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My Winter Love Letter to Plaid

This is my warm and happy place: snuggled under a plaid throw blanket, a steaming cup of coffee in my hands, winter held at bay outside my cottage doors. In my house, it’s plaid season. Someone asked me once if I was ever going to get over my obsession with plaid. Nope. Plaid is the fabric of … [Read more...]

A Fall Home’s Tour at Lisa’s

About 10 years ago, I asked my friend Lisa if she would do something huge for me. Could we feature her home in my book Feather Your Nest? Lisa is no stranger to crews invading her house with cameras, tripods and big boxy lights. Her beautifully renovated historic colonial has been featured in lots … [Read more...]

Four of My Favorite Interior Designers

I’m a sponge, soaking up the ideas and inspiration of all the talented interior designers I come across. Many of those are our customers at Nell Hill’s, who share about their homes and how they have made them into havens. My design staff, who constantly blow me away with their good eye and … [Read more...]

Natural Materials Make a Home Inviting

Interior spaces that are too fussy make me uncomfortable. I think when you really live in a home, there needs to be a bit or disorder. A messy stack of books next to your reading chair. A cat asleep on the duvet at the bottom of your bed. A piece of furniture with a story to tell, like a chest with … [Read more...]

Designer Beds: 6 Looks to Wow You

I love being a part of a small, locally owned store, with all the freedom and opportunities that provides for us to let our creativity run wild. At the big chain home interiors stores, the look is dictated by the corporate office, but at Nell Hill’s, our designers are always experimenting, keeping … [Read more...]

A Grow-With-Them Room for Boys

  I predict that when Tammy and Tyler’s boys are 27, they will still want to live at home with their folks, just so they don’t have to leave their amazing bedroom behind. This welcoming retreat is designed to delight its current inhabitants – 11-year-old Carter and 8-year-old Sawyer – … [Read more...]

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