Agh! Amazon, you are KILLING me with all your copper and rose gold kitchen suggestions! Blast your incredible insight into my likes and dislikes, your special magical algorithms that know me so stinking well. Blast your incredible insight into my likes and dislikes, your special magical algorithms that know me so stinking well. Earlier this […] Read more…
You know those people you meet that just have oodles of talent and taste? You know, the ones you want to be when you grow up… Well Stacy from Not Just A Housewife is one of those people. Girl’s got decorating game! This month Stacy invited me to join in a fun little series she hosts called […] Read more…
I’ve been avoiding the thrift stores lately…well you know how it is, you walk in, and an hour later you walk out with a cart full of items with “potential” you really don’t need and probably won’t have time to makeover. You walk in, and an hour later you walk out with a cart full of items […] Read more…
I have been adding more and more greenery to my house. Besides the benefit of cleaning the air, I love to have little of the outdoors brought in, especially when the fall and winter season turns everything outside golden. That being said, apparently I have a black thumb, because I keep killing each house plant […] Read more…
Just because I believe in an organized, streamlined approach to living doesn’t mean I don’t have a few hoarding tendencies of my own to battle. I find myself going weak in the knees, eyes glazing over, and I’m pretty sure animated hearts pop out of my eye sockets. That’s right, it’s confession time… I have […] Read more…
I posted a sneak peak on Instagram the other day, and realized I must be on a bud vase kick! (A few weeks ago I posted this minimalist bud vase). But who doesn’t love a little nature in the home? Bud vases are especially useful because a single stem or clipping can make a statement […] Read more…
I’ve always used whatever’s been lying on the floor to prop open the doors in our house, anything from piggy banks to hatboxes, book ends to shoes…and occasionally the dog. Whatever works, right? Especially now that spring is here (finally!) and we’ll be leaving the windows open, propping open the doors has become quite necessary–unless we […] Read more…
By now you’ve realized that I miiiiight have a bit of an obsession with all things gold. When I spotted lucite & gold office accessories, yes I swooned, but I also decided to go for it and adorn my office with gold. Now, how to get office accessories with a similar look at a fraction of the price? Well […] Read more…
I was so bummed when I spent $9.00 for the most beautiful orchid (below), and after carefully following the directions for care, it croaked (can plants croak?) within a week. And this isn’t my first plant killing offense… on my record sits two other orchids, a fern, a variety of kitchen window herbs, and one […] Read more…
“Display what you love most…” I read this in a home decor magazine and it really stuck with me. Instead of trying to create a “look” for your decor, just display the items you love… the things that most reflect you. Well, I don’t know that my fedora collection reflects who I am, but […] Read more…