Cori is back with her second Design Blueprint. I love love love this kitchen. Thanks for sharing Cori:The home would be nothing without the kitchen! It is possibly one of the most important spaces in any home. Yet, when it comes to style, it's often overlooked and designed more so for function.There is a way to achieve both, style and function in every room of your home, including the kitchen.... Read more
Sorry for the blog silence. Things (as usual these days) have been crazy. I'm excited to share some new things with you in the coming weeks though. Yesterday, we photographed a residential project that I completely some months ago and today the baby's room drapes went up - amazing how much higher the ceilings look. Pablo Enriquez, who photographed our house tour for Apartment Therapyand did my... Read more
I recently became a fan of the designer Heidi Merrick. There is something unfussy about her designs that appeals to me, a certain California-cool. Even her leather pants (vegan, of course) are designed with a little more room to move...these are clothes to live in. February and March are such transitional months for me, fashion-wise. I'm totally over winter at this point, but it drags on with... Read more
Please welcome Cori Magee to the Nest Studio Blog. Cori is a good friend, graphic designer and fellow blogger (you can find her at her blog Pretty Haute Mess). She will be doing a new series here at Nest Studio called Design Blueprint. Take it away Cori:Welcome to the first of many 'Design Blueprints' where I take a room worth coveting and break down all the design elements so you can get the... Read more
I cannot count how many times since having children I have stubbed a toe, stepped on a Lego, slid on a matchbox car, banged my shin on a coffee table...the list goes on and on.Two weeks ago I went to check on the sleeping babes and, as I leaned over LittleMan, caught my toe on the leg of his bed. There was a snap, my vision tunneled, that all-too-familiar shock nausea rose up, and I knew that... Read more
I posted about the baby's room a few days ago and showed you the concept board that I'd created. Well, I took the plunge and ordered the rug and it's here. It's great. There were so many photos from different angles and zoomed in close on the Esale Rugs site that I knew exactly what I was getting. It's soft underfoot and I think will be very versatile in the future. Here's a little instagram pic.... Read more
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a nice holiday season. We were in Key West with my family for a week and home with friends for the new year. All in all a very nice holiday. As many of you who follow me on facebook or see me in my daily life already know, we are expecting Baby #2, due May 14 (the day before our 10th anniversary). This means a lot of changes on both the home and business fronts Read more
Perhaps it's a sign that our kids are getting older and we're (finally) dusting out the baby-brain cobwebs, but after a few dry years the holiday party circuit is CRACKLIN'! I won't lie: I'm delighted. Season after season I have stared at my festive wear and wondered if I should just give up the ghost and clear it out. But now, all of a sudden, we're staring at 5 invitations to events big and... Read more
While the amount of time between Thanksgiving and Christmas was short and led to a rather stressful and hectic holiday setup weekend, I'm happy we went to the effort. It's been nice to have lights and candles and stockings and a tree up. Last year we were mid-renovation so our decorations were pretty meager. This year Bryan understands Christmas and Santa a bit more (Santa, if you're reading this,... Read more
I showed you all a few photos of some staging I did for our Apartment Therapy Shoot last week. Well, the house tour is out! I'm really excited about the different views it shows of our house (as opposed to the Woman's Day shoot) and I love all the vignettes that Pablo included in the tour. Here are a few of my faves. Check out the full tour here. Read more
'Tis the season to wear boots, and the good news is, they're everywhere. Short, tall, dressy, casual, bright colored, classic...Nordstrom's shoe department is a big old boot fantasy these days!After much debate, I landed on these for 2013, and may I say, I'm *quite* pleased with them! Comfy, practical, unusual, and versatile (you can zip them up for a skinny midcalf fit too).I don't know... Read more
On Wednesday our house was shot for an Apartment Therapy house tour. I'm super excited to share it with you when it goes live (in about a week or so). It was a completely different experience than the Woman's Day shoot. Woman's Day involved a photographer, assistant, stylist, hair and makeup person, editors, props and an entire day of arranging and re-arranging. The Apartment Therapyshoot was one... Read more