putting furniture pieces together
The piece of furniture I’m asked about most is the large antique cabinet in my studio. I totally understand why. It’s an impressive piece and one I would ask about if I saw it! If you read this blog regularly, you know its secret. It’s not one piece, but two. Not only is it two […]
front garden | summer of 2021
I know that many of you have summer gardens that are in their prime by this date on the calendar, but here in Rochester, Minnesota, I’m still planting! I admit to getting off to a bit of a late start this year, but I have learned that it’s okay to be a little late when […]
Building a Home Library
Let’s talk about books, shall we? On Instagram last week, I shared my latest out-of-control stack of new books to read. When I order new books, I’ll sit them on the low bookcase under the window of my studio until I take the time to sit down and read them. When I say “read”, I […]
design pivot & the entire family room
Let’s talk about those moments when design plans don’t work. You buy something, order something, you put it in place, and then you realize it’s not going to work the way you envisioned. You can ignore that gut warning and plow ahead or you can pivot. I’m about to pivot. The fabric I ordered from […]
my first completed sketchbook
For all of the talk I do about journaling and sketchbooks, can you believe that I have never fully completed a sketchbook?! Well, not until a few weeks ago. I have filled plenty of pages in plenty of sketchbooks over the years, but I typically end up abandoning a book, unhappy with many of the […]
how I maximize productivity
I am often asked how I do everything that I do, so I’m going to attempt to answer that in this post and to offer some of the ways I maximize productivity. The reason why I say I’m going to attempt to answer that question is that I really don’t believe there is one set […]
tips on styling a hutch
Yesterday afternoon, after doing some computer work then some not-fun organizing in the basement, I decided I needed to do something in my house that was just for fun. I didn’t have very much time, so I picked refreshing the styling in the antique pine hutch in the living room. When I looked at it, […]
design plan for the family room
As I’ve been thinking about the basement family room, I’ve had this image sitting on my desk. It was on the cover of a I received in the mail and it immediately became my loose inspiration for the family room, which already had blue and brown elements. This was important because I want to work […]