Y’all, ROYGBIV is having quite the moment right now. Specifically, primary colors (red, yellow, and blue if I remember correctly) are IN and I’m not immune to the trend. The cerulean blue monologue from Devil Wears Prada rings through my …
Rethinking Gretchen’s Grand Kitchen DIY Plans/Living Room Layout Thanks To Your Great Suggestions! (Come See The New Options!)
Everything comes back to perspective–and sometimes you just gotta zoom out. Consider the perspective on my initial kitchen design officially zoomed. A few weeks ago, I shared a somewhat ambitious and definitely out-of-the-box plan for my kitchen/living space, and in …
A Tween Girl’s Bedroom Design Plan – Designing For A 9-Year-Old Who Wants To Be 14…
I’ve been so absent lately because I have been so busy behind the scenes designing and shooting so many projects. We finished and shot three full rooms in my brother’s house, and then went down to the mountain house to …
The Link Up: Em’s New EASY Kid Activity, Mal’s Cute And Affordable Lounge Set, And An All-Natural Deodorant That Really Works
Happy Sunday everyone! What a week it’s been! We’re feeling pretty fired up and hopeful, we LOVE our second Rugs USA drop, and the design projects are cooking with gas (you’ll get some fun info on that tomorrow). Until then …
All The Outfits I Wore For Our Second Rugs USA Shoot (With Some Pieces That I’m Very Into For Fall)
I had a big shoot last week for our new Rugs USA line (coming out in October and I LOVE IT, BTW). While I’ve been on camera for years the older I get the more challenging it is to find …
Org Made Simple: Design-Forward Hooks, Rails, And Racks To Tidy Every Space In Your Home
Greetings from me, your author with a new roommate! (ICYMI: After 2.5 years of long-distance dating, my boyfriend Dennis took the leap and relocated from our hometown in Delaware to Los Angeles.) I spent months prepping for his arrival – …
The Ceiling Light Trend That TWO EHD Team Members Want To Put In Their Homes…
To be honest I am still mystified by the design zeitgeist and why certain trends catch on while others never get traction. It’s just fascinating. I say all this because as I was thinking of what I wanted to write …
What Color Should You Paint House? Thoughts And Feelings On Exterior Paint Color
There are fun design decisions (tile color! stone selection! lighting!) and stressful design decisions (tile grout, trim paint, window design), and choosing the right paint color for your exterior falls into “stressful” for me. It’s usually extremely expensive ($10K-$30K+) and …
The *Ultimate* Guide To Persian Rugs (+ What Makes Them So Dang Good, Desirable & Valuable)
As someone who has been in and written about the design world for the last 15(ish) years, there’s a lot I know about how to put together a room, what architectural styles exist, and beyond. There’s also a lot I …
We Tried A Metallic Wallpaper And Here Are My Real Feelings (+ The FIRST River House Mini Reveal!!)
Well, here we are – the first reveal of the river house is a 9-year-old’s closet, but when it’s this cute (and finished!) we figured why not. This year we have a wonderful partnership with Spoonflower which in case you …