living room sofa makeover
I shared the new arrangement for my living room, but I thought I would share an “official” before and after of the sofa. The sofa that was in my living room was a lovely piece my aunt let me “borrow long term.” I slipcovered it in drop cloths and used it for about four years […]
Living Room Rearranged
When I start rearranging furniture, it’s like playing dominoes. I move one thing and then everything else has to move. As I mentioned yesterday, I’m approaching my house in an entirely new way. I’m trying to be intentional about every piece. Is it functional? Is it beautiful? Do I really love it? Is it perfect […]
What are you doing New Year’s Eve?
New year’s eve has never been a big deal to us. One year I did go to a party with my Opa. My Oma had just passed away that year and he didn’t feel it was appropriate to bring a date and he didn’t want to go alone, so he asked his granddaughter. I drove […]
Exciting things around the corner…
There have been a lot of things in the works, behind the scenes, for a few months…years in some cases. I like growth in my business to happen organically, not forced, so sometimes it takes a while for everything to fall into place, but several things seem to be converging in 2014 and I thought […]
Magazine Features & a Risky Outfit
Before we go any further, I want to clarify that the outfit mentioned in the title of this post is risky, not risque, lest there be any confusion. So, several weeks ago, I received a few e-mails in a row from magazines requesting content for a feature. I can’t imagine a day when I casually sigh […]
Arranging linens, silver and ironstone…
As I was preparing for Christmas day, I realized what a mess the cabinets, drawers and shelves where I keep my tableware, serving pieces and linens were. After a few years of buying, making and using things for photo shoots and then shoving them in no particular order behind a closed door, it was hard […]
Christmas 2013 Recap
I’ve gotta say…it was really tough for me to get in the spirit of Christmas this year. I’m not sure what it was. It’s my favorite time of year and I usually can’t wait to put the tree up and start listening to my Christmas play list. I love the decorations all over the house, […]
home projects completed in 2013
It’s been quite a year for changes in our home! I left my space as a vendor at Lucketts in January and that freed me up to work on my home more. We had been putting off a lot of projects because I was so busy with my retail space, so now I actually had […]