I recently came across the lovely home of TV producer and writer Michelle Nader, designed by well-known architect Barbara Bestor, in Domino and it made me think so much about what is going on in my world with my house. I'm redoing all the floors of the first floor of my home because I had some water issues that ruined my wood floors. (Posts to come on this crazy situation of mine soon!) And upon my search for looks similar to what I'm trying … [Read more...]
Why My Remodeling My Office Is Important For You
Laptops have contributed to my demise this past year or so. I am coming clean and admitting it. They say admitting your problem is the frist step, right? HA! I haven't really had a "problem" per se, but I had some health issues and a bit of depression with deaths I've had to deal with, so I've been working literally "from bed". Watch my video to understand more of what I'm talking about and what I'm doing... but listen CLOSELY because … [Read more...]
How To Style Your Shelfie
Most homes have some sort of book shelves somewhere. They could be by the fireplace, by the tv, or even some freestanding shelving against the wall. The age old dilemma always comes up: how to style your shelfie. Unless it's a library or a book haven, bookshelves don't need to be edge to edge covered in books. Don't let the name fool you. Nor do they need to be edge to edge picture frames, either. Creating a space that is inviting, … [Read more...]
Celebrity Style: This Is Us – Mandy Moore Mid-Century Home
Can I please get a showing of hands, how many of you are consumed with This Is Us? That's what I thought. Entire room, you can put your hands down. It's SUCH an amazing show, and I have to say, I'm equally as taken not only how beautifully written the story line is, but everything about it, especially having lived through all of those decades. It definitely brings back memories. And I have to say, I'm a little bit taken with how … [Read more...]
My Kitchen Makeover: Before and After
Cooking just got a whole lot more fun! My home is 19+ years old, and a home that we build and designed and built ourselves way back when. One of the things about my style that has held true through the years is selecting classic colors, designs, and styles in the things that cost the most. Such was the case when I chose my granite and backsplash a long time ago. I always wanted white marble but I knew it had an issue when it came to … [Read more...]
Decor: Dining Room Sets
When it comes to decor, I prefer the unexpected. One of my biggest pet peeves is seeing things all matchy matchy. Some things that are in sets aren't bad, but if I can find a way to create a more unique look, I will. Going to the furniture store and picking up an entire set of furniture that's all from the same collection doesn't sound appealing to me at all. I much prefer mixing things up and finding those special pieces as I come across … [Read more...]
Celebrity Style: Bethenny Frankel
If you're in the market for an apartment in the NYC area, this gem is available. It's Bethenny Frankel's Tribeca Loft apartment that she won from her divorce settlement. It's only a mere $6.95 million! But if it's not on your radar right now, what you can do is take some design and decor inspiration from it. The RHONY star and entrepreneur has great style. It's a clean minimalist look. Simple, crisp, and a good reminder that sometimes … [Read more...]
Bedroom Closet Essentials
If you follow me on Pinterest, you know that my favorite board is Closets. Don't even get me started how much I love em! Last week I shared some dreamy bedroom closets, spare bedrooms that have been converted to dressing rooms. Remember it HERE? Because let's face it. Who has an extra 1,000 square feet of closet space? This idea is something many people can do if they have a spare bedroom that they aren't using as an office or a guest room. … [Read more...]
Olympic Inspired Spaces: Gold Silver Bronze Decor
I can't believe the Olympics are almost over. Is it just me or does it feel like it just begun? In the spirit of the Olympics, I thought I'd pull some decor inspiration from the Olympics: Gold Silver Bronze decor. To be quite honest, I'd pull these rooms even if we didn't want the Olympic theme! These are all tones I love to use in my home and want to share how you can do so in yours. You can find all of these images … [Read more...]
Office Obsession: Rachel Parcell Pink Peonies
One thing I love is beautiful work spaces. For one, when we love the space we're in, we're happy, more productive, in our element that makes us feel good from the inside out. So when I saw Rachel Parcell from Pink Peonies redid her office, I was obsessed. Everything she does is nothing but style, class, beauty and it's a style that I personally love. So today I'm sharing her office reveal with you, in hopes that she might inspire you as … [Read more...]
