Tom Scheerer Decorates – My new favorite and MUST HAVE book

There are a lot of good design and decorating books.  A lot.  But Tom Scheerer Decorates by Mimi Read creates a whole new standard.  Not to sound corny, but this book takes me to my happy place.  It is so beautiful and inspiring.  Just get it.Unfortunately my very bad scanner will not do the beautiful photography, by Francesco Lagnese,...

Have Fun with Lighting

I have a love/hate relationship with lighting. When it's done right, I love it. When it's done even a little bit wrong, I hate it. Let's not even get into how much most of it costs. It's easy to let lighting be an after thought when we're mostly so focused on furnishings and room layout. A lot of the...

Home office layout and inspiration

I am having a heck of a time arranging my home office in a manner that I'm comfortable. I believe I moved my desk 4 times now and I've only lived in our house since June. This morning I was in a rampage trying to find a photo or inspiration to use as a jumping off point for laying...

Keeping Small Spaces Beautiful

You would think that having a small flat or studio would mean minimalistic decoration and the end to all clutter forever. But like most people, you probably find yourself holding onto stuff which you can’t justify discarding. I believe that if you have space, you'll fill it, so one has to be careful to remember to purge, purge, purge,...

Urban Chest Giveaway

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A big thank you to Urban Chest for offering up an amazing giveaway today for this lovely cake stand! There are a few things I l love about Urban Chest, one being that they are great with customer service and quality! Secondly that they have buying guides. If you need a little help figuring out what to fill an empty...

Cameron Diaz’s AMAZINGLY GLAMOROUS Manhattan Apartment by Kelly Wearstler

Your style or not, it's hard not to appreciate the sumptuous, textural and lustrous quality of Diaz's stunning Manhattan abode. The materials used are EXQUISITE.  I would love to just walk around and touch everything..I was surprised to read that Diaz is a professed design freak and will even be taking on the role of artistic director for fashion...

Vanity Eye Candy!

Every Monday could use some eye candy to start us off, right?! Lately I've been scoping out ideas for bathroom vanities.  Ours is soooorrrryyyy. It's chipping and cheap looking and I hate. Vanities are one of those things that should look great, because they are such a focal point of a bathroom, but also be functional because most of...

A Necessary Mattress Primer (with a little eye candy to make it more interesting)

So obviously I'm a huge believer in the necessity of a beautiful bedroom, and I could loose hours pouring over inspiring bedroom photos.  Mattresses are something that maybe aren't the most enticing topic of study, but they are a vital one. So I've done a little bit of research for you so you don't have to... via Lonny Mag Pillow top Most people...

Ben’s Garden Coaster Giveaway!

Today we are doing a wonderful giveaway thanks to Ben's Garden!Ben’s Garden is a gift and décor retail store specializing in decoupage art, custom gifts and upscale paper collection, vintage-inspired pieces among many other home decor items. He has locations in Oyster Bay and Huntington Village. Since opening his first store in 2004, 29-year-old founder Ben Busko has expanded distribution to a world-wide audience through...

Living Room Must Haves

Our living room is the first thing one sees upon walking through our front door. Since moving in in June, we've made some progress making it ours, but it's slow going since we're still trying to decide exactly what it is we're going for. We have a small sofa now, which I like, but I've been considering a sectional...