I consume a lot of media, but all in the form of articles and podcasts. Some of my “best friends” are Dr. Becky, Kara Swisher, Brene, Dax and Monica, Derik Thompson, etc. So when I hang out with my actual …
Scandinavian Folk Art Furniture Trend…Are We All About To Start Painting Our Casegoods??
Before we start, I have a confession to make: I’ve never been a big fan of painted wooden furniture. Lacquer? All day. A colored stain? Yes, please. But paint? It’s always felt like a bridge too far for my vintage-loving …
My Bed Restyled: Chambray All Day (Including The Most Beautiful Fresh Irish Chain-Inspired Quilt)
Fun fact: my very first lead styling job ever was for the Garnet Hill catalog (after assisting on it for years). I remember viscerally how nervous I was to be in charge and have full responsibility, everyone waiting on me …
Moody California Casual Design – The Rise Of Walnut Wood (And How To Use It)
When I was talking to Mal and Gretch about this stunning home I’m about to show you, they joked that it was like the dark side of the California casual style. We all laughed but then I thought, “That’s actually …
The Link Up: The Calming Show Em Is Shocked Everyone LOVES, Mal’s Perfect Summer Set, And The $15 Electric Shaver We Won’t Live Without
Happy Sunday! It’s fair to say that everyone on the team was READY for Friday this past week. All good things, but it was definitely a week that wiped us out (we can still blame it on Mercury Gatorade, right?? …
Shopping IRL: I Went To Target And Found Some Killer Spring And Summer Sets (Amongst Other Things)
In another episode of “I Go to Stores and Try on Every Single Thing In Order to Show You My Favorites,” today I present to you a little local store called Target. Now, as you know I had an extremely …
A Fun Fast Post About Sweet New Spring Decor With Lots Of Random Shout Outs Including…HAPPY WORKAVERSARY GRETCHEN!!!!
Three things happened on the same day – Jess was in town looking at our second round of rug samples (WE LOVE THEM), we shot a social campaign with Anthropologie (I got to choose what would look good in my …
One Month From Move-In Day – My Brother’s River House Update You’ve Been Asking For
Every time I walk into this house I think “My God, I love this house” and hopefully by June my brother and his family will be living there and enjoying a summer by the river (with ME…OBVIOUSLY). It’s been three …
A Summer Project – The Barn Turned “Kids Summer Clubhouse”???
As many of you know, we have a lot of outbuildings on the property – each of which are competing for “most falling down” – most of them “tying for biggest winner”. We are equal parts grateful and daunted by …
Is *This* The New “Modern Farmhouse”? The Happy, Warm & Inviting Trend Arlyn Is Seriously Crushing On
I know I’m about to make a bold statement here but we’re amongst friends, right? I can be bold? I’m really quite smitten with a new style for me and claiming it’s the new Modern Farmhouse. Now, I’m not saying …