Anyone that knows me can confirm, google flights hates to see me coming. Traveling has become part of my identity – and as promised in my first entry for all 4 of you keeping track, will now be part of this blog. To be completely honest, it may even be a vice at this point. […]

Creativity takes time. But as many other designers will tell you, every now and then a project comes along where that creativity is just as valuable in managing an intense schedule as it is designing the space itself. The Winston on the Water was one of those projects, but dial it up to 11. For […]

Title: Coming to a Phone (already) Near You I have 12 folders of saved posts on my Instagram, 7 on TikTok and countless more dm’d to friends of places I want to go. A good chunk are foreign countries, national parks and watering holes, but at least half are restaurants, cafes, bars and hotels that […]

Let me take a moment to geek out over branding. I find it fascinating how you can create a brand new identity purely out of colors, graphics, a couple of fonts and a some well directed attitude. Not to simplify the process, but to do it well is an artform. Plus, if the brand is […]

Block LII was born out of a bit of circumstance. For years I had been talking about wanting to start my own design business, but I never acted. I had the illusion of time and a full-time job that allowed me to be creative. It filled my cup until the Covid-19 pandemic had other plans. […]

I can’t say I ever expected my interior design career to lead me to writing a blog. There’s a special kind of vulnerability that comes with exposing my inner monologue to the internet, my peers and the friends and family who I’ve forced to support my work (and now this blog) over the past 4 […]