We’ll get straight into it: First tip, decorate your entire life in blue and white, then wear a red shirt…DONE. Apparently, we are really set up for the 4th of July year round over here with all the blue and …
House Tour: A Warm Scandi-Inspired Home + Shop the Look
We don’t do a lot of home tours here on EHD (that aren’t our very own projects, of course), but this one is special. Years ago, I had a design assistant, Samantha Gluck, who worked on two projects with me: …
Our 4th Of July Feature In Rachael Ray Every Day (& How I Feel About My Kids on Camera)
I’m VERY excited to show you guys this feature in Rachael Ray Every Day this month about our family. It isn’t an entertaining story with recipes or drink ideas, more so decor ideas and ways that we involve our kids …
Budget Room Design: Modern Boho Lilac Living Room
Hey EHD world, it’s Arlyn, and I’m back with the budget room post I promised last week when I dished on my changing perception of purple (which turned out to be quite controversial in the comments and on social…I get …
How Did We Let This Happen? On Separating Families & Both Sides of the Immigration Debate
Sometimes, you just don’t know how you got to a certain place and you need to ask. I’m sure you’ve heard about the child/family border situation happening in our country right now. We all collectively learned that President Trump signed …
Design Agony: 3 Awkward Window Problems Solved + Shoppable Solutions
Hello friends, it’s Ginny—former EHD team member—here with the first installment of Design Agony 2.0. If you are a longtime Em Hendo reader, you might remember the Design Agony posts that we used to do a few years ago (take …
I Design, You Decide: The Kids Bath Materials Vote
Green marble isn’t where I thought my life would go. Emerald is generally a color that I have let Dorothy and the Wizard monopolize. But I went safe with both master bathroom options, at least colorwise. I knew it. I …
Why We Think Purple Is Back in a Big Way
Hello EHD world, it’s Arlyn, new Editorial Director around here. In a recent blog brainstorm meeting, we were throwing around ideas for design trends we’ve been spotting lately, and the topic of lilac came up. Is it just me, or …
I Design, You Decide: Guest Bath Materials Edition
When designing five bathrooms at the same time for one house, the goal is for them to look like siblings or super close cousins…but not twins. (No offense to twins…we have three sets in our close extended family, and regardless …
The Dresses I Want to Put On My Body This Summer
Okay, I love blue…this should not come as a surprise to ANYONE. After my summer basics post, though, even I was a bit bored with my chambray-and-white-all-day-every-day fashion. Don’t get me wrong, I love all of those pieces and likely …