Elevate Summer Entertaining with these Inspiring Finds and Ideas
While I embrace the easy-breezy nature of summer entertaining, I still love to set a beautiful table. For a Southern gal like me, it’s in my nature. …
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Creating a Hotel-Style Bedroom at Home
Our clients often request a peaceful bedroom retreat that provides a sense of escape. Click below to see a few restorative, hotel-style spaces we've …
Dreaming of Bright Days and Beautiful Spaces in the New Year
As the sun sets on 2021, we wish you and yours the happiest of holidays. Thankfully, we have been busy elves all year at A. Houck Designs, creating …
Harnessing the Power of Nature in Design
I don’t know about you, but we are trying to squeeze in as much outdoor time as possible these crisp, autumnal days. The thought of winter …
Don’t Forget the Fifth Wall: The Case for a Colorful Ceiling
The power of paint is undeniable. The color we choose for a space’s four walls plays a huge role in creating the mood within. And the ceiling can be …
When a Prized Collection Sparks a Design Approach
During the summer, I shared our design for a bespoke, stone-and-metal cocktail table for our clients’ great room. You can read about that custom …
Tabletop Tips: Bringing the Beauty of Flowers Indoors
Happy Summer, everyone! I love warm weather, and I love nature’s bounty that comes with it. Arranging flowers from my garden provides another …
Back to School Means Back to Studying
Hope springs eternal, as the saying goes. Around this time of year, parents start looking for solutions, strategies and supplies to ease the …
High Point Market: Top Twelve Favorites
Last week I was in High Point for Spring Market — and am just now recovering from a jam-packed, head-spinning three days. Twice a year, the …
Seeing Nature and Thinking Design-Palette Possibilities
Interior designers get their inspiration from all sorts of places — fashion, travel, history, Hollywood…you name it. But when it comes to …
Nature and Romance at Wright’s Fallingwater
A visit to Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic Fallingwater had long been on the top of my weekend-getaway wish list. So this fall, my husband, Peter, …
Fresh and Floral Design Ideas
The old adage is true…April showers do, indeed, bring May flowers. It’s warm and sunny in Washington, DC, today and glorious flowers are popping …
