Happy 2019! The new year is often a time of fresh starts and new beginnings, and it just so happens that the beginning of 2019 kicks off some particularly exciting new beginnings for Mary Carol and me! As you read in the last Nell Hill’s article, Mary Carol, who began Nell Hill’s as a gourmet food … [Read more...]
The Art of the Tabletop Tableau
I think the best interior spaces are the ones that tell the story of those who live there. Well-designed spaces are not just a collection of lovely furniture, artwork, lighting and accents. They are those that add a bit of magic, a mirror into the passions and pursuits of the home’s … [Read more...]
Decorating Dilemma: How to Decorate Above Your Stove
Some spots in your home are easy to decorate. Others … not so much. One of those problematic places is the empty space above your stove. Many of us have a blank wall there, begging for a creative treatment, something to make us smile while we’re slaving over the hot stove. But what? Here are some … [Read more...]
Console Tables: The Perfect Fit
In the world of interior design, console tables are on fire right now, finding their way into our homes’ spaces in new and surprising ways. It seems like every day someone comes into Nell Hill’s looking for one of these decorating gotta-have pieces, and as soon as we get a shipment in, they are out … [Read more...]
Tips for Styling a Cabinet
Dan once joked to an acquaintance that on my days off, I could spend the whole day puttering around my house, tweaking each display, “rotating everything a quarter of an inch” until it was just so. I would have given him a dirty look for that, if it wasn’t a tiny bit true. I do love crafting … [Read more...]
Secrets of Styling a Bookcase
I would be lost without bookcases. Literally. Because all of Dan’s books, enough to keep a small village reading for decades, would bury me. And figuratively. Because I have found that bookcases are one of the most essential pieces of furniture ever made. They are not only arresting to look at, … [Read more...]
