My very first job, besides babysitting (please, I was raised Mormon therefore I had my first babysitting job at nine), was waitressing at an assisted living community in Lake Oswego when I was 15. It was every day from 5pm …
Flea Market upgrades for "Good Housekeeping"
Last year “Good Housekeeping” asked if they could do a feature on me and my flea market shopping. Knowing that “Good Housekeeping” is the NUMBER TWO most popular magazine (think about it, every Dr.’s office in the world) with 4.5 …
Art Roundup: Houses
Dear Emily’s Readers, It’s Danielle from The Jealous Curator, and I’m back again with more art. And yes, it’s all still affordable! So, if our relationship is going to go further, you should know that I have a small obsession …
Extreme Makeover: Orlando Edition
Dear Emily’s Readers, My apartment has been having a bit on an identity crisis for the past year or so. It used to be all “I’m rustic eclectic!” and then one day my boyfriend moved in and he was all …
Cute blankets from Happy Habitat
Yesterday I received a couple of emails asking about where I got that new throw on my chair here: I’m talking about the gold and black one that’s oh-so-geometric and triangular. I figured I’d give them an extra shout out …
What I've been up to …
There’s been a lovely combination of things happening here lately: A. I shot my living room yesterday (with Zeke Ruelas and his assistant Gino in the pics) as a collaboration with West Elm. B. My wi-fi was out due to …
What I’ve been up to …
There’s been a lovely combination of things happening here lately: A. I shot my living room yesterday (with Zeke Ruelas and his assistant Gino in the pics) as a collaboration with West Elm. B. My wi-fi was out due to …
Hey, pretty blue rug …
Yesterday, I got a couple emails about the rug that you couldn’t really see too well in the post, so I figured I’d feature it. Give it a little shout out, tell you a little story about said rug. We …
Master bedroom makeover
It’s a master bedroom before and after, and it’s one of my favorites. We had finished their kids’ rooms and it was time to move on to working with mature adults, whom strangely didn’t want any One Direction posters in …
Happy Mother's Day, to both of my moms
Happy Mother’s Day, Mom, from your six kids. That’s right SIX KIDS. Thanks for the natural births, piano lessons since we were three, 4-H where we learned to sew our own clothes, and most importantly instilling a moral compass that …