My Favorite Summer Recipe: Lemon-Cucumber Refresher
The dog days of summer have arrived. And when the temperatures heat up, I’m less inclined to heat up my kitchen, so we eat a lot of chilled salads and sandwiches and entrees fresh off the grill. But my favorite summer recipe of all time is this refreshing beverage, guaranteed to cool you off on …
Walk All Over Me…
Literally! Walk all over these new rugs by Mohawk. The Pinterest response to our last room redo with a rug was outrageous! So we hit the streets again to find fabulous homes with our great rugs. At the bottom of the thread you can enter to WIN one yourself. Tell us why your special space …
Christmas Cheer and a Leaning Tree
I love the holidays. The decorations, the music, the cookies…oh the cookies (I’ll show you one of the best holiday cookie recipes at the end of the post!). I’m like a little kid when it comes to Christmas, which is why I over do it with my kids every year. I just can’t help it. …
DIY- Chalk Board Kids Play Table
I have a confession: I have an obsession with Magic Erasers. I use them on everything in our house from shoes, to windows, on our base boards, and on my kids play table. From Play-Doh to markers the Magic Eraser would clean it…but I over did it and soon the finish began to wear on …
Nature…..on the inside!
From a design perspective, 2012 has been a big year for natural-inspired interiors. I must admit that chatting about natural designs brings horrible flashbacks to “lodge” décor, where nature inspired rooms included black bears or references to the “ole hunting camp”. Eesh! Thankfully we have evolved into a less themed, simply elegant use of nature …
Personalizing your Fall home
Fall weather….ahhhhh……curling up in snugly blankets, sipping hot cider and building roaring fires. Don’t ‘cha just love it?! Cooler fall temps remind me that it’s time to cozy up my home decor too. If you’re like me, personalizing your fall home will include adding rich colors and loads of texture; pulling out the nubby, warm …
Fall for Red and Orange!
With fall upon us in a few weeks, my thoughts turn to making homes cozy for those (hopefully!) cooler days and nights. I absolutely adore fall decorating….layering textiles, adding ambiance, introducing new colors to the home…..heavenly! This fall I’m focusing on a myriad of glorious shades between orange and red. From paler blush and rose …
My Favorite Modern Outdoor Room
Recently, I was fortunate to join a small and exclusive group of design bloggers, interior designers, and interior decorators, representing 28 states and 4 countries, for Blogfest 2012, a design event hosted by Kravet Fabrics. As part of the event, we were able to see two fabulous showhouses, which have both recently opened in New …
Spring-ing Your Outdoors
Getting your outdoor space ready for spring is similar to the natural unfurling of the season. You ready your outdoor space in stages adding furniture and accessories gradually as the season progresses. You can also signal the start of spring in your outdoor space by altering your color palette and patterns in your space to …