Welcome to part 2 of Jillian's summer travels that inspire thoughts on meaningful art in your home and some travel envy! When traveling, what's your favorite thing to do? For some, it's casually strolling along the beach or wandering the city streets. For others, it's eating...
Thanksgiving is almost here and much of this holiday is centered around the kitchen. By the time the time you're finished cooking a magical family feast, you may be thinking that its time for some kitchen updates. Maybe you have already started thinking about giving...
Amy’s recently finished a labor of love: a renovation of her her house, which is featured in the November 4th publication of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Click here to read the article. While some aspects might be expected, like creating a more open floor plan, every...
When Amy visits her local vet she is struck by some interior design inspiration...
Down2earth’s interior design consultant, Jillian, shares with us her interior design inspiration from her summer travels. Enjoy! Over the summer, I traveled to London with my family. We saw all the major tourist attractions and walked and wandered our way throughout the city. I love seeing...
If you love design, Nordic or otherwise, the Helsinki Design Museum is a MUST. The first floor of the Design museum in Helsinki focuses broadly on Finnish Design. Furniture, glassware, Fiskars scissors, Maramekko textiles, (click here to learn more) and even the angry birds game...
Working moms know how to eek productivity out of every moment we’re not with the kids. So it should have come as no surprise that everything about being interviewed by Fox 29 host and busy mom Karen Hepp was speedy and efficient. When Amy was...
I have been a fan of Nordic design for a long time, ever since I studied architecture at the Danish International Study program. I say Nordic design instead of Scandinavian design because Finland, the site of my latest adventure, is actually not considered a Scandinavian...
What’s a great way to show the teachers at your kids’ school how much you love them? With a PTO sponsored teacher lounge make-over, of course! What a thrill to be the interior designer in this scenario! PTO leaders reached out Amy to do a room...
One of our interior design consultants, Stephanie, explores the sky blue trend, helping us all bring some clear blue skies and warmth to our interior design thoughts and inspirations! Although we’ve had a slow start to spring here on the east coast, using sky blue...