A Vintage Vanity
We do a lot of vintage furniture makeovers. A lot of them. I love it because we’re all about sustainability and we’re all about the budget. Plus, it’s just fun! You feel like you’ve really accomplished something when you look…
Power Flower
Open Studio shows us a whimsical way to display spring flowers this season in their blog post Power Flower. I’m getting the spray cans assembled right now! Free work for everyone who likes action figures and flowers … I love them all!…
How to Style an Entryway Shelf 2 Ways
Even if you don’t have a formal entry or a space big enough to be considered and entry, every home should have a spot by the door that it just big enough to be functional and just small enough to keep…
Here’s What a Perfect Workday for Your Brain Looks Like
Over a Domaine, writer Dana Covit tackles the topic of productivity and happiness in her blog post Here’s What a Perfect Workday for Your Brain Looks Like. It’s true that the they are not mutually exclusive ideas. When employees feel happy at…
Day Ten of the 10-Day Spring Cleaning Challenge – The Appliances
Let’s face it, the only appliance we wanted to clean today was the blender. What beautiful weather we had today! Happiness and rejoicefullness. We’re also really happy today because it’s the last day of the Buzzfeed’s 10 Day Spring Clean…
Day Nine of the 10-Day Spring Cleaning Challenge – The Fridge
We’re almost there people! Today is the 9th day of Buzzfeed’s 10 day Spring Clean Challenge. We’re tackling the refrigerator and what fun this is going to be. Yes, that is sarcasm dripping like a spilled 16 ounce can of…
Sea Change – Designer Megan Tagliaferri’s Home
I’m sharing some inspirational pictures of Designer Megan Tagliaferri‘s own home taken by Laure Joliet for the blog post Sea Change by Heather John Fogarty at C Home. I really like what she has to say about her approach to…
Day Eight of the 10-Day Spring Cleaning Challenge – The Closet
Did you clean today? I didn’t clean today. The Buzzfeed Spring Clean Challenge for Day 8 is to do the closets and I just wasn’t into it. Well, maybe I kind of cleaned the closet. I returned two pairs of…
Fashion Inspiration – Lace & Leopard Print
It’s a fashion post! Makes sense because part of my design approach is to look at the way my clients dress themselves in order to help them dress their homes. It’s not a perfect method, but it has merit and…
Day Seven of the 10-Day Spring Cleaning Challenge – The Windows
We’re in the home stretch of the Buzzfeed 10 Day Spring Cleaning Challenge! Today is the window challenge and it was kind of a let down for me because it was raining in Chicago this morning. I was hoping to…