about {maison classique}

{maison classique}

Welcome to {Maison Classique}! For anyone who didn't take French, "Maison Classique" translates to "Classic House". Its not that I have an affinity for the French, (I actually lean more English), but words are sometimes more fun in French. This is one of those times.

I'm Janelle Steinberg, Director of Design for j. steinberg design- a boutique residential interior design firm based out of Orange County, a coastal region of Southern California (please don't let that reality show about housewives throw your opinion of the OC out the window!). I began with a design blog over at WordPress, and over time I noticed I tended to post more products and "fun stuff" than actually write articles (cut me some slack- I'm a busy designer!). One night, deep into the "blahs" about my seemingly stagnant WordPress blog (honestly, why can't they provide a simple cusomizable template thats easy to use?), I serendipitously discovered a new blog format that was fresh and fun. To make a short story even shorter- I decided on a whim to set up {Maison Classique}.

To everyone interested in fresh, transitional and classic home style- {Maison Classique} is for you (and I am the designer for you, too!). I will post great products from retail and "to the trade" sources, 'behind the scenes' posts from my projects and my "work" as a designer (as the saying goes- if you love what you do, you never work a day in your life!), photos of rooms and things that inspire me, as well as other tid bits of useful and savvy home-style and design info.

Everything on this site is guaranteed to be classic and inspiring. And, I write everything myself (no cheating by paying others to do it for me!). I enjoy sharing my thoughts, tastes, opinions and perspectives with you as a young twenty-something designer aligned with classic style and design.

I hope {Maison Classique} becomes one of your regular blog stops that contributes to the most important place of all- home. (And I hope its inspiring and useful and enlightening and all that other stuff, too!).

-Janelle Steinberg, ASID Allied

Principal Interior Designer, j. steinberg design

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