Make it Scary, Easily: cute and quick Halloween craft ideas from Sweet Paul
I love Sweet Paul, and these ideas are so simple but still dramatic. I might even try them and I am the laziest Holiday decorator ever. Seriously - I don't vacuum the corners of my ceiling for a month and voila - spooky spider webs as my Halloween decorations. Paint a funkin or pumpkin in a...
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
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...
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