Fall News at Barbara Vail Design
The end of summer and early fall always feels like the new year in the design world and we are amidst construction in many of our...
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Our Miami Project + Remote Design Process
One of our favorite big renovation projects of 2021 was located in Miami. Our clients were relocating from their Boston-based home to a...
Mid-Century Modern Victorian
This family of 4 wanted to pay tribute to the beautiful Victorian details of their new home, as well as honor their eclectic mid-century...
Lexington Client Collab
One aspect that we love about the design process is just how different each project manifests to be. Some clients look to us to guide...
Summer News + Nashville Project Feature
This summer we are continuing to work on projects throughout New England, New York, Miami and Nashville. Since we aren't the best at...
Holiday Newsletter + Shop Updates!
In 2020, Barbara Vail Design felt the uncertainty and fear that permeated our lives. We pivoted where necessary, but overall attempted to...
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...