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Holding Court
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One Stylish Mom's Perspective on Life, Design, Life, Decor & Life
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10 apr 12

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18 mar 12

I love you, Marija

Words really cannot begin to the describe the devastation in my life.  From the moment Marija and I met 14 years ago, we have been inseparable. Although young, we somehow recognized immediately ...

12 jul 10 1 person likes this

When Germany Meets Spain

Mr. Court and I are energetic people.  Not energetic like we play tennis everyday or hike in our spare time. Energetic as enthusiastic.  We get excited about things easily and we embrace ne...

07 jul 10

Anything is Possible

I never thought I would say this but I cant wait until the next World Cup. MA House by MPG Arquitetura Generally, I have very little interest in the World Cup despite the fact I come from a socc...

02 jul 10 1 person likes this

Balmain

I spent most of last summer obsessed with finding a dress I liked as much as this one for a wedding and while I settled on one I liked just as well for the festivities, I havent quite gotten thi...

29 jun 10

Friday Style File: Summer Kick-Off

With the official start of summer upon us, I can already tell that my duties as a chauffeur, chef and referee are about to get exhausting.  But hey, summer is too short to dwell on the not so su...

26 jun 10

In My Dreams...

There is absolutely no way I can narrow down my style to just one picture.  The uber talented and totally creative Aly of "From the Right Bank" has challenged us design bloggers to showc...

23 jun 10

The Reach of a Father

Im having a hard time with this post.  Its fathers day.  And I want you to know my father.  I want you to meet the man who taught me to love my family, and God, and school and architec...

20 jun 10

Holding Court Goes To A Party (or Two)

I love hosting parties.  I get a serious adrenaline charge at the thought of creating invitations, selecting a menu and coordinating everything from the flatware to flowers.  I tend to go o...

16 jun 10

My Friendship With Nate

I feel compelled to explain my fascination with Nate Berkus.  You know I love Nate.  I consider him a very dear friend.  After all, he kept me company while I was on maternity leave: &...

14 jun 10

The Biggest Hermes Box Ever

How about something completely indulgent for our Friday Style File? Let me preface this post by saying that I do not think a $75,000 bag is necessary.  Nor do I believe that a $3000 bag is neces...

11 jun 10

Me & Nate

I have to admit that when I read this, I was pretty excited.  But not nearly as excited as I was when I read this: Youre in.  Details attached.  Have fun! So Im off to see this guy: Wi...

09 jun 10

New Memories

There were definitely things I wanted to do in high school that my parents vetoed.  I was forever trying to drive downtown to galavant around the city.  I swore I would only go to museums o...

06 jun 10

Weekend Style

When we moved into our home, I never really thought about a home office for myself.  I work in the city during the day and I spend evenings on my laptop after the kids go to sleep.  Increas...

01 jun 10

A New Old Coffee Table

Its certainly not uncommon that things get moved around over here.  Our original nightstands are currently taking up space in our dining room.  Which is not really a dining room.  Its ...

27 may 10

Renovation Inspiration

Everyone buys a money pit.  In one way or another.  I dont think there is a new homeowner out there who on move-in day exclaimed "Wow.  This place is perfect."  If she doe...

25 may 10

Pretty Ugly

Like it or not, Ive got to start thinking about what Im going to plant outside.  I love peonies, and Ive seen pictures all over the blogland recently featuring this gorgeous flower.  Peonie...

20 may 10

Elle Decor. My new BFF

After faithfully reading Elle Decor for over 20 years (is that possible?) it wasnt until yesterday that I realized just how close she and I had become.  An invitation generously delivered to my ...

18 may 10

Twin Cities Style

We should have showed up with a bigger car.  Who knew Minneapolis was home to the Room & Board Weekend Clearance Center?  Sure, the overall vibe is decidedly modern but the clean lines ...

16 may 10

Bonus Time & A Quiz

Every time I get the Bloomingdales catalog in the mail there is an offer for a "bonus gift" with purchase. Youve all seen them:  Buy some All-Clad, get an oven mitt. Purchase a Lancome f...

14 may 10

Crazy Cheap

Shopping with a client at the Mart on Monday I learned something that stopped me in my tracks.  Only to then have me run all over town, on the prowl: Macys will no longer carry high-end furnitur...

12 may 10

How to Find Inspiration Shopping

It's been awhile since we've had a Monday Morning Distraction.  Let's do some shopping.  Totally high end.  Inspirational Shopping if you will.  As in "inpsiring".  Not as in...

10 may 10

Happy Mother's Day

Compassionate Kind Loving There are moments that our kids show us what they'll be like...    and make all our hard work worth it. Happy Mother's Day ~ hands down the most beautiful flower I...

09 may 10

Mother's Day + Flowers

Friday Style File - Florals & Flowers Arden B I can't say I've ever been much of a floral girl.  Love flowers.  Find them inspiring.  But for fashion and decor?  I never got i...

07 may 10

Shop Like A Design Blogger

I'll be kicking back HERE guest blogging.... One of the very first blogs I ever stumbled upon was Odi et Amo written by Averill.  Her posts are inspiring, thoughtfully researched, and ...

06 may 10

Three, Four, Five

Three things I didn't expect to learn about Thomas O'Brien during his keynote presentation at the opening of Chicago's Artropolis:  He likes pattern.  He uses wallpaper.  And he is fun...

05 may 10

Sneak Peek

I knew I was in for something special when Mr. O'Brien, within minutes of opening his presentation, stated distinctly and most casually: "...everything was modern in its own time." And with that I no...

02 may 10

Beyond

Not sure if I'll be able to sleep tonight.... Tomorrow morning is the kick off of ARTROPOLIS 2010, a citywide celebration of arts, antiques and culture going on this weekend at the Merchandise Mart. ...

30 apr 10

Inspiration

It is getting warmer outside. Well not today, today it was freezing. Freezing in a "the sun is shining so it's probably warm out so I'll send the kids to school in light spring jackets" sort of way o...

28 apr 10

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