I tell people marriage is a compromise, and so are renovations.

Clients usually come to me when they want to update the look of an existing room.

One of the most common reasons people renovate their homes is a change in their lifestyle - an upcoming wedding, a new baby, or grown children moving away.

I tell people marriage is a compromise, and so are renovations.

Paint goes a long way in making old look like new.

I think people underestimate the importance of lighting - layers of lighting, not just one light. I do a lighting seminar where I take a $300-a-yard fabric and a $3-a-yard fabric. I show what lighting can do to either one.

Dining rooms are really all about the table and the chairs.