Bedrooms that make you want to cozy down for autumn
I love autumn! The fresh smell of the air and chunky knit sweaters. It means airing out the quilts from storage and putting away the grill. The days are shorter and less daylight means more time indoors. So don't neglect your home and start planning how you'll transition your house this fall. One easy...
Book Review: “Classic Swedish Interiors”
As my regular readers probably know, I'm a big fan of Swedish interiors. That's why I was super excited by the opportunity to review the new book, "Classic Swedish Interiors," by Lars Sjoberg. The poetic photos are by Ingalill Snitt.I'm going to quote Amazon as they describe the book better than me -"Lars Sjöberg has made it his life's...
Homeowner Basics
Hi guys. So I thought we might do a little Homeowners 101 post and get back to basics. So the great folks that are sponsoring this post have put together an article on the proper way to install a towel bar. Also find some yummy bathroom eye candy below. Before installing a towel bar you should do a...
TIps for creating a superbly glamorous dressing room
Jane, a Decorology reader, wrote me asking for inspiration for a 9x9 room she wants to turn into a "fit for a star dressing room." So I've done my best to compile some super glamorous dressing rooms. I've also found a few "glam dressing room" essentials and where to find them. Even if you don't have a...
And the winner of the “Big-Ass Book of Home Decor” is…
Cathie! Congrats Cathie - who's favorite place she's been to is Hawaii. Check out Cathie's blog full of great design, illustration, and food finds; as well as NYC lifestyle inspiration -Cathie U. Always Fresh
And the winner of the “Big-Ass Book of Home Decor” is…
Cathie! Congrats Cathie - who's favorite place she's been to is Hawaii. Check out Cathie's blog full of great design, illustration, and food finds; as well as NYC lifestyle inspiration -Cathie U. Always Fresh
Got an artsy style? You’ll love this site
A textile artist tipped me off to this site, which I'm really glad to now have in my bookmarks. The shop is called Envelop and textile designers can upload their designs to provided templates for totes, pillows, aprons, oven gloves, and other cotton products. I'm thinking maybe I could even upload some of my patterns from my...
Gorgeous inspiring images from my favorite blogs
I thought I'd pick up where I left off and continue with installments of "Favorite Images from my Favorite Blogs." I started this feature because I realized that as a blogger, I rarely had the time to peruse the blogs that inspired me to start blogging, or that I'd discovered while blogging. I hope you enjoy and that it...
Has anysone seen this travel/shopping show?
So I was introduced to this show a while back, but I don't get the Sundance channel so I've never actually seen it. The show is called "Man Shops Globe," and features Keith Johnson - buyer at large for Anthropologie. The show was described to me as such, "Cameras follow Keith from flea markets in Paris to...
Amazing worked in and lived in artist lofts
A reader requested a post on artist lofts - live/work spaces way back in October. Shamefully, I'm just getting to that now. There are so many great examples out there that I'm going to have to save some for future posts.Here are some good examples of real spaces. Even if you don't have a loft, maybe you...