This is the 2nd installment of a recent apartmentjeanie job that was completed in a few hours* before the client's husband returned home from visiting relatives. While this room is not finished - a new media console has been ordered and a different coffee table configuration is on the agenda, my amazeballs design assistant and I were able to make ... read more
Most the time, I don't have the opportunity to fully decorate a client's home. As a 're-stylist', it is my job to create a cohesive, stylish and comfortable living space using what the client already owns and (hopefully) adding a much needed piece of furniture or accessory. Sometimes I forget to photo document the transformation, although ... read more
I practically forgotten I had been interviewed by the editor of Flea Market Decor Magazine in May, so it was a super sweet surprise when 2 copies of the magazine landed in my mailbox January 31st. Aside from providing some much needed plane reading material for my trip to Charleston the following day, the whooping 6 page spread would provide a ... read more
Two years ago, I found myself starring in my kitchen cupboard at a set of darling, but ineffectual Jonathan Adler bud vases that I purchased on super duper, ‘are my eyes deceiving me’ sale. Because these were so adorable and bound to be useful, I bought 2 sets – I foresaw a trail of them as a dining table centerpiece or a tight arrangement on the ... read more
Having a business called apartmentjeanie, it is safe to assume I am a manic organizer. In fact, I have been guilty of over systemizing, which is really of no help to anyone, but we all have our compulsions. I have been indulging in my aesthetic addiction since early childhood. When I was home sick from school, I would feverishly re-arrange and ... read more
