When we first saw the house there was this bonus room underneath that was full of what seemed to be my nightmares, really; old exercise equipment, tax returns from 1988 … a weird S and M room, etc. The room …
Customize It… Office Wall Pockets
Some of you may have seen a new column in Redbook last month featuring some DIY projects by me (and some people on the team). January is always a huge organizational month for me, I throw out all systems that …
Comfortable yet Chic {Mom} Clothes #1
Or clothes for anyone that wants to be comfortable all the time … After you give birth you actually kinda need to live in your pajamas for a while because you are mainly just cuddling and feeding baby for months. …
The Fig House Opening Party
Well, folks, The Fig House has opened and its in full swing: currently being rented out for parties, weddings, birthdays, premieres and any occasion where one wants to have a good time in a beautiful space. To celebrate we threw …
Utilitarian & chic #1 – The bathroom
I’ve always had a daily bingeing and purging problem – house-wise. I buy a TON and then purge it out/sell it off. Well, I’ve gotten help and kicked that habit – I got rid of anything that wasn’t awesome before we …
Our Living Room Progress
When I first walked into this house I thought, ‘No way. We’ll never get it’. Obviously it wasn’t this amazing case study house from the 60’s or some sort of architectural gem, but the amount of light and how spacious …
Customize it… Jewelry Blocks
Let me ask you this: have you ever left The Container Store and felt a kind of high for how organized you are about to be? This happens to me about once a year after a big shop there and …
The day before Charlie was born … my pregnancy photos
You are about to see a lot of belly. You have been warned. Sure, I could just show you a picture or two … but, Katherine and Luke did such a great job that I wanted to show all the …
The 20 things you need for the first month home with a newborn baby
It was Charlie’s 1 month birthday yesterday so I figured I’d recap what I couldn’t have lived without this last month – besides him. I would have killed to have read this post before I brought him home from the …
My Lulu & Georgia furniture wishlist
Whats more exciting than cuddling a baby? Probably cuddling a baby panda… I’ve done it … trust me that its INCREDIBLE. But, what is a close third? Decorating my own house for the first time in my life. We have …