Back in February West Elm posted an interview with Justina Blakeney. She mentioned that she was obsessed with a book called A House and Garden Book: Decorating with Plants by Marybeth Little Weston from 1978. Naturally I wanted to check it out, since I have a thing for houseplants. It’s no longer in print, but lucky [...]
Exciting news—Daniel and I will be living in a camper van for the next few weeks while we explore New Zealand! I have some great DIY gift ideas lined up for you while I’m away, so you will hardly know I’m gone (except that I won’t be around to reply to/approve new comments). Hopefully I’ll [...]
Of all the stores we are missing here in the Raleigh/Durham area, a nearby West Elm was first on my wish list. I did a lot of squealing when I found out my wish was coming true. West Elm Durham opens tomorrow! West Elm invited me to come in before the grand opening for a [...]
We’ve been sneak peeked! The folks at Design*Sponge contacted me a few months ago about featuring our home in one of their Sneak Peek posts, so naturally I freaked out (in a good way). I posted some of my photos that they didn’t end up using below, but head over to Design*Sponge to check out [...]
Here’s the recently repainted office! The walls used to be yellow and orange, but I think I prefer it when the items in the room are the focal point rather than the paint colors. So, I embraced my boring-paint-color-loving side and painted the room light gray. I like it about one million times better now (give [...]
Red has been the dominant color in our living room for the past 5 years or so. Red and I have had a nice long run, but I’m ready for a change. I have a folder on my computer that currently holds 1,187 photos of interior design inspiration that I’ve been collecting since college. The folder [...]
How’s this for a cute summer outfit? Perfect for chasing down the ice cream truck! 1 Bermuda Shorts from Mango 2 Ribbon and Yarn Scarf from Forever21 3 Bird Earrings from FreshyFig 4 Striped Jersey Tank Top from Old Navy 5 Twine Around Wedges from Anthropologie
I was going to make a berry cobbler this week, but all my fresh berries turned to mush before I could use them. Don’t you hate it when that happens? So instead I’m satisfying my berry craving by drooling over the photography on the Tartelette blog. I think Helene’s food photography is the best I have [...]
Old movies are the best. My parents opted to forgo cable TV and raised my sister and I on a steady diet of classic films. I didn’t have daily access to cable TV until college, and I think I’m better off for it! I could never list all my favorites, but here’s a small sampling of my [...]
Since I know you guys like sketchbooks I have to share this amazing sketchbook collection I came across at Book By Its Cover. There are pages and pages of awesome illustrations to look through. You know when you look at someone else’s amazing work and think “Wow, I suck!”? It’s like that. You have to check [...]