It has been quite the busy holiday season, here at Anya's house. Filled with people I love and adore and projects I enjoyed working on. It has been learning year that send me on the path of clarity in what I want out of my business. I remember setting goals last January.... -10K followers on social media -increase my income by 30% -write 4 blog post per week -and some other crazy ideas...... Well...I have failed. Miserably, completely, totally failed. But....I have learned wh

Hello friend, A few months ago, I received a text at 11 PM from a panicking client. That text turned into a site visit THAT SAME night. (Sometimes I'm crazy like that. ) This client was installing new light fixtures that they'd selected before hiring me. It was dawning on them that this mishmash of lights was making their open-floor-plan house look more like a lighting gallery than a home. We were able to fine-tune a few things, eliminate some unnecessary chandeliers, and my

Hello, Lovelies, I hope you're enjoying the fresh air, warmer days and all that comes with spring. If you are new here, welcome! If you're an oldie, then you probably know how much I LOVE darker tones in design. I know they aren't for everyone, and of course I wouldn't paint every room in my house a dark color--that would be depressing. But I sure find richness, sophistication and--may I even say--seduction when darker tones are brought into a space. So lets talk about the do