Dec 15, 2025 | read more
Are you ready for holiday guests to arrive? Me neither! But I do have some easy-to-do ideas to welcome them to a festive home. Read on for quick entertaining and decorating tips. Shrub Drink Recipe When your guests arrive, the first thing you want to do — after taking their coat and bags — is […]
Sep 01, 2025 | read more
You might overlook them, tucked away on your walls, but light switch plates are an opportunity to infuse your home with good design. They’re not just functional, they’re subtle taste statements. Let’s peek at a few American options beyond the basic builder-grade plastic model pictured below. Other countries will have similar but different versions specific […]
Aug 18, 2025 | read more
Inspired by our love of Mad Men, interior decor and summer cocktails, we’re continuing a fun series of posts pairing design and drinks to inspire your own entertaining and interior design style combinations. Today, a kicky bungalow patio is paired with melon-infused goodness to celebrate summer breezes and fresh fruit season. Above in a Palo […]
Jun 23, 2025 | read more
Do you have pesky problems in the kitchen, specifically how to organize and best use your drawers? The struggle is real when finding a matching lid for food storage. A pull-out drawer with racks and separators solves the problem. This standard slide-out cabinet has vertical storage for kitchen tools that clutter up your countertops. Slots […]
Jun 09, 2025 | read more
The biggest surfaces in your home are ceilings, floors, and walls, with walls being the most directly aligned with your eye. Let’s look at 3 pleasing ways to finish walls. Each is an opportunity to express what you’re passionate about. Create Colorful Stripes with Paint In a bedroom for a young boy, we wanted to […]
May 19, 2025 | read more
Spring has sprung! You can smell it in the air, so fresh and exciting, when the plants starts to grow and bloom, birds and butterflies are busy and the spring rain is just around the corner (we hope!) The change of season always brings with it an intention to do – what else? – Spring […]