2025 Exciting Updates! In 2019 I attended the Downton Abbey Costumes Exhibition in Boston that had been traveling around the country. So much fun! See below for all my photos and commentary. It’s now been announced by Bonhams Auction House in London that there is an upcoming costumes and props auction – much of which ... Read more The post Downton Abbey Costumes Exhibition in Boston and now on Auction in 2025 appeared first on Linda Merrill Interior Designer Decorator South Shore Massac...| Linda Merrill Interior Designer Decorator South Shore Massachusetts
Do you love interior decorating but live in a rental apartment or home and aren’t sure how you can decorate a rental? With the price of housing skyrocketing and less mobility happening in general (per The New York Times) many people are staying put. If you’re staying put in your rental but want to make ... Read more The post Tips to Decorate A Rental Home in 2025 appeared first on Linda Merrill Interior Designer Decorator South Shore Massachusetts.| Linda Merrill Interior Designer Decorator South Shore Massachusetts
I am once again honored to have been included in the FIXR Top 125 Interior Designer Experts list for 2025! On the list are a mix of designers, influencers, writers and other industry experts. Per Fixr.com they “extensively researched top interior designers currently contributing to the industry in the U.S. and selected the 125 in this ... Read more The post FIXR Top 125 Interior Design Experts and Color Trends for 2025 appeared first on Linda Merrill Interior Designer Decorator South Shore...| Linda Merrill Interior Designer Decorator South Shore Massachusetts
It’s that time of year again! The Newburyport Holiday House Tour 2024 is next week on Saturday December 14 from 10-4. In 2020 they turned the tour into an outdoor event which was hugely creative and successful. They really know how to put on a great tour – indoors or out. Combine that with historic New ... Read more The post Newburyport Holiday House Tour 2024 appeared first on Linda Merrill Interior Designer Decorator South Shore Massachusetts.| Linda Merrill Interior Designer Decorator South Shore Massachusetts
We’re heading into the holiday season – a time for family and friends to be traveling, visiting and staying over. How is your guest bedroom situation? I don’t have a dedicated guest bedroom, so anyone who comes to stay ends up on an air mattress in my home office. The other choice is the living ... Read more The post Creating a Welcoming Guest Bedroom in 2024 appeared first on Linda Merrill Interior Designer Decorator South Shore Massachusetts.| Linda Merrill Interior Designer Decorator South Shore Massachusetts
So, it’s back to school time (okay – it’s a little later than back to school time!) and the other day I was reminiscing with some friends about college dorm rooms and roommates. Let’s just say – dorm chic was not in most vocabularies when I went to college in the coughcough80’scoughcough. This is me ... Read more The post Back To School: Dorm Chic in 2024 appeared first on Linda Merrill Interior Designer Decorator South Shore Massachusetts.| Linda Merrill Interior Designer Decorator South Shore Massachusetts
Over nine years ago I blogged about a bucket list trip to the iconic Mt. Washington Resort & Spa and how gorgeous it looks. Well I finally made it this past weekend! Let me say – it’s even better than expected! The Mt. Washington Resort & Spa was built in 1902 and is one of ... Read more The post Travel Tuesday Omni Mt. Washington Resort & Spa appeared first on Linda Merrill Interior Designer Decorator South Shore Massachusetts.| Linda Merrill Interior Designer Decorator South Shore Massachusetts
If you had $5+M to spend on the gorgeous Georgian colonial home that starred in the movie “Home Alone” (apologies to Macaulay Culkin) – how would you decorate it? A couple of weeks ago I posted about the evolution of the Home Alone house decorating style from the 1980’s to today. It’s a beloved movie ... Read more The post Decorating the Home Alone House appeared first on Linda Merrill Interior Designer Decorator South Shore Massachusetts.| Linda Merrill Interior Designer Decorator South Shore Massachusetts
After over four decades of movie making – and having fans swoon of nearly all the interiors – we have hit the Nancy Meyers Style moment in the zeitgeist. #NancyMyersCore is all the rage at the moment. And after spending nearly two decades covering her movies set designs – I am here to jump on ... Read more The post Nancy Meyers Style – Over Four Decades of Inspiration appeared first on Linda Merrill Interior Designer Decorator South Shore Massachusetts.| Linda Merrill Interior Designer Decorator South Shore Massachusetts
The Home Alone house has the honor of featuring one of the most famous movie houses in recent memory. The gorgeous Georgian Colonial style brick house, built in 1921 in Winnetka IL, was the scene for much mayhem in grand old movie style. Premiering in 1990 the house was decorated in a holiday themed green and ... Read more The post Home Alone House – Bold to Bland to What’s Next appeared first on Linda Merrill Interior Designer Decorator South Shore Massachusetts.| Linda Merrill Interior Designer Decorator South Shore Massachusetts