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A decade-plus of Kimberly's essays, how-tos, color crushes, before-and-afters, and dispatches from the road. Search by topic below.
Sip & Sign Book Signing – Books Are HERE!
Sip & Sign Book Signing – Books Are HERE! I had such a fabulous time last week at the Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles “Sip & Sign” book signing for the launch of my new book, Secrets…
Sliding 'Barn Doors' In Luxury Interior Design
Sliding 'Barn Doors' In Luxury Interior Design Interior sliding doors, or “barn doors”, offer several benefits to a homeowner. Unlike their hinged counterparts, slider doors…
SMALL SPACES: (Part 2) FIREPLACES
SMALL SPACES: (Part 2) FIREPLACES With the fall season right around the corner (although it is still hot here in sunny Myrtle Beach, SC, right now!), it started me thinking about…
SMALL SPACES: (Part 3) TOP 5 Kimplistic Tips for Designing POWDER ROOMS
SMALL SPACES: (Part 3) TOP 5 Kimplistic Tips for Designing POWDER ROOMS One of my favorite small spaces in any home is the powder room. In this these tiny rooms, anything can…
Solutions to Interior Design Dilemmas: What to do when there is too much pattern in a room?!
Solutions to Interior Design Dilemmas: What to do when there is too much pattern in a room?! Suppose you have pulled together a room that looked beautiful from your sample fabric…
Some Colors I Will Love Forever…
Some Colors I Will Love Forever… (Flickr Image) After a divorce years ago, I tried to heal and figure out who I was by constantly repainting the walls of my small but lovely…
South Carolina Interior Design….Blending the Old With the New…
South Carolina Interior Design….Blending the Old With the New… Rarely a day passes during which I don’t learn something “enlightening” from one of my children. Lucky for me, they…
South Carolina Interior Designer Gets Goal Oriented!
South Carolina Interior Designer Gets Goal Oriented! I can honestly say I think about this on a regular basis. I constantly strive to be a better designer; I want my wildest…
South Carolina Interior Designer: Getting One on One With My Clients
South Carolina Interior Designer: Getting One on One With My Clients Every designers dream is create a home for their clients that goes above and beyond their expectations. Even…
South Carolina Interior Designer Shares Highlights from ADAC Panel on Southern Interior Design
South Carolina Interior Designer Shares Highlights from ADAC Panel on Southern Interior Design Y’all can probably guess by now that I was thrilled to participate in the ADAC Panel…
South Carolina Interior Designer shares: Top Three Mistakes I Correct When I Makeover a space
South Carolina Interior Designer shares: Top Three Mistakes I Correct When I Makeover a space As a professional designer, I am in and out of clients homes on a daily basis. There…
South Carolina Interior Designer Speaks on Prestigious Panel at ADAC in Atlanta
South Carolina Interior Designer Speaks on Prestigious Panel at ADAC in Atlanta There is nothing more exciting to me than to be with a group of my peers, learning, connecting and…
South Carolina Interior Designer’s Home is All Dressed Up for the Holidays!
South Carolina Interior Designer’s Home is All Dressed Up for the Holidays! As I looked through these fabulous images taken of my home taken last week by my amazing photographer,…
South Carolina Kitchen Remodel Grand Reveal!
South Carolina Kitchen Remodel Grand Reveal! Are you ready for the reveal of this lovely South Carolina kitchen renovation? If you didn’t see the before, be sure to watch the…
South Carolina Luxury Designer Celebrates Beautiful Homes for a Good Cause
South Carolina Luxury Designer Celebrates Beautiful Homes for a Good Cause Each spring, the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Museum’s Tour of Homes offers a look at some of…
South Carolina Interior Designer Creating Luxury You Can Live In
South Carolina Interior Designer Creating Luxury You Can Live In Over the course of a designers career, there are always a few homes that will simply stand out in their minds.…
South Carolina Luxury Interior Designer Gets “In the Zone”
South Carolina Luxury Interior Designer Gets “In the Zone” Each year our football tickets to the University of South Carolina Gamecock games are in a place called “THE ZONE”.…
South Carolina Luxury Interior Designer has Spring Fever: Get Fresh
South Carolina Luxury Interior Designer has Spring Fever: Get Fresh SPRING! One of my most favorite times of the year! I get a double dose of fabulous because I live in the south…