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Shalena Smith Touted as the Top Kids’ Space Designer
Wow!! What a huge blessing to be recognized by Mommy Nearest as one of the top 5 kids' space designers. This is proof that anything is possible if you have a passion for your work and a love for the people that you're working for! I started my company when my first...
4 Ways to Take Your Nursery Walls from “Blah” to “Ahh!”
Happy Earth Day! This is a guest blog post I wrote for Pish Posh Baby Blog that I think you will enjoy. You can apply these same tips to your master bedroom, family room or any space in your home that you want to quickly transform. Is your nursery or kids space...
Tamera Mowry-Housley’s Sweet Baby Shower!
Hello everyone! A few weeks ago, I celebrated the upcoming arrival of Tamera and Adam Housley’s daughter at their "Pretty in Pink" baby shower, held at the Casa del Mar Hotel in Malibu. It was beautiful! I was greeted with such love and warmth, as all her closest...
Get the Look: Tamera Mowry-Housley & Adam Housley’s Designer Nursery
First I want to say congratulations to Tamera and Adam on their first born son Aden! The minute Tamera texted me a picture of Aden I was so thankful that he finally arrived safely into our world. A few days later I saw him smiling and laying in his crib that we...
Events, Red Carpet and Celebrity Photos!
What? Two blogs back to back! LOL Well... I did promised you photos in yesterdays blog. Keeping it light and fun today and I'm finally enjoying the rain in Southern Cali! xo Shalena
A heart to serve- philanthropy & charity
Can you believe the holidays are almost here? Hasn't the year just flown by? I know we live busy lives and unintentionally we get so caught up in our day-to-day that we don't stop to serve or give back. At times, I think it's that we don't realize our gifts and the...
Tamera Mowry-Housley’s Americana Themed Nursery
People.com has posted a beautiful gallery of Tamera Mowry-Housley's nursery that I designed in August! Here is a quick excerpt from the gallery. To view more photos and to read more, click on the image below. HAPPY MOM-TO-BE by Moms&Babies at People.com "To give...
It’s Kind of Fun to Do the Impossible!
This blog post is inspired by my clients Adam and Tamera Housley. This is the quote they gave me for their Napa Valley nursery. I took that quote and had a canvas designed to match the nursery. It’s always important for me to create an environment that’s reflective of...
Throw out your Plan B!
Throw out your Plan B! I just got rid of mine... So what do we do now? Well.... Now we have to throw out FEAR and self-doubt, get rid of negativity and the negative people in your life, a.k.a haters. Stop the self deprecation and never dim your LIGHT for anyone again!...