I have a confession to make. I Kate, mother of young elementary school children, did not hard-boil nor dye any Easter eggs last year. I used fake ones from a craft store to set our Easter dinner table and plastic ones for the egg hunt. Boom, easy, done. However. My youngest daughter requested that we…
Whenever I see a well designed space, my eyes are immediately drawn to the lighting choices. No room is complete without good lighting, and a great fixture is always an element I include whenever I’m working on a makeover too. Sometimes I score a chandelier from a discount store or a home improvement store, but…
Hello friends, I have a treat for you today – an edible one just in time for Easter. My friend Matthew Mead, stylist, author, home decor design expert, and former style editor of Country Home magazine sent me this creative and simple idea to share with you for serving a sweet dessert on Easter Sunday.…
Sunday and daylight savings time greetings friends, it’s time for another much anticipated roundup of the best in DIY from across the blogosphere, as always Amanda and roundup our favorites and I share them here, enjoy this inspiring collection of spaces and ideas! There’s a new trend in kitchen cabinet refinishing and this look is…
This year, I’m challenging myself to bring more color into my home beyond my favorite blues which are everywhere around the house. Coral is my latest color crush and a natural complement to blue so it’s showing up in doses, most recently the living room. The local stores have had several varieties of tulips…
Sunday greetings friends, here’s the roundup as promised! Amanda and I gathered up some good ones, enjoy these inspiring ideas from around the web. Lauren from Pure Style Home added a wall of children’s art to a client’s dining room, isn’t this such a happy space? Kids really do make the best artwork! A…
I’m sentimental about an old wood dresser that sits in my younger daughter’s room. I bought it 13 years ago when we first moved to our town (I know because I wrote the date on the back!) and originally painted it for my oldest daughter. When the younger one was born she inherited it and…
A few weeks ago, Matt and I agreed to host an outdoor party in early summer in our backyard to raise money to benefit the local public elementary school that my children attend (the committee twisted my arm!) so I thought I’d get a head start on sprucing up the rear yard. We had a…
Two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to meet and interview a role model entrepreneur who started her business on her dining room table 19 years ago. Annie Selke has experienced great success from both working very hard and trusting her instincts, and years later she has an immensely successful brand, an inspiring book, and…
Hello all, thanks so much for the great comments this week, and for those of you who took the survey, some things I knew, some things I didn’t but I’m so so grateful for your feedback! Here’s a peek at some things that caught my eye this week. Have you picked up the February issue…
I met a friend at her house a few weeks ago, she has four cute kids and an empty hallway, and she was asking what to do with the “blankness” of it all. I’m a big believer in “bigger is better, make a statement!” when it comes to displaying photographs, and you cannot go wrong…
My children have the day off from public school today (Happy Martin Luther King, Jr day!) and one of their favorite things to do is to make forts – what kid doesn’t? Knowing how much they love them, I made them a play tent in our dining room in the shape of a white tablecloth,…
I’ve always been fascinated by the magazine business, by the editorial side, the styling side, the photography side too. When a magazine scout wants to come look at your home, it’s flattering of course, but for me the thing I value is the opportunity to gain some insight into the industry. Each time I have…
Today’s topic is one of my favorites and that is the conversation about trends in DIY and interior design. Last year I featured a group of very talented ladies who discussed the Design Trends of 2011, and this year I bring you a new lineup of bloggers who I adore! Each one of these fantastic…