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Postmodern Hostess
www.postmodernhostess.com
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A quest to live beautifully, host graciously and eat well in the postmodern world
#41400 in All , #710 in Interior design

they call me mellow yellow; or, the new "yellow room"

They dont call me mellow yellow at all. I aint yellow, and I probably aint mellow (much as I aspire to be). But I havent done a room in yellow before, and probably never will again, so I had to use t...

3 days ago

the sort of return of domino

Have you heard about this? Considering everyones love for Domino, I know this is welcome news. According to Ad Ages story, "Conde Nast brings back Domino Magazine... Sort Of," there will be t...

4 days ago

family room after

Ive kinda been keeping the family room under wraps lately. Not out of any desire for secrecy. Just a feeling that it wasnt ready for prime time. But Im ready to share now. Its a new experience to me ...

4 days ago

"the blue room" aka the first guest room

Buckle your seatbelts, dear readers, because the "afters" will be coming fast and furious this week. No more of those namby pamby "progress" photos. Its time to get real. (Just kiddin...

5 days ago

double secret week, and a color scheme

Last week I was radio blog silent because I was busy kicking all kinds of ass around the house. It was a secret. So secret I couldnt even say it was a secret. Why? Because Mark was out of town for a ...

6 days ago

warm design

If youve perused the photos of either of the places weve decorated, youve likely noticed that I am much more drawn to cool colors than I am to warm colors. Hmm... blue much? Yes, Im totally predictab...

27 jan 12

stick a fork in my office

... because its done-zo. (That doesnt preclude me from changing things up down the road, of course. Maybe even tomorrow. But this qualifies as our first official "after" in the new house, as ...

25 jan 12

great room tour: january progress

Our great room has turned a corner, and is now really feeling like the cozy, welcoming place that weve been envisioning. And since its the very first thing you see when you come in the front door, we...

23 jan 12

getting quizzical

(Psst. This post provides massive time-wasting opportunities. Read at your own peril. Or save it until the weekend.) Every woman Ive talked to about the subject -- and plenty of men too -- love takin...

20 jan 12

next up: back-up guest room

Yes, I realize how ridiculous the title of this post sounds. No, our house is not huge (1800 square feet). But one of the biggest selling features for us was how well those 1800 square feet are used,...

19 jan 12

office curtains -- or -- justifying the sewing room

So I built myself this sewing area. And last I checked, I havent actually been sewing that much lately. But now that I have a whole AREA devoted to it -- and after I insisted that I needed the loft t...

17 jan 12

new day in the life: mountain winter

Several months back, I did a day in the life post on my average weekday. But with our big relocation from the city to the mountains, and the switch from perma-75 degrees to COLD, my day is a loooooot...

11 jan 12

office progress

Ive kinda gotten lazy lately, and posted pics of the evolution of my home office, but without explanation, like in last weeks post about my 2012 mantra, and in my house tour page. But now heres the f...

09 jan 12

on the twelfth day of christmas

... I finally got around to sharing some Christmas photos. (Look at me. Two posts in one day. After one post in all of December. I know. But lets just go with this momentum. I do have a huge backlog ...

05 jan 12

mantra for 2012

Never having been a big believer in new years resolutions (they seem by their very nature destined to fail), but being a huge believer in the power of positive thinking (I am a yoga teacher, after al...

05 jan 12

going from house to home

If youve been reading PoMoHo for long, you know that we bought our mountain home in Truckee, California, back in August. But really, it should be called our "mountain house," because until ri...

04 jan 12

new year, new life list item checked off (aka "Its ottoman time!")

Happy new year! I hope you all had a restful holiday season with lots of quality time with friends and family. While we had hoped to ski a lot, the Sierras are still waiting for snow, so alas... But ...

03 jan 12

a little break

Just a quick note to let yall know that Im taking a little blogging break. Lots going on, including still more moving, lots of home projects, busy times at work and -- most importantly and difficult ...

19 dec 11

the best thanksgiving leftovers recipe

Ive been saving up this post for an entire year, because this recipe is that awesome. If youre like every household in America, you have a pantload of leftover turkey staring you down come Friday mor...

23 nov 11

family room progress, and more questions

Question: What is the sight that will make me, an otherwise uncheerleaderlike person, start jumping up and down and clapping? Answer: The Crate and Barrel delivery truck pulling up in our driveway. N...

14 nov 11

guest post at budget blonde

Happy 11-11-11! And thank you to every Veteran who has served to protect us. I have a guest post up today over at Budget Blonde. The subject: How to serve a foodie-worthy Thanksgiving feast on a dime...

11 nov 11

is whipped cream a food group?

Can I tell you one of my absolute favorite things about having a "ski house"? Well, okay, the photo above already gave it away. The waffles. I was never a huge waffle person before I started ...

10 nov 11

gratitude and guilt

This is a hard post to write. Not because its hard to think of things to be thankful for. Dude... its hard to think of things not to be thankful for. This is a hard post to write because its a hard t...

07 nov 11

a dining table fit for crowds

Having room for a giant dining table has always been at the top of my wishlist for any house. And when we went looking for our place in Truckee, it was atop the must-have list. If I cant fit 12 peopl...

03 nov 11

the crafty copycat gets framed

Cleanliness may be next to godliness, but I swear in the blogosphere craftiness is next to godliness. So please dont hold it against me that DIY crafts dont really come naturally to me. I didnt grow ...

01 nov 11

we see the light at last

Would you ever in a million years think that something that looks like this... would arrive at your house looking like this? After a loooooooong wait in even receiving it (ordered via Fab.com, just i...

31 oct 11

you know you live in the sticks when...

... your driveway is blocked by sticks. Well, okay, logs. Split logs. For making fire. Without which you would quickly turn into an icicle. In case you have ever wondered, this is what three cords of...

14 oct 11

musical chairs in the great room

Ive never been particularly known for my patience. Its just not a virtue that comes naturally to me. But Im working on it. Though I nod in vigorous agreement when I read decorators and fellow blogger...

10 oct 11

guest post: modern ski lodge interiors

For lots of us, fall is definitely in the air. Anybody else craving a little more coziness in your home? Something that transports you into an apres-ski vibe, even if you dont ski? Its chilly and rai...

05 oct 11

repeat after me: fam-uh-lee room

With our new house, we have whole rooms neither of us has ever had before: a laundry room, a loft, an attic, and -- more excitingly -- a family room. Were so un-used to having a family room that we k...

28 sep 11

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