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…
Do holidays in the middle of the week make you feel strange? They do for me. It’s weird but wonderful waking up late in the morning in the middle of the week, then puttering around the house, doing all those little things you don’t have time for during the hustle and bustle of an ordinary…
While I’m talking all about paint and stain in Atlanta for the next two days, I have a few special guests coming up, and my first is my friend Myra from My Blessed Life. I met Myra at the Blissdom conference over a year ago, and we’ve been friends ever since! Since I’m touring the…
I was at Marshalls the other week and found myself yet again drawn to the aisle with the shapely white ceramics on sale. I ended up buying a pitcher, a large sculptural bowl, and vase, all for $20 (woot!) and all because I didn’t have that particular white piece in that particular shape. I have…
Ever since the real estate market crashed a few years ago, there’s been no significant building where we live. Good news though, a few months ago a major building project began in my town, and I’ve been watching it for some time. The new townhouse models opened up so naturally, being the looky loo that…
I’ve been falling asleep in this space for a few nights, I just can’t help it! I find snuggling up with my little guy in this room late at night completely irresistible. It’s here where I learn all his secrets, his battle plans, and if I listen carefully, the location of buried treasure. It seems…
This is a post from a long time ago, but updated as of May 2013, just in case you’ve ever wondered about the colors on our walls . . . ______________________ I’ve received several emails lately inquiring about paint colors in my home. Shelley recently wrote, “Dear Kate, I’m curious if you would mind sharing the paint…
My friend AnNicole over at Our Suburban Cottage is having a party tomorrow called ‘How I Met My House’. I prefer to be fashionably late to parties, however this time I’m showing up early due to some delays with my latest project. But I brought jalapeño poppers, so I’m sure I’ll be forgiven. :-) So…
Ever have one of those days/weeks/months where you just get nothing done ? My list of projects to finish this week was a mile long, but I barely made a dent in it. There were cabinets to paint, stockings to sew, emails to return, laundry to finish, a household to run, and children to take…
Greetings friends, it’s been a minute! Happy summer, happy June! I spent last week in Florida working remotely from our house, the one we bought years ago and rent to snowbirds each winter. It was good to be back and spend a few days at the beach. I also took a trip to Greece for…
Greetings all, just popping in to wish you all a Happy Easter! I’ve been keeping busy, mostly working, but I kept a promise to myself and began a fun creative project I’ve been wanting to try for a long time. I’ll have to hit pause on it before I finish because I’m leaving on an…
Hello all and Happy February to you. I’m at home today watching the Superbowl and catching up on some little projects around the house. Now that the nest is empty, it’s quiet and clean but still has those cozy touches and that feeling of comfort. I’ve been lighting a favorite candle in the evening and…
Happy almost 2025! I’ve already switched gears and I’m looking toward the future. I’m working hard at my law firm taking on more responsibility and a lot of interesting cases, but still spending my non work hours admiring inspiring design content, pinning images for the Mediterranean house I want to build in another year or…
We finally picked up our Christmas tree from a local lot and hung a fresh wreath on the front door. We will decorate the tree tonight and play some holiday music like we do each year. Instead of stringing lights on our two story home, this year I bought two snowflake projectors for the front…