It was so fun to host a girls’ night Oscar viewing party, and this year, in our new house. While I had hoped that my 52″ blow-up statuette could greet guests outside, the wind just wasn’t working with me. So in he came to the front hall… …along with this wreath that was flapping in…
Now that we’ve been unpacked and settled in our house for a few weeks, we’re ready to disrupt the peace with our first house project…built-in bookcases! We are really excited to add a little architectural interest in the living room, and more than anything – more storage! Plus it will be cool to know we’ve…
From the beginning, I knew my office would be what I deemed Manolo blue. And so, I began to gather some fun items to start pulling it together. Several blue accents, but overall I love the clean, white workspace… So glad I went with the “small” version of this light – it was much bigger…
A few weeks back, I posted about some upcoming guests and our desire to get the guest room together in time for their arrival. As you can see in this before pic, we had not accomplished – well – anything, as of a couple weeks post-move-in. So we moved out all the random stuff we…
Over a year ago, I set out to design a photo wall. After going back and forth on several ideas, I decided to do all Ikea Ribba frames in white and created the above arrangement on my computer to get a feel for how I wanted to arrange it. Then, we decided to start looking…
This post could also be called, “I’m learning how to use my new camera flash…so bear with me”….it could also be called, “Damn, I wish I had moved the trash can out of sight earlier!” But here it is, “My favorite spot”. I suppose it changes from time to time, but the kitchen ranks very…
My husband, Page, is a web designer “by day” but also runs a freelance design business out of our home that has (knock on wood) been busier than ever in 2011. Workflow doesn’t slow and deadlines don’t disappear just because you’re moving to a new home, so getting him set up and productive again was…
The best gift I got this Christmas? It has been the gift of calm and contentment. When my parents offered to drive our way for Christmas this year, we jumped at the chance – not only did it mean less driving on a particularly busy holiday week, but it was the extra push we needed…
