I'm happy to announce that I'll be writing regularly for Oakland Magazine--and its sister publication Alameda Magazine--on issues of interior design and style.

For my first piece, I tackle the issue of updating older homes. How can you get modern functionality while maintaining classic styling? From my first piece:

One architectural feature that’s particularly popular today is a kitchen that opens to the living and dining rooms. It’s ideal if you like to entertain, or if you have young children that you want to watch while you cook. It also has the welcome benefit of making the whole space feel larger. It may not be historically consistent with an older home, but that doesn’t make it a bad choice, just one that needs to be undertaken thoughtfully.

Intrigued? Read the entire article to find out more.