted to live in a charming old apartment or home.   Well, I got it and along withView full post »

New York Gift Show | New York Now Show August 2013 | Part III

Here is my third installment for my trip to the New York Gift Show | New York Now August 2013 (the market for home andView full post »

New York Gift Show | New York Now Show August 2013

Welcome to my trip last week to the New York Gift Show also known as New York Now, now. Now, I guess they areView full post »

My Living Room in Bronxville, NY

I really wanted the title to be Ta daaaaaaaaaaa… but in the interest of the google crawly things which absolutelyView full post »

Update on a Classic Dining Room

Hi Everyone! Lots going on here in Bronxville, NY.  I have been working on  with my wonderful web developer, EileenView full post »

Painted Upholstered Furniture – yes, upholstered!

Hello Everyone! My home is really coming along now, and I am going to start to take more photos to share with you, etc.View full post »

Client SD Sun Room #2

So Vut is all of this??? I’m glad that you asked. We’re getting down to the wire for the sun room andView full post »

Decorating an Italian Renaissance Home

I wanted to post a few before photos from my new job. Remember the exquisite early 20th c. Italian Renaissance View full post »

Spanish Tranquility | Calming Interiors

Sometimes I come across a home with such arresting beauty that it always amazes me. Here is such a home. It feels soView full post »

Laurel’s home featuring home staging

The impetus for tonight’s post came about because I’ve been in the process of taking some new photos for myView full post »

Window Treatment Installation For a Traditional Home

Yesterday, I spent nearly the entire day helping my installer Don and his assistant Mario with a windowView full post »

Welcome to the Laurel Home Blog!

I’m very excited to share with you my new website which is going to be an ongoing work in progress  comprised ofView full post »