FRENCH KISSED TM
Decorate your home…decorate your life.
French Kissed is a design philosophy for people with big ideas and small budgets. Adherence to its principles produces proof positive that we do not have to be wealthy to live richly. As you travel along the French Kissed path, I hope you will discover that as you decorate your home, you will also be inspired to decorate your life.
Because French Kissed is more French in spirit than in style, its principles are applicable and cross over to all genres of interior design. So whether you favor French Country, Tuscan, or Mid-Century Modern, you will discover affordable ways to make your favorite design theme uniquely your own.
French Kissed elevates people, family, traditions and romance. It is a design approach with solid artistic credibility offering budget friendly, eco-friendly and most importantly people friendly inspiration for living the best life we can in beautiful surroundings.
ABOUT ME
After a long day of staging and styling some of the most amazing properties on the planet for lavish photo shoots and global marketing campaigns, I return to my humble home (picture a newish cookie-cutter tract house), and I am content.
And why wouldn’t I be. Despite their mega million dollar price tags-some as much as $40 million, my home has something they are lacking. Some call it je ne sais quoi. While difficult to describe, it is exactly what I am hired to infuse into lifeless houses.
Sometimes incredible location and remarkable architecture are just not enough. My mission is to create an atmosphere that reaches the hearts and touches the souls of the ultra-wealthy. Whether I am striving to create for this distinguished group of prospective buyers or for my own friends and family, the elements and methods for making people feel comfortable, welcome and valued are always the same.
Most would find it curious that I am not a professionally trained interior designer or decorator. But it is downright ironic that my own home serves as the inspiration piece for this high-end work. You see, I still have most of the first furniture I purchased long ago, which is now highlighted with a collection of thrift store, flea market, antique mall, and do-it-yourself furnishings and accessories.
What greater testament to the French Kissed philosophy than the fact that even though I work with very generous staging budgets, I have frequently and liberally borrowed from my own home inventory to create the desired look for a shoot.
My hope is that my story gives you hope. Hope that inspires courage to begin right where you are with whatever resources you have to create the beautifully warm and welcoming home you envision.
