Today I am joining my pals Sarah from Sarah London Style and Kim from Nor Cal Style. I am sure you have heard all the buzz about slow fashion, and you are probably wondering just what is it? We Americans for quite some time have been hooked on throw away anything and everything. We buy inexpensive furniture that isn't made well, keep it for a few years, and the next thing you know it ends up in the landfill. We buy new inexpensive furniture and the cycle starts over again. Many of us do the ...
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Raise your Hand if you Love Spanish Revival Architecture
Happy Sunday Everyone. Today I am joining my pals Annie and Mary Ann for our Sunday Fab Five. Raise your Hand if you Love Spanish Revival Architecture. You know I do. Today I am featuring a gorgeous Spanish Revival Los Angeles home, a casual outfit to, a new blog, and Katie (Preppy Empty Nester) takes San Miguel de Allende. You know that will be full of fun. PRODUCER ANNIE POH'S CHARMING SPANISH REVIVAL LOS ANGELES HOME Producer Annie Poh collaborated with her designer sister-in-law ...
How to decode the 2022 Design Trends
I am so happy to be joining some of my favorite bloggers this year for our annual discussion on Design Trends.I usually start this annual post with the Pantone color of the year. This year it is very peri (I love periwinkle but this peri is just not pretty in my book).I think they missed the mark by not picking green this year, but who knew Covid would still be such a big part of our lives. The keyword for design trends this year is green, as in the color, bringing nature in with plants and ...
10 Fresh New Ways to Wear Brooches and Pins
It's not your grandmother's brooch. Brooches have come back in a big way. Traditionally a brooch has been worn on the lapel (the left to be exact) but I love them best styled in unexpected ways. I have a collection of vintage and Native American brooches and I love them. Let's talk about 10 Fresh New Ways to Wear Brooches and Pins. TEN FRESH NEW WAYS TO WEAR BROOCHES AND PINS #1 AT THE COLLAR If you have been reading this blog long you know this is my favorite. I am wearing a ...
A Fabulous Outfit of the Week Every Size Will Love
Happy Sunday! You know the drill today I am joining my pals Annie and Mary Ann for our Sunday Fab Five. Today let's take a look at a Fabulous Outfit of the Week Every Size Will Love, and much more. OUTFIT OF THE WEEK I worked hard on this one ladies! Let me know what you think. The results from the survey are rolling in and two things that stood out were more outfits of the week with extended sizes. First of all, run don't walk to Banana Republic and get these Cashmere leggings for 60% ...
A Charming Virginia Farmhouse you Will Love
Have you ever dreamed of owning a picture-perfect farmhouse in the Virginia Horse Country? Now is your chance to pretend. Come on in. We are visiting Dylan Samide (Dylansbmide on Instagram). Let's check out a Charming Virginia Farmhouse You Will Love. What's not to love? The beautiful Fieldstone and brick facade with a welcoming front porch. Dylan is an expert thrifter with a great eye for what is good. Her home has a collected look with lots of character and charm. This is Dylan's ...
The CHD Posts from 2021 that you Found Most Interesting
Let's hope 2022 will be the year that Covid takes a hike. Thank you so much for your support this past year. I am so grateful for this journey we have had together. When I launched this blog. I didn’t have any purpose or strategy other than to share my love of interior design and my personal collected style. At the time I didn't realize there was a large community of like-minded women who wanted both a beautiful home and garden and to be stylish at 50 and beyond. You ladies ...
Must-Have Inexpensive Hair Care Tool for Beautiful Hair and More
Happy New Year everyone. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday! Today I am joining my pals Annie and Mary Ann for our Sunday Fab Five. I am featuring a Must-Have Inexpensive Hair Care Tool for Beautiful Hair and More, including healthy noodle bowls, outfit of the week, how to blow dry your hair properly and more Sunday fun. NOODLE BOWLS FROM VIEW FROM THE GREAT ISLAND Raise your hand if you are ready for healthy eating after all of the wonderful comfort food of the holidays. Sue from ...
How to Remodel an Old Kitchen and Retain Its Charm
Today I am sharing the small but mighty kitchen in our fixer upper. For those of you new here, we sold our long-time family home and moved into one of our rentals, It had a lot of character but needed some love after being a rental for over 25 years. Let's take a look at how to remodel an old kitchen and retain its charm. I am all for creating a modern workable space. However, I am not a fan of what I call "bastardizing" (for lack of a better word) the original space. I think it is ...
