When the daylight hours decrease and the holiday stress mounts it becomes ever more important to carve out time for self-care and soul nourishment. I of all people know the extent to which our homes can support us in being our best selves (I literally wrote the book on the subject!) so I get really […]
We all have that one spot in our house where chaos reigns. The one in which all attempts at maintaining order feel like a losing battle. For some of us its the bedroom closet. For others, it’s the garage. The basement. The laundry room. Whatever the space, it’s certainly not pretty to look at. It’s […]
I still remember when I met Kirsten Grove of the wildly popular interiors blog Simply Grove. It was way back in the dinosaur days of blogging, at Alt Summit in 2010. Meeting her after months of being online friends was one of the things that clinched it for me with the online community we were […]
Last spring when we were designing and installing the Light Lab kitchen, we were constantly amazed at the ability of a single small detail to take a space to the next level. From the shape, size, and finish of the drawer pulls to the drop length of the pendant lighting, it’s impossible to realize how many […]
Everyone has that store they can’t go into without buying at least four things beyond the items on their list. For me, that store is World Market. Last week I went there for taper candles and left with goat’s milk hand lotion, Asian soup spoons, a bottle of wine, and a white enamel pendant lamp. I’d […]
As a lifelong renter, the idea of having my dream modern kitchen has always seemed unattainable to say the least. So when we signed the least at Light Lab last December and started hatching our plan to have a fully functioning commercial quality kitchen that also looked incredible, I was a little skeptical that it […]
Is it just me or is tile enjoying a renaissance lately? From colorful Moroccan-inspired mosaics to subdued, tone-on-tone grids, innovative tile installations are turning up everywhere from showers to fireplace surrounds—and Fireclay Tile is leading the charge with their groundbreaking approach to custom ceramic tile. At Light Lab we worked with Fireclay to create our black and white […]
If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve seen that all week we’re telling the story behind the design and kitchen decor of my new studio space, aka Light Lab. But sometimes an Instagram post just doesn’t do justice to all the blood, sweat, and tears that went into sourcing and installing every little detail! Take […]
I’ve just spent the morning at Light Lab, where the buildout of my new creative studio and event space is coming along…well..as smoothly as I’ve learned to expect these things to go. With the bathroom more or less complete, we’ve moved on to the kitchen design installation and phew! It’s nuts how one never appreciates the […]
Do you have any decor pet peeves? Though I have plenty, as you can imagine, one of the biggest is a crowded kitchen. As an avid home chef I abhor having to elbow my way amongst the knickknacks every time I want to prep a meal. I’ve also got painful childhood memories of reaching into the family […]