Ten years ago, I took a trip to South Carolina, Georgia and Florida with my parents. We dined in historic restaurants, shopped flea markets, toured the Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil house, went antiquing and drove through beautiful old neighborhoods where gracious wrap around porch ceilings were painted sky blue. The …
Several weeks ago, I visited my husband’s office on a Saturday. While I was there, I noticed two exciting things: #1 The team’s Bachelor Countdown I added my two cents (influenced by friends and family members) on yellow sticky notes. Bachelor fans, Don’t read this paragraph if you missed the show this week! Did …
Several years ago, Katy, my past design partner and I worked on a project
Two days after having fun with family sledding in Eastern Washington, Mamba and I spent a few days on the Washington Coast with my long time friend, Joy.
Last week when I wrote Get Rid of 100 Things, I showed a picture of a mauve plastic pot I was getting rid of. The pot was not only the wrong color, but it was too short for the plant. My thoughtful cousin gave this ornamental pepper plant to me for my birthday in August. …
A few days before Thanksgiving, I received a text message with some photos of Girlfriend Jami’s (of Jamison Cottage) dining room table. She was showing me how she used the polka dot straws I bought for her. Since I live over 3 hours away, I asked Jami to ask Girlfriend Kim Cherry, a professional photographer, to take a few …
I remember Nate Berkus talking to Oprah about creating a beautiful home. I am sure he said a lot great things, but what stuck with me was his nonchalant directive to get rid of 100 things today. It’s possible he said, “get rid of 200 things” or “500 things”.
I was looking through photos for a blog post the other day and discovered several “before” and “after” One-Day Redecorating photos.
I am not sure when glass cloches found their way into the world of interior decorating and display. Evidence shows they were used for gardening purposes as far back as the 1600s.
Fall is one of my favorite times of year. Being a California girl, I don’t see many changes in the season except for a slight drop in temperature and an occasional rain storm. The thought of wearing a cute coat, sweater and boots makes me smile. I love the chill in the air, the smell …
