I took this photo in the lobby of a LaQuinta Inn in a smallish-town in TX yesterday. The design was so beautiful. It felt so out of context in my mind. I had to stop and capture it.

Think about it. What a difference a few years can make!

Thank you Trading Spaces, HGTV, and countless others following in their footsteps, who have elevated design and our expectations. Beauty in our spaces is the ‘new normal’

What does it say about me that I was so surprised that a motel chains lobby valued beauty over simple function? Such a small detail, but what a difference it made.