Today I am joining Mary Ann and Annie and a group of talented bloggers for a little Valentines fun. You can find their links at the bottom of the post. I have to admit Valentines Day is not high on my holiday list. I am not a huge fan of commercially created holidays or hearts and ruffles. Let's chat today about How to Create a Collected Valentine Tablescape. Look around your house and see what you can repurpose or go thrifting for meaningful, interesting items. There is no need to buy ...
Readers Favorite Outfits of the Week
Happy Tuesday everyone. I apologize for the late post, I was out of town. I have been inundated with requests on Instagram, Facebook and here on the blog on where to find previous outfits of the week. I will try to do a quick wrap up post, when I can fit them in of the Outfits of the Week. Let's take a look at the Readers Favorite Outfits of the Week from the previous seven weeks. Of course, the easiest way to find them is at the top of each blog post under the shop tab. They all reside ...
How about a Great Movie and a Healthy Salad
Today I am joining Annie from Most Lovely Things and Mary Ann from Classic Casual Home for our Sunday favorites. How about a Great Movie and a Healthy Salad, and much more. GIL SCHAFER & COURTNEY DANIELS IN GALERIE MAGAZINE The beautiful Duchess County New York home of Gil Schafer and Courtney Daniels is featured in Galerie Magazine, photographed by John M Hall. Gil Schafer says (in Architectural Digest) he "designs homes to be comfortable, gracious, understated and to stand the ...
A Silver Pixie Haired Beauty you Will Love
Today I am joining my friend Brenda Coffee from 1010 Park Place for our montly Ageless Style Series. If you aren't subscribed to Brenda's blog you are missing out. She is one of the best writers in blogland. I am so happy today to be featuring my stylish new friend Wren here on Ageless Style . I met Wren via my blog. She has been a long time reader and now lives “just over the hill” from me. We met for lunch before we moved here and instantly clicked. I am so grateful that I can now call her ...
How to Make Your Home Spring Ready
Is your home looking a little sad without its Christmas finery? Let's talk about How to Make Your Home Spring Ready without breaking the bank. In the next few weeks, I will be sharing my bedroom spaces and a Spring Refresh for the Great Room. In the meantime what can we do to get ready for Spring? SIMPLE WAYS TO MAKE YOUR HOME SPRING-READY #1 ADD FRESH FLOWERS OR PLANTS Trader Joe's has great spring flowers this time of year. I just picked up beautiful tulips yesterday. Arhaus has ...
Can you Change your Life at any Age?
January is all about new beginnings. If you are over 50, 60, 70, or even 80 is it too late to change? Do you feel like you can change your life at any age, or is that just a bunch of "hooey" so to speak? I would love to hear your thoughts. I am joining my pals Annie and Mary Ann for our Sunday Faves. HOW TO LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE AS YOU AGE Much of this article from Healthline about aging gracefully we already know, but there might be a couple of points that surprise you. It's always good ...
How to Look Chic in Jeans Over 50
Let's face it Jean shopping can be a nightmare. All Jeans are not created equal. Finding a pair of jeans that we can feel comfortable in and feel stylish is not easy. Can we be honest? Most of us probably never looked all that great in skinny's, right? It is always hard to embrace a new trend, I know. Today I am joining my pal Jennifer fro A Well Styled Life for our monthly Style after 50 Edit for a little jean styling. Let's take a look at some of the new styles and chat about How to Look ...
The Collected Look-How to Get It
A Collected Look has personality, interest, and history. If you would like your home to reflect your own personal style and taste, a Collected Look might be for you. I originally created the bones of this post back in 2014. I would consider this one of my signature posts so it is important to keep it updated. If you have been reading my blog long you know that I continue to favor a collected look in my own designs and those of others. Let's talk about The Collected Look-How to Get ...
What Makes you Happy on Sunday?
I usually gather my ideas for my Sunday posts in a google doc. This week I was wondering What Makes you Happy on Sunday? Is there anything, in particular, you would like to see featured here? THE EMPRESS ON NETFLIX Is anyone besides me watching the Empress on Netflix? I really enjoyed the first season (hopefully there will be a next). I don't watch a lot of TV so I am not much of an authority, but I thought this was really well done. I loved the acting, the writing, and the beautiful ...
