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In 2020, Barbara Vail Design felt the uncertainty and fear that permeated our lives. We pivoted where necessary, but overall attempted to...
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New Offering: Design Meets Coaching
Change is here for all of us, and it is hard. This is the moment to allow yourself to learn about your needs and to reshape your own...
Art Therapy at Home
As we find ourselves more at home, we obviously have found that everything we do day to day has been thrown out of balance. Schedules,...
"Home is Where One Starts From..."
At this point, you've likely gotten countless messages in your inbox - from your workout studio, your bank, a hotel you stayed at 7 years...
Plymouth House Reveal
Earlier this year, we began working on an exciting redesign: the beautiful Plymouth, MA house of an existing client. Since the space was...
Before + After: A Brookline Village Victorian
When this Brookline Village client with three young children invited me to work on their gorgeous Victorian style home, I knew it was...
Reclaiming Your Space: 5 Tips for Your Post-Breakup Home
Following Netflix's release of Marie Kondo's wildly popular show Tidying Up, Facebook feeds immediately flooded with mountains of...
Design Project: Home Gallery for a Cambridge Collector
Rosemary came to me hoping to transition to her new space in Cambridge, having just moved from New York to start teaching at a local...
Treat-Yourself-(and Others!)-Gifts
Our Holiday Roundup of Self-Care Gifts for the Home With November coming to a close, it seems that the holiday frenzy is upon us. Finding...
Art That Gives Back
The holiday season is quickly approaching. Whether that means finding gifts for others or for yourself, consider ways that you can give...
Standing Out: What We Can Learn from the Age of Kit Houses
In the early 1900s, upon opening a Sears catalog, you could browse for a house – pre-cut, numbered, and ready for assembly. The kit...
Part II: What is holistic design?
In Part I of this series, I gave my definition of holistic design, curated from various articles and my own creative process at Barbara...
Part I: What is holistic design?
Holistic Design. The term holistic design has come up a lot recently - especially at Barbara Vail Design. Since it is a buzzword and we...
Brimfield: May 2018
A couple weeks ago I traveled to Brimfield antique show for the first of their three shows each year. I think May and September are my...
Boston Common + My Story
I was thrilled when Boston Common magazine published an article in their May 2018 issue on the nature of my work. Since I embarked on the...
Updates + Reflecting on 2017
2017 was full of beautiful projects, lovely clients and deep personal growth. I designed whimsical spaces for little girls, a seaport...
Before and After: Cambridge Church
Last week, Apartment Therapy shared the before and after of one of my favorite design projects (seen here). Since so much goes behind...
Before and After: Cambridge Midcentury Refresh
Cambridge, Massachusetts is known for its history and charming neighborhoods. This home is located on a quaint little street just outside...
Brimfield Recap
Last week I traveled west of Boston to the Brimfield antique show. It is an overwhelming, yet magical, place with miles of everything you...
Boston Globe Magazine Feature
Yesterday's Boston Globe Magazine shared one of my favorite design projects in the Style Watch feature. If you didn't catch it, you can...
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