Let me introduce you to a few of my favorite books

I have always been an avid reader. Even while watching TV, I most likely will have a book or magazine, in hand, multi-tasking has always been a specialty of mine. We all have old favorites that we go back, if not to read, at least to think about in same manner. My all-time favorite from childhood is Peter Pan, convinced that I could fly, I even attempted so from the top of the stairs in my childhood home. Somewhere, only a mother's hearing can hear, she heard me yell: I'm flying! Mom was there for the landing. The Secret Garden was another childhood favorite with the much-read Little Women. That is when I knew that I wanted to be an interior designer. I could so vividly picture those rooms in their home, the girls around Marmee at night, listening to Jo's stories. We took a family trip years ago to Massachusetts and I forced my parents to indulge me with a side trip to visit Louisa May Alcott's home in Concord . It was just as I imagined it. That is one of the most valuable tools of a designer, the ability to imagine and interpret the abstract. Many more books hold a treasured spot in my memory but those are the ones that bring my childhood to life. As to interior design inspiration, I am constantly in search for lush books that help me explain to clients where we are headed with their designs, books that for whatever reason, tug at my heart and mind for inspiration. Charles Faudree's beautiful books lead the parade of fabulous sources for me, his latest books is a gem. Another great series of books are by Francophile Betty Lou Phillips. Check those out for starters at Amazon.comPeter Pan (100th Anniversary Edition)The Secret GardenLittle Women (Signet Classics). I'll introduce you to more as we go on.....