I am in Manhattan for Blogfest 2012 and spent the most lovely weekend with my dear friends who gave me the most amazing tour of the Hamptons, Montauk, more shingled estates than I can count...
Yeah, so I havent written a blog since what, November? I got busy doing this thing or that, and then I wanted to actually talk about stuff, but didnt know how to do that here. After all, this this is...
Hey kids! Thisll be short and sweet because I am in uber-hurry mode. My friend, Kristen, asked me for room ideas with black and white designs with pops of bright colors. I thought this would be the e...
Hi, Im Susi, a writer for Arcadian Lighting blog, a wonderful place to find inspiration for cool light fixtures and lighting projects. I love visiting design blogs as a guest blogger. Im excited to b...
Hey there! Im Jenn and I write for Design Shuffle, a popular social media/networking site that chronicles interior designs and decorating ideas from around the world. Ive been writing about home deco...
...kind of. So this winter Im doing a teensy-weensy renovation to my kitchen. Were talking low, low, low budget stuff here. Of course this means a special Pinboard for the project, but also that I ne...
But. Really? Cmon. Nearly $1,000 for a pair? Listen guys, you send me a grand, Ill totally mount those bad boys, gold-leaf them and even ship em priority overnight. Granted, it wont be 22 carat gold-...
That is all I wanted to say. Stay tuned for, "my current obsession with friendship bracelets". Im such a winner ;) Happy Proud To Be An Independent American Day, Lovelies! xo Love, Chrissa
Tonight as I got ready for bed, I went about turning off lights, locking locks, latching doors... I stopped and took a serious look around. In the dimly lit glow of my kitchen looking into my living ...
Ive been slackin you guys. But only on you. I realize this isnt much of a consolation, but I knew you would be comforted with the knowledge that every other area of my life is being attended to, but ...
I know its not my usual bag, but after watching this on How My Heart Behaves I felt a sudden and intense urge to share it with anyone that I possibly could. Some things just do that to me. And n...
Congratulations to The Cozy Project giveaway winner from our last post: Julie Hackel Please send your mailing address and cozy of choice from The Cozy Projects store to chrissalov...
Once upon a time there was a girl who stalked things. Her stalking things led her to stalk other things and the stalking upon stalking eventually leads her to...wait, thats not the story I want to te...
I first saw Emily Finans work at Freshtight Designs Emerge and See event. I wish I could find my photos that I took of her table that night. It was love at first gawk. The detail in the faces of her ...
I tried just posting this on The Design Junkies Facebook wall, but they have all of their panties in a bunch over there and pegged it as spammy. I threw a mini-tantrum then decided I didnt want to fo...
This is basically a very long letter to and about my friends. Chances are, youre going to find that very boring. I will not be offended if you opt not to read it. That being said... Everyone has some...
You probably dont know this, I mean, why would you, but this blog was almost called "Things I Love Today". I really loved the name and my original intention (because I am shameless enough to ...
Someday, Im going to write a really long post about Alicia Paulsen, how Posie Got Cozy, my friend, Adrienne, and how, just as Dorothy woke up from the tornado to find her gray world filled with color...
Im not sure how your brain works, but I will be thinking about, say, the color white. White makes me think of snow, which makes me think of cold, which makes me think of getting warm, which makes me ...
Nearly (8 years?) ago, I bought this antique armoire thingy at a garage sale for $25.That was pretty steep for me. Im damn cheap. But, since I had been on my way to the lake, saw the garage sale sign...
So. I had some big plans for this post.Oh, who am I kidding, they were only mediocre. There was going to be some photos of my favorite "rooms for more than just soap" and inspiration ima...
And presently, Im trying to hunt down this color or its likeness because I am going to repaint my living room and kitchen the same color. It has been two years. Ive waited long enough. Be a doll...
I seem to have misplaced a rather ginormous pile of Before & After photos of projects that Ive done. I kept meaning to post them but you know what they say about the best laid intentions? Well, I...
How many times do you find yourself reading a subscription, then "Ooh! Shiny thing!" and youre onto another shiny thing, and then yet another until an hour later youre wondering where your la...
Seriously. I need to get on the ball. Like, whoa. To Do:First agenda item: find a free-lance gig that I can do from home.Process photography. Now.Mail out Pay It Forward recipientsSet post ...
I have very specific ideas about what I want, and what I want to be surrounded by.Some of these ideas are timeless, and a quick glance through my Pinterest boards gives you a pretty good idea of...
For those of you that would like to hang around, "after the blog show", Ive been asked how I found myself living in a "house in a basement" so I thought Id give you a little history l...
I just cant STAND it.Upon opening my S&L email today I had to catch my breath, I literally just sat there reminding myself how to breathe. The bed? The linens, that bedside table? Even the stagin...
I have had a post-it with the word, "Blureiss" stuck to my desk for over 3 months now. A student came in wearing this...trenchcoat...and I fell so completely in love with it that the followin...
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