April marks the end of my term as President of the High Desert Design Council (HDDC). In fact, it will be the first time since the group started that I won't be on the board.

For groups like this, new members equal new ideas. A fresh start all around. Looking forward to seeing what's next!

Designing is a term that encompasses many aspects. I spent last week creating a website for Living in the Garden, an incredibly gorgeous garden center in Pullman, Washington.

I enjoy the diversity of creating beautiful spaces whether they're in a home, a business, or on the web!

...a little different. I don't often get to play with flowers, so it was fun to spend a couple hours putting together bouquets for my in-laws' 50th wedding anniversary. Huge thanks to Amy White at 3 Stems Flower Studio for picking up the flowers at the wholesale mart!

I'm very pleased to announce that my work on the Wesson Barn Loft has earned the Best Interior Design award at the High Desert Design Competition. 

This project, without a doubt, has been my favorite to date. Mostly due to owners, Carla & Rich Wesson, two artistic souls who willingly embraced my color, material, cabinetry & furniture suggestions. Together, we created this amazing space!

I've spent the last few months helping with the design of a delightful, fun, slightly quirky outdoor wedding. Since I live 4 hours from the wedding site, we used Pinterest to share ideas.

It was a good way to share inspirational photos and to get a clear idea of what both the bride and groom liked and disliked.

The wedding was last weekend and it was charming!

My shipping container office, the interior of which is painted Yolo's Dream .06, is currently featured on Yolo Colorhouse's website and Facebook page.

A little visual interest as one comes up the stairs to my office: air plants (tillandsia) suspended on cables.

Doug Wagner of ModernFab shares the deck space with me between our offices. We've been tossing around ideas for months on how to incorporate a "green wall" or vertical garden in this space. As I'm not much of a gardner, I thought air plants would be the easiest to care for since I definitely do not have a green thumb. Doug designed the metal/cable system to tie in with the deck/stair railing. Happy with our collaboration!

Have you ever seen a professional photo shoot? Today the creative duo from Blackstone Edge Studios, Donna Pizzi and Philip Clayton-Thompson, arrive for a weekend in the high desert. Tomorrow they will shoot my shipping container office.

Below are some images from past photo shoots I've had the privilege of being involved in with them over the years...

After having company for the weekend, I realized the guest bath could use a few more 'hooks'. A place for guests to place their robes as they're showering - more space for towels, etc. Rather than driving to town to shop for something, I hit the stash...the ever-growing pile of items that I just might use someday...for something. 

A friend of mine used to work for a cabinet company. She gave me a number of door and drawer fronts that (for whatever reason) didn't quite meet muster. I used one as a board for my project...a place to mount three mismatched door knobs to use as the hooks.

Perfect for what I had in mind...and it didn't cost me a thing!

CUBE - Creative Urban Business Environment made the local news! This article was featured in the March 17, 2012 edition of The Bend Bulletin.