Sundays are for rejuvenation, so often I go in search of serenity close by. Just a few miles away from my house is an olive ranch, and it’s been on my list of places to visit for years. I used to drive past the ranch on my morning commute and I always wondered what life…
My cousin came to visit last weekend, he’s one of my favorite people in the world. It was fun to play tour guide with him on his first visit to Northern California. We went wine tasting, visited the redwood forest, and of course he had to see the coastline! Thankfully we had great weather, just…
I had such a blast last night! I was out on the San Francisco Bay attending an All White Boat Cruise. It’s a once a year party where everyone dresses in white and there are three floors of dancing with salsa, hip hop, and a live band. The boat sails around the bay in the…
A few years ago I wrote an article featuring 20 Ways to Make a Bed, so today’s post is a spin off that one. I was helping a client (and friend) pick bed linens for her queen size and she was asking for tips for a cozy + modern look, so I pulled together a…
Friends, how are you? Well, I hope! I’m knee deep in a massive project, one I’m hoping to launch next month, so I’m working busily behind the scenes. It’s a project I’ve dreamed of finishing all year, and I can’t wait to share it with you. Travel and family obligations slowed my progress earlier this…
In May, I traveled to Portugal, to the Algarve region, and also Lisbon and Sintra. On our way north to Porto, my travel mate and I made a one night stop in Aveiro. I’d read about the town and the canals and glad we got a chance to see it, it was really sweet! Aveiro…
Hi friends and hello September! How’s your long weekend treating you? Mine is super chill, I’m just puttering around the house, repotting a few plants, taking some boxes to the Goodwill, cleaning and reorganizing, that sort of thing. I’ve learned to enjoy the mundane little tasks that remove clutter and the process of creating space…
Hello everyone, I’ve returned from Peru! I arrived home yesterday and settled back in with a hot bath and a snuggle with my kids. What an adventure! I will share some photographs from my trip to the Sacred Valley soon. And I simply cannot wait to share images of the textiles I saw when I…
My friends, I’ve arrived! Today I’m in Cusco, Peru wandering around this old city, and tomorrow I’m attending a wedding as a guest of one of my dearest friends in a magnificent old hotel. I’ll be sharing scenes in my stories on Instagram! How exciting to be in a new country tasting the food, seeing…
Weekend hellos my friends! I am so excited that my cousins from Australia have come to visit this weekend, all the way from Melbourne. Two years ago, I spent three days in Melbourne with them and now they’ve come to visit me! I’ll be playing tour guide, taking them out to the vineyards to experience…
Happy Sunday everyone. There’s not much going on with me this weekend, just preparing for a productive week before I leave for Peru in mid August. I started taking bikram yoga classes and they are kicking my butt. They’re so detoxifying and I sleep great so I’m attending those twice a week but they wipe…
A reader inquired about my sources for the fabrics in my client’s dining nook which prompted today’s post. We ordered her cushion and pillows from Cushion Source and I’m very happy with their quality. fabrics shown: coliseum / shibori net / pebbles We used a Sunbrella navy fabric for the seat cushion, but she plans…
Before school starts, I’m building a wall of shelving for my teens, and so I dove deep into the countless options available to analyze what would work best. I may settle on a series of simple ladder shelves like these, but I’m also considering the idea of constructing something unique. Naturally, one turns to Pinterest…
The Algarve is the southern region of Portugal, famous for its beautiful coastline on the Atlantic Ocean, and I spent four days exploring it in late April of this year. We were really fortunate with the weather, it was perfect sunshine in the 70s, all the more reason I’m an advocate for traveling to Europe…