Melissa Rayworth
Santa Maria Times
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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The $150 Upgrade: Design hacks for a great outdoor workspace
THE GOAL: Creating an outdoor space perfect for working from home or rocking your creative side hustle. → Read More
A homebound year has meant rethinking our rooms, belongings
People are discovering what does and doesn’t work in their homes, and becoming more confident about acting on it. They’re realizing how familiar spaces can serve them better. → Read More
Rethinking the Holidays: Traditions, Change Are on the Table
Lots of people are already looking for creative and safe ways to celebrate the holidays this year. → Read More
Rethinking the holidays: Traditions, change are on the table
Nina Bryant will cook a feast for Thanksgiving this year, as always. → Read More
How to create space in your home for work, school and quiet during the pandemic
Without warning last spring, millions of parents found themselves working from home while their kids attempted to do schoolwork under the same roof. → Read More
Virus sends a nation of restaurant-goers back to the kitchen
Last Tuesday night in Tennessee, bluegrass musicians David and Virginia Blood were busy making sandwiches. In Pittsburgh, real estate agent Michelle Bushee was stirring a pot of homemade black-bean chili → Read More
Keeping kids’ rooms calm, colorful and (relatively) tidy
Tips for keeping kids’ bedrooms colorful, calm and (relatively) tidy → Read More
ASK A DESIGNER: Options abound in flooring today
ASK A DESIGNER: When choosing flooring, consider beauty, durability, comfort → Read More
ASK A DESIGNER: Small touches create a great master bathroom
ASK A DESIGNER: Small design touches can add up to a great master bathroom → Read More
ASK A DESIGNER: Comfort is on trend for decor in 2019
What trends will dominate home decorating in 2019? When we asked interior designers about the colors, fabrics and styles likely to be popular this year, one message came through loud and clear: People are seeking comfort at home. But rather than casual, farmhouse-style comfort, these... → Read More
ASK A DESIGNER: Comfort is on trend for decor in 2019
ASK A DESIGNER: Interior decorators say comfort is on trend for 2019 → Read More
ASK A DESIGNER: Interior doors can add light, personality
Clients are sometimes surprised when home builder and designer Marnie Oursler starts talking about bedroom doors. They expect to discuss things like windows, wall colors and where a built-in bookcase might fit best. But many of Oursler's clients hadn't considered that creatively designed interior doors can add personality, improve the flow of natural light, and also serve as flexible partitions… → Read More
ASK A DESIGNER: Interior doors can add light, personality
ASK A DESIGNER: Thinking beyond traditional wood for doors inside your home can bring in light and style → Read More
ASK A DESIGNER: Creating the perfect kitchen island
ASK A DESIGNER: Designing the perfect kitchen island takes time, thought, precision → Read More
Creating a perfectly cozy place to read
We decorate our homes in order to enjoy them. For book lovers, adding a cozy and well-lit space dedicated to reading can be the perfect finishing touch.Most homes, of course, don’t have a spare room for use as a library. But interior des → Read More
ASK A DESIGNER: Creating a perfectly cozy place to read
We decorate our homes in order to enjoy them. For book lovers, adding a cozy and well-lit space dedicated to reading can be the perfect finishing touch. → Read More
Goo-gle gaga: Parenting in the age of Alexa and her ilk
Hey parents: What if there was a machine that could respond to your kids’ every command, never tiring, even if they ask it to tell jokes for two hours or answer all their homework questions?It’s a blessing and a curse for moms and → Read More
Goo-gle gaga: Parenting in the age of Alexa and her ilk
Hey parents: What if there was a machine that could respond to your kids' every command, never tiring, even if they ask it to tell jokes for two hours or answer all their homework questions? It's a blessing and a curse for moms and dads that machines kind of like that do exist in the form... → Read More
Ask a Designer: Closet organization that lasts
Most people don’t start out with a messy closet. Even when a closet is carefully organized at the beginning, however, it might not take long for order to turn to chaos. → Read More
ASK A DESIGNER: Front porches and entries that say ‘welcome’
Interior designer Joan Craig sees many clients who give the decorating of their living room or kitchen a lot of thought. → Read More