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New Year’s Eve wedding inspiration

With New Year’s Eve this weekend, I can’t help but think about sparkles. I stopped in at the Forever 21 on Fifth Avenue the other day and saw so many ridiculous sequined dresses. Andy and I were talking about what fun it would be to...

Travel diary: Asheville, North Carolina

Instead of driving straight home from South Carolina, which is a miserable 12-hour trip, we decided to take a different route and make a whole other vacation out of it. This was way more fun than going straight home. Our first stop was Asheville, North...

Pink Chairs (Again)

You guys, this is serious. I am officially obsessed with pink chairs. A few months ago I wrote about this new love, and it’s only gotten worse because now I’m seeing pink chairs in stores! How am I supposed to resist? (Well, my budget stops me,...

DIY Parsons(ish) Desk

For our office we had a very specific look we wanted to go for. Clean, simple, modern, nothing fancy. Of course you can go out and buy a Parsons table or desk — for a whole lot of money. Because we wanted to share this desk, we...

Room of the week: Orla Kiely retro library

Holy. Moly. This room is amazing. Forget old fashioned, dark, wood-lined libraries, I’m all about this little retro nook with wallpaper in a classic Orla Kiely pattern. I’d love to curl up in this squishy chair to read a book and just soak in the really...

40 before 40 update

After all this talk about Andy’s birthday, I realized it’s been a long time since I checked in on my forty before forty list (ugh, going from a thirty before thirty to forty before forty is a little rough on the ego). I’ve already crossed...

Joey Lulu, SIX MONTHS OLD!!!

Joey has pretty much the best half birthday, because it’s also the Fourth of July! She’ll always have fireworks on her birthday. This year we celebrated her first half birthday by taking her to a BBQ at our friend’s house. Hey, baby birthdays are really for...

And the winner is…

And the winner of the Boutique Bridal Bazaar tickets is… Jen D.!  Congrats, Jen, and thanks to everyone who entered! The Boutique Bridal Bazaar is January 20, 2013 from noon to 4 p.m. at smARTspace at 78th at 78th Street Studios, 1305 West 80th Street in Cleveland....

Today’s inspiration: chalkboard walls

I am in love with black chalkboard walls.  I just love how they are so dramatic and yet totally playful at the same time.  Painting a wall with black chalkboard paint adds a sense of humor to a room, and I am a huge fan...

Cabin Kitchen Layout Plans

You may find this shocking, considering the blog you’re on, but there aren’t really that many “projects” at the cabin. Sure, there is painting that needs to be done, and plenty of design choices, but there are no walls to knock down, no bathrooms to...