Maybe it was the "Mad Men" when Betty visits Bobby at summer camp, but suddenly I can't shake a vintagey, summer-in-Vermont-in-1967 vibe. Looking out the window at a typical May-gray day in San Francisco, I guess it's wishful thinking. Somewhere in my Facebook feed, East Coast friends are decamping for the Hamptons or Sea Island, but it's another two months before we shake off the city for some... Read more
If you've been following along with my blog since I lived in Los Angelesyou know that the pillows most recently on my living room sofa have traveled with me for a while. In fact, some of you may even know that they were throw pillows I got in college that I recovered with large fabric memo samples I received while I was working in New York. They are nice pillows and they have certainly served me... Read more
Well, if you know anything about my harware line, you know I love lucite. I have been coveting these Jonathan Adler lucite etageres for our bedroom nightstands, but they are more of a pipe dream than a reality at this point. But I am happy to say that I got a little lucite fix recently, when we brought this wonderful CB2 consoleinto our home. I had been wanting to add a console near the door for... Read more
Sorry for the blog silence recently. We went on vacation (more on that later) and am now trying to play catch up. After doing Bryan's roman shades and realizing that sewing a straight line over multiple layers of fabric is much harder than one thinks, I had to come up with a creative solution to make his shades look less janky. I'd followed Jenny's DIY from Little Green Notebookon how to make a... Read more
It started with a robot, followed quickly by a wedding invitation. Please have your child bring in a shoebox to use for the Robot Parade, read the memo from LittleMan's teacher. The boxes, the note explained, would be sprayed silver and decorated for a Robot Parade in honor of "R" week."Hey, babe? Do we have any shoeboxes?" I called down the hall as I hastily packed up LittleMan's backpack."Um... Read more
After the success of the bathroom roman shadeexperiment I decided to try my hand at doing a set of 3 roman shades for Bryan's room. Again, I love romans for kids rooms because they free up space under the windows for furniture and as long as you keep your cords controlled with a cleat, there is no worrying about climbing, pulling down etc. Here is what the room looked like before with its... Read more
So I received my dacron wrapped foam cushion for the breakfast nook the other day. I ordered it from Foam Factory online where I had ordered the foam for our outdoor cushionsin LA. It's such a great resource. Then, I randomly had our old shower curtain out because I had used it as a makeshift picnic blanket over the weekend and instead of putting it away I decided to wrap the cushion temporarily... Read more
Those of you who have been following along know my love of fiddle leaf figs. I love the sculptural nature of their leaves and their tree form. They are such a great way to bring green into a space and add something tall and dramatic in a corner. I knew I wanted one in our house and the dining room seemed like the right place for a fig. I had started calling around for some pricing and it seemed... Read more
A few weeks ago I purchased a table for the breakfast nook at Homegoods only to realize it was too small. I came up with a few other options and finally took the plunge with the West Elm tripod table. Originally I'd opted for some Serena and Lily bistro chairs but ended up changing to a simpler bent wood option from Home Decorator's Collection(still a bistro style chair). The chairs came in last... Read more
Settling in and unpacking in this house has been a gradual process. I can't believe I'm saying this but we have been here 7 months now and there are still some boxes we haven't fully unpacked. That is a little scary. So when I started to furnish Bryan's room naturally I hadn't unpacked everything related to his room. There wasn't the same amount of space for the gallery wallover his dresser as... Read more
I'd been noodling with the idea of doing a roman shade DIY for a while. I love relaxed roman shades - they're tailored but not too stuffy and formal and they really work well in rooms where you have furniture under your windows. The thing I hate about romans though is the price. Because they are almost always custom to fit your windows, they can really get pricey - like $300-$500 just for the... Read more
Well work continues on the master bedroom. I'm so glad I figured out a concept I liked and stuck to it. If you recall, this was the before.and the concept board.Here we are so far.The rug is in. It's less grey than I had anticipated based on the online photos but I really like it. After not having a rug in our bedroom for so long it feels so luxurious and plush underfoot. And I love the sconces.... Read more