Hello everyone and welcome to the weekend! Drizzle and rain are in the forecast for the next few days here in the Bay Area so we’ll be doing some indoor sprucing, making homemade soup, getting cozy by the fire, those kinds of things. Here’s the list of Friday finds for the week! There’s an interesting…
We’ve finally turned our attention back to the hallway bathroom remodel that we started last spring with the vanity upgrade. We’ve lived without a sink and just a plywood top in here for 9 months while I went on the hunt for the right countertop and as a result the bathroom remodel came to a…
I’ve been asked a few times to recommend a “perfect gray paint” to readers and I have difficulty doing so only because there are so so many of them, and it in truth it really comes down to the style of your home, your taste, which direction your room faces in your home, its amount…
Last week I was invited to the opening event for the Traditional Home Napa Valley Showhouse event and was so excited to attend! I love to read about the Showhouses all over the country but never get a chance to visit due to distance, so I was really happy to hear Traditional Home was hosting…
Oh good grief, it’s October already and it just makes my head spin. I can’t believe it’s here already. I sat down with the kids yesterday to decide on their official Halloween costume and it has been decided that this year the 8 year old will be a wizard/witch and the 6 year old will…
Well, we’ve done it again! We’ve remodeled another kitchen in partnership with our local COTS (Committee on the Shelterless) and as part of our ongoing Alma Project. Together with an amazing team and some generous donations, we’re proud to showcase this incredible new kitchen we remodeled for a local emergency shelter. A little backstory…
We made a change in the kitchen last week, something I’ve been wanting to do for months now. A couple of years ago, I found a free fixture at Habitat ReStore, brought it home, rewired it, and painted it white. That free fixture hung in our kitchen for two years and it was really great…
Yesterday was so much fun! We had a blast at a local Wine Country event and then attended a throwback 80s party later in the day, complete with a DJ playing classic tunes, a favorite film from the decade, and everyone wearing their college alma mater singing old school songs, good times! It’s ‘Best of…
Hello all, I’ve invited a special guest here today! From time to time, I ask stylists and designers I admire to chat with me here, and today’s guest is Stephen Saint-Onge, also known as “Designer Dad”! Stephen is the Contributing Home Editor for Family Circle Magazine and his expertise is in creating comfortable and livable…
September is my most favorite month, it always brings the best weather and two special dates too. I celebrate both my anniversary and my birthday this month and I’m soaking up every lovely moment as the sun gets softer and the autumn breezes usher in the beautiful fall season. Can you feel it in the…
Fall is here my friends and the kids are already narrowing down their choices for their Halloween costumes, are yours? This is such a fun season for decorating and one of my favorite stylists Matthew Mead has a brand new Halloween publication filled with 140+ fresh (and ad free) pages of seasonal inspiration! This…
Happy Labor Day everyone! We’re taking one more day of leisure here in San Diego before heading home, but it’s a new month which means it’s time to share the best of the last! Here are the top ten not-to-miss posts from August. 1. The family computer armoire got a makeover; 2. There’s a new…
Hi everyone, happy weekend to you! Have you been relaxing or getting busy with some projects around the house? We started soccer season again so we’re now back in the swing of taking kids to their games – Matt is coaching too so Saturdays are crazy busy but fun! I did manage to finish up…
When it comes to orchids, I’m not the best steward of their care. It isn’t for lack of wanting to keep an orchid alive or an affection for the species, in fact, I like to buy orchids from time to time and display them in my home, but truth is, I lack both the talent and…