DIY is in my blood. You can take the girl out of the church but you can’t take the mormon out of the girl. I’m not particularily good at them because i have no patience so i do the first …
Instagrams of new opensky pieces
Today i’m launching a bit wall-art/object collection on OpenSky. The art rolls out next week (with a bunch of pics from 20×200 and some of my good friends), but for now these guys are up and on sale. …
Watch this video. C'mon, think of the children. Literally.
If you have kids, if you like kids, if you’ve ever heard of kids, please watch this video. One of my best friend’s was part of the creative behind this video and campaign about kids health and exercise for Nike and …
My Budget Kitchen Redesign
I need to upgrade my rental kitchen with inexpensive easy solutions. And fast. Here’s a secret (from a stylist) my kitchen is, oh how do i put it, kinda not my style. Welcome to the the understatement of the year. …
Free Design Consultation Giveaway….well kind of
Today is Brian’s birthday so to celebrate here on the blog i’m giving a free styling giveaway – 1 full day with me, Bonnie and hopefully Orlando if he’s not too busy. We’ll come to your house, and make it …
Portland design appearance for a good cause
I’m in Portland, up here for an HGTV appearance with Molly’s Fund for Fighting Lupus and judging the Design Competition that is associated with it. It was so fun meeting the design community up here and then ripping them apart with …
Craigslist vintage furniture finds
Last night I turned to Brian and said, ‘Hey do you feel like re-watching The Avengers? I haven’t seen it yet’. Which would be like him saying ‘hey Em, do you want to go to watch a Felicity marathon, but …
Best navy blue paint, inspired by Robert Pattinson
R-Pats has been blue. What with K-Stew cheating on him, the breakup being publicized world-wide, the terribly invasive paparazzi (i can totally relate R-patz, it’s so hard to just be a normal person sometimes, right?….KIDDING), not to mention the fact …
15 flea market secrets; how I find the best vintage pieces
How to shop at a flea market: Scoring those killer pieces can be challenging, so here are some tips to help your flea market trips get less, well, trippy. I like the flea market. Also, the sky is blue. It’s …
Vintage Romantic Canopy Bedroom
It’s a bright, airy, romantic, feminine, unexpected and yet totally calm bedroom. Welcome to one of my favorites rooms i’ve ever designed. It was for Secrets from a Stylist, but i never had the chance to shoot it properly. Well, …