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Dining By Design:The Install: Dining By Design:The Install

Kelly

Better late than never...after a computer melt-down (a blogger's worst nightmare) and some long hour…
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Apr

27
Music Therapy: Music Therapy

Kelly

A little music therapy and photography therapy. Playing around with some pictures that I took over…
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Aug

16
Sempli Sale on FAB: Sempli Sale on FAB

Kelly

Hey all you YB&D'ers...looking for a great wedding gift to give this year? Or Christmas gift? T…
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Sep

27
Home Tour: Hong Kong Flat: Home Tour: Hong Kong Flat

Kelly

One of my fabulous friends, who I met during my stint in Hong Kong, has allowed us to take a pee…
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Oct

14
High Fashion on a Budget: High Fashion on a Budget

Kelly

Today is the big day! Run. Because you only have till October 22nd. It's the Missoni fo…
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Sep

13

Design Dilemma: Mash Up

by Kelly on May 11, 2012

The design dilemma’s have still been rolling in…this one is all the way from West Palm Beach, Florida. And get this…her sister, who lives in Walnut Shade, Missouri, is actually the one who found YB&D! The dilemma. “We have an unusual problem with our rental. Most of the time, the issue with a rental is all [...]

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Dining By Design:The Install

April 27, 2012

Better late than never…after a computer melt-down (a blogger’s worst nightmare) and some long hours at the office…I am just now finishing up this final post on our DIFFA space. We have gotten a lot of fun press over the last few weeks. One of my favorite write-ups is from Bijou and Boheme. I can’t believe it was [...]

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Dining By Design:The Details

March 30, 2012

I promised you more details and here they are! The design process for HBA’s dining space for DIFFA’s Dining By Design event in NYC this year was all about the details. I mentioned last time that we enlisted the help of some of the top manufacturer’s and brands in the industry to help bring the design [...]

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Dining By Design

March 26, 2012

Hello YB&D’ers! It has been forever! I had so many resolutions and plans for this new year. Work-life balance. Healthy living. Even a little make-over for the YB&D website. All went out the window when I got the opportunity from HBA Design to work on a dining space for DIFFA’s Dining By Design event in NYC. I am actually [...]

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Design Dilemma: City Living

October 28, 2011

Big city living usually equals small spaces, noisy streets, and spending as much time OUT instead of IN! But, for those times you just want to stay IN, why not come home to a place you love?!? Our next design dilemma is from a YB&D guy in the big city of Chicago. I couldn’t help but be a bit [...]

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Home Tour: Hong Kong Flat

October 14, 2011

One of my fabulous friends, who I met during my stint in Hong Kong, has allowed us to take a peek into her newly renovated flat in the Sai Ying Pun area of the island. And it is good. Real good. The 1100 square foot space got a major make-over…. Gorgeous! Stained concrete floors, animal accents, and a [...]

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From My Desk: Mod Rustic

September 30, 2011

Modern Rustic. Vintage Modern. Rustic Chic. Call it what you may. But either way, this design trend is on fire. What is it you ask? The trend usually includes reclaimed wood where every knot, warp, and flaw add to the character of the material juxtaposed by industrial furniture, metal, and bare bulbs. It’s a trend that seems to [...]

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Sempli Sale on FAB

September 27, 2011

Hey all you YB&D’ers…looking for a great wedding gift to give this year? Or Christmas gift? The answer is yes! Or just enjoy sitting around the house with a glass of wine in hand? Who can resist! Check out a fellow designer and friend’s fabulous glassware and lighting line, Sempli. And, it’s sooo fabulous, it’s on FAB. 3 [...]

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High Fashion on a Budget

September 13, 2011

Today is the big day! Run. Because you only have till October 22nd. It’s the Missoni for Target collection. And I am obviously a Target lover and a huge fan of all their designer collaborations! High fashion on a budget. Who can beat that! Does anyone else put a massive dent in their checkbook every time they leave the store? Or is it just [...]

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Design Dilemma : Renting

August 26, 2011

So many dilemmas! This week the dilemma comes from a YB&D gal who is feeling slightly restricted when it comes to decorating her studio apartment. Why, you ask? Because she is a renter! I think we can all relate! “My greatest design dilemma is how to decorate my north wall [headboard wall]. As a renter, I’m [...]