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First impressions are of the utmost importance. Person-to-person, they reveal a lot about your personality and style. When it comes to your home, your entryway is among the first impressions a guest has of both your personal design style and you and your family. 

The end of the month that brought us fireworks, peaches and the polar vortex {again} is upon us. We've enjoyed a great month here both at our retail boutiques and our design firm. We've also had a great month here on the blog with lots of design inspiration and helpful information.

Over the years from working with many clients and many different projects, we tend to get many of the same questions. Clients tend to have common questions related to design selections they need to make or how to arrange, style, or choose various furnishings.

We have compiled a list of all the most frequently asked questions in case you, too, might be asking the same thing in the near future.

July is winding down but there are still a few more weeks of summer left for the kiddos. With the kids out of school, you've probably either racked your brain for activities to keep them occupied each day or spent your days driving them to and from swim practice/lessons, birthday parties, or their friend's house.

There are a lot of 'rules' that can be thrown around when it comes to the proper way to design your home. While a lot of those 'rules' are helpful in creating spaces that functionally work and will be pleasing to the eye, that doesn't mean you can't add your own flair and style.

We are privileged to have many interns work with our firm throughout the course of the year. They come to us from schools in the area and around the country. This summer, we have three interns gaining real-world experience in the design industry.

With summer in full swing, weekends are spent at the pool and its the time of year to take week-long vacations to your favorite beach destination. While the heat this time of year can be brutal, it doesn't mean you have to sacrifice style.

Now, more than ever, there are a ton of cute and fashionable bathing suits available to fit every body type and style preference. Whether you prefer two-piece or one, we're loving all the fashionable options. 

We carry several lines of dinnerware and serving pieces in our online boutique. Among the lines we carry is the fabulous line of Match Pewter. The unique characteristics of Match pieces are one of the many reasons we and many others adore this line.

When you think of interior design, you probably first think of residential homes. But interior design is also relevant to commercial spaces as well. Gyms, medical offices, restaurants, office builders and the like also carefully plan and design their interior spaces.

We carry some of the finest and most unique home items in both our retail and online boutiques. We also carry a number of unique and fabulous fashion accessories. We have an amazing collection of vintage home and fashion accessories as well.