kim’s coastal bedroom | selecting a wall color
You would think that selecting a wall color would be really simple. Right? Well, if you’ve ever strolled into a paint store and picked a color based on a little chip and spent a day painting, only to realize that the color was much brighter, darker, bluer, greener, pinker, whatever-er than you thought it was […]
milk paint 101 | what is milk paint?
I’ve written a lot of posts about milk paint. In fact, we have an entire blog just dedicated to all things MMS Milk Paint. I could talk about it a lot more than I do, but I never want my readers to feel like this blog is a milk paint commercial. But when I asked […]
running a creative business | making profit-based decisions
I wrote a post answering a reader’s question about how I balance business and the rest of my life. The short answer is I struggle through it. Sometimes successfully and sometimes not. You can read the long answer HERE. I received an e-mail from a fellow creative-business owner and blogger, Cassie from Lovely Weeds, about […]
decorating dilemma | which comes first?
A few weeks ago, I received a question from Jan and figured I would answer it in a post. Especially since I’ve learned a lot about this over the past few years. “I have a question….picture me waving my hand in the air…..oh oh Miss Marian!!!! Do you pick your wall color or fabric first? My […]
a shopping trip & a cleaning day
A few weeks ago, I received an invitation to “breakfast at Ballards” a celebration of the opening of the new Ballard Designs store in the King of Prussia mall near Philly. Usually, invitations like this are too far for me to travel, but this one was just a couple hours away, so Kriste and I […]
an inspired room
I love celebrating friends and their achievements. And one of my blog friends has something to celebrate. Melissa Michaels of The Inspired Room, just released her latest book, also called The Inspired Room! I had the pleasure of spending time with Melissa as we prepared to teach a workshop on writing a book at the […]
The Retreat kitchen | before & after
I shared about our photo shoot in this 1799 manor house last week, in case you missed it. I promised I would share more about the house and I’m fulfilling that now! There was just way too much to cover in one post without allowing for an intermission or potty/snack break. Today, I want to share […]
fresh flowers from the bouqs
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by The Bouqs Company. All opinions are my own and I was excited to introduce my readers to such a great brand. I don’t often buy fresh flowers for myself, just because. I buy them on a semi-regular basis these days for when I’m doing specific photo shoots, but that’s […]