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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Best of the 2023 Design Trends
Today Annie, Mary Ann, and I are joining some of our very savvy design friends for our annual post on design trends. It's that time of year when Designers and Tastemakers predict design trends for the year ahead. As with fashion, trends come and go, and it is always fun to see which ones will last for more than a nanosecond. I personally favor trends that are more timeless and personal. I prefer spaces that tell one's story highlighting personal collections with a mix of old and new, ...
Do you Love Comfy Clothes & Healthy Eats
Happy Sunday everyone. Today I am joining my pals Annie, and Mary Ann for our Sunday favorites. Do you love comfy clothes & Healthy Eats? If so, you have come to the right place. Okay let's be honest this month and next are all about comfort, aren't they? I put together this outfit ( this is honestly what I wear most of the time) I love these sweater separates from Everlane, and my son and daughter in law got me these great Rothy slippers for my birthday. They ...
Do you love healthy recipes and good design?
Happy New Year! I hope you have enjoyed a wonderful holiday season with your family and friends . I know we sure have. We are having some friends over today to ring in the New Year. Do you love healthy recipes and good design? Let's check out my Sunday favorites. DIANE KARMEN ON INSTAGRAM My pal Annie turned me on to her friend Diane Karmen. Her designs are sleek, earthy, textural, and often black and white. You can follow Diane here on Instagram if you love her look as much as I ...
Come Visit My Home and New Hometown
For those of you new here this is our first Christmas in our new home. We live in the heart of the Paso Robles Wine Country. I would love to take you on a tour. Come Visit My Home and New Hometown. Today I am joining Annie, Mary Ann, and our friends Kim and Kelley. We actually have a Templeton address, but we live midway between Templeton (pop 7,965) and Paso Robles (31,000+). Paso Robles is a small town with a big heart. They celebrate Christmas in style with festivities beginning in mid ...
Christmas Trees, Tours and Shops you Will Love?
Happy Holidays! Let's chat about Christmas Trees, Tours and Shops you Will Love. As always, I am joining my pals Mary Ann and Annie for our Sunday faves. Grab a cup of coffee and let's chat. MY CHRISTMAS TREE-HEIRLOOM ORNAMENTS We tossed our Christmas tree that we had for many years when we left our Chualar home. I searched and searched for a "lifelike" tree that was tall enough for our new great room. I finally landed on this (now on sale) tree from Terrain. It was very reasonable and ...
How to Create a Natural-Looking Christmas Mantel
Happy Holidays! Welcome to the Holiday Home Tour hosted by Jenny Williamson of Evolution of Style. If you came here from my friend Rhoda's blog Southern Hospitality welcome. Let's talk about How to Create a Natural-Looking Christmas Mantel. First of all, note that I said "natural looking". I like the longevity of faux greens but the look of more natural ones. This is the fireplace in our new home. We did not build this house. Corner fireplaces can be tricky. I like to incorporate colors ...
