I turned the camera on and pressed record before Kriste and I even knew what we were going to talk about. Kriste suggested something spring-related. Something about flowers... I chimed in, "Let's...
design ramblings | episode 17 | jessica’s canopy bed
In this episode of Design Ramblings, Kriste and I decided to answer a viewer's question about her space. Specifically, she's stumped with what to hang on the wall behind her canopy bed. (At the end...
design ramblings | transitioning styles
In this episode of Design Ramblings, Kriste and I talked about transitioning decorating styles. More specifically, we were answering a reader's e-mail, asking how to transition from primitive to...
design ramblings | decorating a small space
I just finished putting up the wallpaper in our upstairs bath, which is teeny-tiny, so decorating small spaces has been on my mind. When I selected the mural from Anthropologie, I know I was...
design ramblings | the painted furniture trend
Several readers commented on the fact that I didn't paint the frame of the checked chair and the chair with the toile back. I was planning to write about that earlier in the week, but I realized...
design ramblings | selecting creamy white paint
In this week's Design Ramblings, Kriste and I answered another e-mail from one of our fans, Laura. She asked how to select the perfect paint color, specifically a creamy white. Here's what we had...
design ramblings | claw foot & garden tubs
In this week's design ramblings, Kriste and I talk about the bathrooms of two of our viewers who sent in pictures. The first space, belonging to Brooke, is lovely! Both Kriste and I gasped over the...
finding your style under clutter
For those of us who love collecting pretty things, there is a problem. When is enough, enough? When do the amazing things we own prevent our style from even being visible? Our style is buried...
design ramblings | episode 10 | investment pieces
Happy Friday! Kriste and I are back with another episode of Design Ramblings. In our 10th episode (woohoo) we talk about investment pieces for the home. It took me many years of decorating and...
design ramblings | episode 9 |decorating ideas for renters
It seems like, for most people, a stepping stone to home ownership is renting. It's probably safe to say that most of us started out our adult lives as renters and many are still renters for...