Mary Brown Houston was born 120 years ago on October 19 into a privileged family in Springfield, Missouri. She studied design at Drury College as a young woman, romantically followed her young husband to Indiana where he was stationed during World War I, then on to the burgeoning auto industry in Michigan and Ohio. Life was upwardly mobile, new home to decorate,... [Read more...]

If you read the book ‘The Help’, you will know that the girls were Chi Omegas (members of a college sorority).  Well, I was a Chi Omega at the University of Kansas during the time portrayed in the book and movie.  In November of 1963, several of us from the university Methodist group drove to Washington, DC, to participate in a civil rights march with... [Read more...]

When it comes to the ceiling, the design usually stops right where it begins. However, your home interiors can be enhanced with a little drama from above. The National Kitchen & Bath Association reported that one of the popular “architecturally artistic” trends seen in the  2011 NKBA Design Competition was that of detailed ceilings. You could possibly... [Read more...]

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