My feelings on houndstooth are much like my feelings on faux bois: if it’s used correctly it’s awesome. If it’s used incorrectly… it might look a little retro-in-the-bad-way. I picked up a light green houndstooth almost a year ago to reupholster one of my dining room chairs, but quickly realized the green was all off [...]
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I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! A. and I spent the entire weekend working on our yard. That’s a lie. We spent a good amount of time at Home Depot too, but that’s for a different post. I’d love to show you some before and after shots but they would be kind of boring. [...]
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If you a fan on Facebook then this is old news to you now (by less than 24 hours!)… but just in case you’re not then let me introduce you to some of my new dishtowels in the shop! You’ve probably picked up on my recent fascination of repeating patterns, especially those with a Moorish [...]
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In one of my very first blog posts I told you all about my history with peonies. Click the link because there’s a bunch of pretty photos, but as a quick summary: I grew up in upstate NY where peonies bloom on June 15th every year. EVERY YEAR. I know this because it’s my birthday [...]
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I showed you the other day my current dreams for my “outdoor living area” and obviously one of the stars of that design were the absolutely amazing chairs from asv. Then I found these lovelies from anthropologie {via the Style-Files}. These guys are from none other than everyone’s favorite Target (pronounced of course as Tar-jay). [...]
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Happy Monday! I’m finally back home, recuperated from jet lag and excited to share some more Spain goodies with you! One thing that was so disappointing on our trip was the food. My mom had warned us that the food in her area of Spain wasn’t that good and to be honest we flat out [...]
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Today’s my final day in Spain (…single tear…). I’m going to miss the sun, the beach, the traveling, the doing-nothing-ness, and especially the family, but I’m excited to get back home and get to work on all the ideas that have been brewing these past few weeks! Traveling is always such a huge source of [...]
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Yesterday I told you about my love of faux bois (and disdain for when it is done poorly) with lots of examples of fun little things for your notes, computer, and wearable accessories. Today is a collection of my favorite faux bois items to decorate your home with! (I want them all… thanks!)
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I’m a huge fan of texture (one of the reasons I’m so obsessed with fabric and knits). They add a ton to decor and keep a room (in my opinion) looking comfortable and lived-in vs. void of personality. However I have some mixed feelings about faux bois. Don’t know what faux bois is? It’s a [...]
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First a note on Spring. It wasn’t until I was 22 years old that I understood this word “Spring”. I grew up in Upstate New York. We’d have snow until April or May and then BAM summer. I thought I knew what Spring was: the generally muddy week before it got hot (or very warm [...]
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