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Niche Interiors is a design firm based in San Francisco that specializes in eco-friendly, contemporary designs. Their designs are beautiful and their knowledge is enough to keep your house as healthy as it is masterfully designed. The firm is owned by Principal Designer Jennifer Jones, Associate ASID and Certified Green Building Professional. Jennifer works with Designer Lynn Trinh, LEED AP: United States Green Building Council to provide a very green approach to design that will leave your hous …

While compiling my monthly calendar of events, I came across an art opening that I simply could not resist. The opening was an exhibit of Jack Kevorkian’s last 12 paintings at Gallerie Sparta on Sunset in West Hollywood. My first reaction was I had no idea that Dr. Death was an artist. My second thought was I wonder what these paintings could show about Dr. Death. My second thought was right on target. These paintings were both revealing and quite a mystery all at once because while there is so …

Fellow lighting aficionados, Pinterest lovers with an eye for design, and immaculate designers that leave everyone thinking “…How on earth do they do it?” We have a new design trend that will take any room in your house to the next level. What is it? Picture lights, of course.I know, this is a strong claim to make. Even I, at first, was a little weary. But being the Pinterest freak that I am, I started to look around. And it’s true, picture lights are the up and coming new trend in design. They …

This week’s Transformation Tuesday comes from me, a terribly pesky blank wall in my room, and my inability to spend my Spring Break relaxing. I’d like to preface this Transformation with a warning of my clutter problem: I really enjoy cluttering my walls. So if you’re someone that enjoys a blank wall, this transformation might not be for you. I feel more at home when my walls are covered with paintings, pictures, knick-knacks, and whatever I feel I can fill a blank space with.My inspiration for …

Dorielle Caimi’s artwork displays a reimagining of the classic figure. In her collection Complex Candy,Caimi is able to convey the psychological struggles women face with her interpretations of women and their raw, physical emotion. Her femininity travels through and suspends in different moments of time because it is apparent that her interpretations are inspired by early masters, but her renderings also have elements of the pressures women today face. This creates an element of globality an …