Now that I not longer have the excuse of the post-holiday lull, it’s time to get cracking on decorating my new house! We’re in that weird limbo state that always happens after a move: we purged a lot of our belongings during the transition, and the remaining pieces just don’t quiiiiiite work in the new space. […]
In November we moved from our tiny bungalow into a slightly less tiny bungalow. Ever the optimist, I started a Pinterest board for the new house before our lease application had even been approved! The most common words in my pin captions are a pretty good indicator of the direction my style has taken in the […]
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 […]
Remember the episode of Friends with the Pottery Barn apothecary table? I was eighteen when that episode aired, and as a budding decor junkie I was captivated. What was this wondrous place where I could find everything my teenage heart desired for a bedroom design makeover as impossibly cool as Rachel’s apartment? I immediately signed up for Pottery Barn’s […]
I am 100% in favor of the Internet rabbit hole. Giving ourselves permission to get lost down a path of links and hashtags is the digital equivalent of taking an aimless adventure, of hopping into the car and heading where the fates take you. Only in this case, the car is your computer and it just might […]
Remember last winter’s factory tour of Cisco Home in Los Angeles? Ever since I got a chance to see the magic behind the curtain of this handmade eco-friendly furniture company, I’ve had a serious soft spot for their particular approach to homewares design and construction. So when the warm weather hit and I decided it was time […]