In the world of interior design, it is all about the details.  What better way to bring your tabletop décor full-circle than by a well-selected salt & pepper shaker?  Here we have some of today’s standouts to compliment contemporary, traditional, and whimsical place settings.  Enjoy!
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Rudy DeLeon, 6th in a series
There are some basic needs, in the form of human talent, which a professional interior designer MUST have in order to convert creativity into tangible work. Among these requirements is a top notch master upholsterer with an eye for detail and a propensity for transforming designer ideas into logically proportioned [...]

Rodeo time in San Antonio is all about fun, food, livestock, rides, entertainment and good ole boot wearing, jean styles and cowboy hats galore!  Not to mention, a wonderful place to people watch.
The livestock barns are so fun for the young and the old; to see up close and personal, these ‘not so often seen’ [...]

My sweet tooth is relentless!  It is a never-satisfied, always wanting just one more “little” (translation: HUGE) bite of the most decadent concoction I can find.  Though sweets don’t last long enough for a lengthy display in our home, I still love to walk into a kitchen where a sumptuous dessert is beckoning my taste [...]

“Designers are only as good as their resources”.  It is an age old quote I have heard throughout my life.  My Grandmother said it about her Dallas decorator, my Mother said it about her West Texas male designer, and I have heard this factoid at cocktail parties from Miami to Madrid.

So, it comes as no [...]

What I love right now is how the butterfly is being presented as chic and sophisticated.

A swarm of black butterflies cut from soda cans look as if they are flying out of a hole in the wall above the upholstered headboard. Seen in March 2010 Traditional Home Magazine

Large butterfly painting mounted on a black wall [...]

(Part one of two)
There has been a decorative invasion at The Broadway and BDG is the guilty party.  We were asked to design two of The Broadway’s model units to give prospective condo owners a better idea of how their space can be used.  To showcase the dramatic transformation of going from an empty box [...]

Because I took a spur of the moment trip to Santa Fe last week and need to share the spirit of one of America’s favorite locations for a “get away”.
We were thrilled to be able to fly right into Santa Fe on American Airlines, rather than the rental car ordeal and trek from Albuquerque. The [...]

Jean Mauze, 3rd in a series
The really good, professional General Contractors who are successful and gain the respect of their community are a designer’s best friend. Jean Mauze was that person who came into my world some 20 years ago during a new home project where I was just honing my skills at the design/build [...]

A well-designed room demands well-deserved attention, particularly as the backdrop for social occasions.  Tabletop elements must come together to compliment both the interiors and occasion at hand.  Though the heirloom silver tray never goes out of style, current designs on the marketplace offer everything from contemporary to traditional, timeless to whimsical, and formal to casual.

L’Objet’s [...]