Decor: A Lofty Look
I'm a little obsessed with this loft that was recently featured in Lonny. This space started with an industrial look but transformed into this warm eclectic space. Designed by Homepolish designer Allison Petty, she pulled warm tones with the golds and velvets that made the space inviting, comfortable, and very welcoming. We might not live in loft apartments with brick walls, but there are lots of great inspirations we can … [Read more...]
Decor: Madrid Apartment Vintage Serenity
I came across this Madrid Apartment when looking at interior design pictures the way we do when we just love to get lost in beautiful spaces. This is one of those spaces. This place and it's style totally represents everything I love is pretty much dreamy in every way to me. This gorgeous place is dripping in unique vintage pieces, mixed with sleek modern elements that create an eclectic space that feels warm and inviting, even with it's … [Read more...]
Celebrity Style: Christina Applegate Kitchen Makeover
Christina Applegate redid her kitchen not too long ago when she had to tear up her floors. It's certainly understandable that a task like this isn't one that I'd look forward to, knowing what a mess it can be to have an undertaking like this with the mess of the floors, one of the most used rooms in the house. But she enlisted the help of Laurel & Wolf designer Jessica Today and it was a breeze. Here's how it turned out. Before: … [Read more...]
Family Room Makeover
I'm very embarrassed to say how long this post has been due. A LONG time. But better late than never. I had other things I wanted to share and I knew this wasn't going anywhere. So finally, I'm sharing my family room makeover: before and after. A while ago (the post was HERE and HERE) I talked about my family room dilemma, what to do with the TV, and the big open hole that was the built in media cabinet from two decades ago. Well, I did … [Read more...]
Pantone Rose Quartz Serenity For The Home
Most of you know I recently spent a week in Atlanta at Americasmart for my daughter's business, Honestly Margo. Well, that place is FULL of amazement and delight with beauty from designers and manufacturers from all over the world. Truly, I can't even tell you how beyond blessed I am to have this experience to be able to go and travel and experience the back side of retail and see and have access to all of this beauty that has influence in the … [Read more...]
Blue and White Decor: Part 2
Last week I talked about decorating with blue and white. In case you missed it, you can see it HERE. I have LOTS of blue and white in my home. It's been a LONG time coming BUT, my family room is like just a week or two away from being COMPLETE! FINALLY! I started painting it last November... took me long enough, right? Jeez! I talked about this little makeover HERE. That room went from that butter yellow to this blue I'm showing below. … [Read more...]
How To Style Your Shelfie
You'll see home accessories on the blog often. I know, yes more. But to me, accessories for our homes are like the sprinkles of jewelry are to our look that we're wearing. The big heavier things, our furniture remains. So these added sprinkles are the things we can change up to freshen and change things up. Last week I shared with you 10 TIPS TO STYLE YOUR BOOKSHELVES with pointers on how to do, what to do, and what to put in them. So I … [Read more...]
Luxe Home Accessories
Yesterday I shared a bit of my home and had big issues... TV placement, wall tearing up or keeping as is, but I think what makes a room special are all the extras that was place in our space. On our coffee tables, in our bookshelves, on our sideboards and end tables. They're the little "sprinkles" for our room. Kinda like our jewelry is to a great outfit, these home accessories make our rooms sparkle just a bit more. I recently found some … [Read more...]
Built Ins Dilemma
I updated my kitchen several years ago, and because it's connected to my family room, the family room needed to follow. But it didn't. I need to paint the walls, change up the woodwork as well, and then of course the fluff will follow with furniture, window treatments and accessories. Here is why I have been dragging my feet and the issue I've been having. The built in for the TV. We built our house like 17 years … [Read more...]
Hautelook: Statements By J Home Furnishings
I'm a sucker for online deals and steals. As much as I love local, I love great finds I find online. Places like Hautelook have amazing finds on high end designer clothing, accessories, jewelry, home furnishings. They have these "flash sales" that last several days, then they move onto other things, but of course in all these wonderful categories. So as I'm opening my emails this week, these lovelies from Statements By J happened to be … [Read more...]
