The business of blogging | ads

If you missed the first series in this blog post, the business of blogging / money matters, you can find it HERE. I have wanted to write a post about the ins and outs of ads and sponsorships for years, but it seems like such a hornet’s nest that I have decided to stay away […]
top 5 tips for decorating on a budget | part 1

When I was in New Hampshire, speaking at the Sage Farm Antiques Market, I gave a presentation on decorating on a budget. As I prepped for that and then as I was teaching, I was reminded how passionate I am about the subject. Yes, it’s nice to have a generous budget when you’re decorating and yes, […]
baker’s table & hutch top

And so it begins…the shopping marathon for the Lucketts Spring Market was officially kicked off with a late-night scouring of craigslist that yielded four pieces already with a few more that we’re scheduled to pick up. It feels good to have furniture coming into the studio again and to see a queue start to form. Two […]
The business of blogging | money matters

When people ask me what I do, I usually say, “I own my own business.” This suffices for those who aren’t curious or inquisitive at all. For others, though, they press further. “What kind of business?” And that always stumps me, because my business it multi-faceted and it isn’t easily categorized. Insurance companies and accountants […]
Decorating Dilemma | Marie – Hélène’s Kitchen

Remember Marie-Hélène? (Look! I figured out how to do the accent marks above her name. That actually came about compliments of my broken E key. I had to hold it down to coax it and realized that other E options would pop up!) Anyway, I featured her family room in a Decorating Dilemma post just […]
thankful for small things

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best of 2016

The first week in January is usually when I hit the ground running, but I’ve been in a post-holiday, pre-head-cold funk and have just wanted to curl up under a blanket and ignore the world! I’m starting to come out of that, though, and it actually helped me a lot to put this post together […]
the Kalispell barn

For the past few years, as I really started to hone my skills as a photographer, I saw the world through a camera lens. Seeing a beautiful scene, vignette, or a particularly photogenic item, and thinking what a lovely shot it would make. Lately, though, I’ve been seeing things through a brush. How would it look on […]