When I was in college I bought my first dinnerware - eight place settings of really simple Dansk dishes in the prettiest shade of jade/mint. I still have, use and love those dishes. They look great m...
The pilot light on one of the burners on our stove is a little unreliable (even though its been fixed a few times - we cant figure it out), so we have to keep matches on hand. I picked up a box of th...
I hate showing in-the-rough before pictures without having some pretty after (or at least during!) shots for you, so Ive been hesitant to share any photos of the brownstone. Those bachelors...
Hey friends! I hope you had a great long weekend! Ours was so perfect! It felt really long, which is about the best way a weekend could feel. :) Last night was especially fun. We went with our friend...
Wow! What a whirlwind week! It feels like I havent had time to even blink since last weekend. Do you have any fun plans for the holiday? Were staying in town, but hoping to get out of the house every...
Im a gold jewelry person, through and through. It just looks better with my skin tone I think. But when it comes to hardware and metallic finishes for the home, I like to mix things up and throw in s...
I am so excited about todays room tour! Reader Anne enlisted the help of my lovely and super-talented friend Lauren (who is due with her third baby any second now!) for some eDecorating advice. ...
Theres a tiny little open-air flea market in a lot on 25th st just east of the Chelsea Flea/Antiques Garage (my favorite!). Its easy to miss if you dont know where to look for it. The offerings are s...
I had little stroke of good luck yesterday afternoon. I was walking home from a meeting with a favorite client at Oly Studio, where we were both admiring these amazing doors.Note to future self: you ...
One of the things I bought last weekend at the Chelsea Flea was this old, beat up Parsons console table. The dimensions are *perfect* for the wall I want to put the tv on in the the living room of th...
Im so excited that we can finally share our news! Were moving to Brooklyn Heights this summer! We found the perfect-for-us brownstone. It has lots of space (even a back yard!) and Michaels commute wi...
Marlien Rentmeester is the west coast editor of Lucky Magazine. She also writes one of my favorite blogs, Le Catch, an amazing fashion site that shares how to mix high and low pieces. I especially lo...
This morning was SO nice! I totally got to sleep in. I cant remember the last time I went to bed at a decent hour and got to sleep in too! Best Mothers Day extension present ever!Sadly Im paying for ...
I love thinking of Mothers Day as a celebration of all women who nurture. Heres hoping we all get a little extra love back this weekend!And a little tip if you get a flower arrangement - dont overwat...
Im was so thrilled when Chassity from Look Linger Love emailed me to offer up first dibs on these photos of her new sons nursery. She has done such a lovely job here! Heres Chassity with a little tou...
If we get this new place, for the first time in many years we will have a house with private outdoor space. Hallelujah! Its not huge a huge garden, but it just enough room for the kids to run around ...
I have always hated the gold painted finish on this old mirror I got at Brimfield years ago for about $60. Ive been meaning to gold leaf it for a long time, but just havent had the chance to get arou...
Hi! I hope you had a great weekend! We played catch up after a crazy week. So many changes coming our way!Ive already mentioned this one, but one of the big changes is a move later this summer! Excit...
Colleen, who is offering eDecorating services now (!!), is back for another stunning Copy Cat post. This room was plastered allllll over Pinterest this week. Wouldnt you love to call this room yours?...
Lenya from 7 Year Wedding had a nook in her dining room that was feeling a little drab. She scanned in some trellis scrapbook paper and had it made into an engineering print like I did here.I love th...
Help! Do any of you have the straight-back Louis or the Leonardo chairs from Ballard? Id love to hear your opinion on the comfort level. One of my clients likes the style of the Leonardo a lot and th...
I got back late last night from a whirlwind trip to Chicago. My head is still spinning a little from the past couple of very busy weeks, but here are six things Im enjoying lately:1) Julie from Shelt...
I picked up this vintage lucite stool at the flea market a week or two ago and this weekend I had a minute to reupholster the seat and clean up the base.I was so excited to use this laminated fabric ...
Colleen, who may have suckered me into buying a gingham dress, is back in action today with another killer copy cat post! I loved this room from Adore too! PS Colleen mentions Pinterest in her round ...
Ive been thinking a lot lately about the idea of binding together a handful of inexpensive/less expensive flat weave rugs to make a large custom size rug. I think the look would be super casual and b...
When I was pregnant with Evie, I meant to add a skirt to our simple white bassinet. I never quite got around to it before she was born, but if I had, it would look a lot like the one here. This lady ...
I got this settee off craigslist a while back and when we bought the Chesterfield I didnt really have a place for it. The old yellow silk upholstery on the frame was in pretty good shape, but the cus...
Kristin has a lovely home in Florida with gorgeous beamed ceilings. She emailed me recently asking for advice on a chandelier and whether or not I thought my sputnik DIY would work in her space, with...
I love mother of pearl inlay furniture. The layer of texture it gives to a room is so COOL, but is it really worth the price tag? Larger pieces are several thousand dollars (sometimes more than $10,0...
Well, weve had a scary couple of days! The girls got strep last week. Graces was the worst and we thought at one point hers had moved to Scarlet Fever because she was pink from head to toe and so sic...
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