Normally, I start each morning with a bit of eye candy and today I’m especially delighted to start with some actual candy. Well, candy packaging to be precise. These beautiful new chocolate bar wrappers were designed by typographer Kate Forrester for Portland, Oregon chocolate company Moonstruck. Kate just launched her new website and it’s chock-full…
Photographer Kimberly Cornelison and her husband Alfie Ferreyra call Minneapolis, Minnesota home when they’re not called off on cool photo shoot assignments for companies like Target and Crate & Barrel or various home and garden magazines. Their 750-sq. ft. home, shared with their Tibetan terrier Walter, is cozy and full of color and love. We…
Now that we’ve met up with my current biking guru, Julie from Adeline Adeline, I’m excited to dive into the good stuff: bikes and bike accessories! I’ve been mentally planning this roundup since I bought my bike back in June, filing away great products here and there like a squirrel. So today I’m thrilled to…
As a new bike owner, I’ve become hyper-aware of everyone’s ride. So it’s no wonder that, when browsing through the sneak peek archives, I was immediately drawn to all the prominently displayed bikes. If you live in an apartment, you may be forced to figure out a creative way to incorporate your bike into the…
To kick off today’s bike theme, I decided to interview the woman whose shop inspired my current bike obsession: Julie Hirschfeld of Adeline Adeline! When my 29th birthday came this past June, I took the day off and immediately headed over to Julie’s beautiful bike boutique in New York City’s TriBeCa neighborhood. After testing a…
Stylist and designer Raina Kattelson lives in Hudson Valley with her husband and two daughters. Of course, I had to make a palette out of the delicious colors in the family’s dining area. The white furniture and pops of color against the bright wall are so cheerful! Click here to see the original sneak peek….
Today I am so honored to announce the debut of a brand new design magazine: Anthology! As much as my heart and soul lives online, I have been dying to see someone embrace print again and Anh-Minh Le and Meg Mateo Ilasco have done just that. Anthology is a new quarterly shelter and lifestyle print…
Good morning! I’m so excited about our content today because we have a special theme: bikes! Starting at 11am, we’ll post a “best of” bikes in the interiors roundup; a video interview with Bike Boutique owner Julie Hirschfeld; and a huge roundup of 55+ bikes, bike accessories, and bike-inspired decor. If you’ve ever wanted to…
my favorite way to end each week is with some sort of little takeaway for the weekend. whether it’s a recipe, a diy project or just a nice idea, i always like heading into saturday with a smile. so i thought this beautiful wedding from eric and cathleen would be the perfect way to end…
I am always pleasantly stunned when submissions like this week’s recipe for herbs de Provence roast chicken by food stylist and recipe developer Molly Shuster land in my inbox. Photographer Jamie Beck brought us together (you may remember Jamie’s recipe for chocolate spice biscotti). Jamie and Molly work together to create the lovely food photography…
When we visited the market last week we were hoping to find the ingredients to show you how to put together a late summer floral arrangement. As we walked around for our first look at what seasonal goodies were available, we noticed that actual flowers were in short supply. We weren’t in the mood for…
after barb’s “how to decorate furniture with wallpaper” post yesterday i was overwhelmed with emails about where to find great wallpaper. so rather than answer the same email over and over, i figured i’d share my top 50 favorite resources for wallpaper. this list started out as a top 10, but when i started listing…
*Image from Science Daily. As the days become shorter, cardigans and scarves begin returning to wardrobes, seasonal apples make their welcome reappearance (we stopped at an orchard and picked up a bushel of Cortlands yesterday, along with apple cider donuts-the best!!!), and leaves begin to color, crinkle, and fall. Parallel with all this crispness and…
friday is one of my favorite days to post each week because it’s the day i double-check my email and make sure i didn’t miss any great submissions that came in during the week. i almost forgot about these beautiful bowls but thankfully amy reminded me about them and i thought they’d be the perfect…
Hello Friends! It’s before and after basics time and wallpaper is the subject of choice today! Wallpaper is a huge part of what I do and I am very passionate about its application and transformation powers. The most important thing to remember as we start this process is to make sure you have your patience…
today’s final before & after comes from barb mcmahon of happy simple and stratford daily photo. when barb and her husband moved into their current apartment they found some seriously nasty built-in cupboards in what would become their dining room. the cupboards were blocking too much light in the room, so barb and her husband…
some cynics may argue that, like mounted antlers or felt pebbles, chalkboard paint is overexposed in home decor right now. however, i would argue that its beauty completely negates the issue. have i seen a bad example of chalkboard paint? no, i have not. it always looks dramatic and lovely. i appreciate sarah’s clever use…
as someone who frequently enjoys browsing through the offerings of home decor and design retailers, i am happy to report that the rug market has never looked better. ten years ago i wanted an attractive and inexpensive rug for my college room, but there were none to be had. “contemporary” rug selections fell under two…
for some reason i only think of calendars in the fall and winter. something about the summer demands a sort of loosey-goosey-ness that makes calendars feel far too rigid for me. but when fall kicks in and jackets go on, i feel the need to get my schedule (and life) into order. though we’re four…
as much as i hate it, my phone is pretty much attached to my hip these days. thankfully not in literal sense with one of those dorky hip holsters, but i never leave home without it. when i do leave home i end up playing on my phone during my commute, which usually involves texting…
