KMD Interior Blog

Vibrant and fun, Z Gallerie has easily become one of my favorite places to shop for accessories. Admittedly, I am extremely excited to spend a blog post devoted to sharing some of the pieces I've used in client's homes and in my own. For example, during a recent VIP Design Day I recommended this mirror [...]

I just got back from three very exciting days at High Point Spring Furniture Market. The best way to describe it: Disney World for the design trade. The Furniture Market is a twice-yearly event in High Point, NC where home furnishing and accessory manufacturers congregate to display their new lines and designers come to drool. [...]

Imagine this: It’s nearing 6 a.m. Your part of the world has yet to awaken. The sun is just beginning its daily crawl across the heavens. You throw on some comfortable clothes, forego the makeup, sweep your hair back, and head out the door for an activity that will surely calm, focus, invigorate, and energize [...]

I just received an email from AF Lighting who carries a gorgeous line of lighting inspired and designed by one of my all time favorite designers, Candice Olson. I love how she brings just the right touch of bling and sparkle to everything she designs. It's always is classic, simple and elegant!  Here's a sneak [...]

Scot Meacham Wood's blog post today was so timely, As the Fan Deck Turns…. He talks about the yin and yang of designing for our clients and this has definitely been one of those types of days. Clients often wonder how we spend our time thinking when we spec products for them it's more or [...]

This goes under the "Wish I thought of it" category. Just read an article about Jonathan Adler being commissioned to design toilet paper roll covers for Cottonelle. When I went to the Cottonelle site, I was surprised by how fun these patterns really are. And let's face, we all struggle with where to put that [...]

Happy New Year! It's still so hard to believe 2011 is behind us. I cannot believe how fast last year went. The Christmas cards never went out and ingredients were brought but the cookies were never made – first time ever! Definitely feel like this Christmas snuck up on me. I'm not ready to give [...]

 Who says bar stools have to be boring? Check out these cool bar stools recently featured in Contract Furniture Trends. I love how organic these stools designed by Michael Stolworthy feel. Nothing traditional here!                                Contract Furniture Trends These next stools will really test your balance or maybe not. Thorsten Franck's Out of Balance Stool [...]

We finally got the last shots from our project in Middleburg. I lived and breathed this project all summer long and still find it hard to believe it's over. My clients paid me the ultimate compliment by saying they need to find another project for me to work on . I think we all miss those [...]

I am sooo loving this new trend of industrial style pendant lighting. It really surprises me though because this is not my typical style. I think I just love what it represents – simplicity and functionality – two things I crave in my life right now! This Glass Jug Lantern from Shades of Light really [...]