Easy Pieces
Ideas to inspire your search for relaxed summer accessories as we head into warmer days. Continue reading “Easy Pieces” »
Ideas to inspire your search for relaxed summer accessories as we head into warmer days. Continue reading “Easy Pieces” »
Cheryl offers a few tips for a powder room that catches the fancy of your guests, while making those who visit feel at home. Continue reading “The Well-Curated Powder Room” »
The ideas, the concepts and the colors that captured our fancy at the Met Gala 2012.
Let’s file this under, “May Require Long-term Analysis”. I am a child of the 1970s/1980s. This fact, in and of itself, did not cause major trauma. However, my father did not put great stock in home decor and when he (or, one of the eighty Step Monsters) did, their choices were not what I had in mind because there was no updating involved. By updating I mean the normal things, such as paint. There were, however, attempts to add to our 1960s disharmonious decor with furniture of the times, i.e., 1970s – 1980s. Do you see the bad turn this article is about to take? Continue reading “Shag Carpet May Lead to Depression” »
How does one do it? How does one weave a hat of straw and create a finished product that serves as art upon our head? It seems magical. Or, perhaps it is the magic and the grace which carries the hat that is the thing which makes that hat seem so special. Continue reading “Hats Made of Straw” »
Oh, So Pretty; Oh, So Pretty… Continue reading “Pretty Flowers in Our Hair” »
I would wear these. Perhaps, in hiding – no one else the wiser – but I think I would laugh to myself a bit, if I were the proud owner of a pair of the Queen’s undies. Continue reading “The Queen’s Undies” »
We have a little place in East Hampton. It’s a perfect house for the kids to play outside, to discover nature and to walk to the Bay to contemplate. The house needs refreshing and is in need of a new paint job, but it holds several experiences that will keep it close to my heart.
It makes a lady feel good to know that she’s living a life that does the least amount of damage to the planet. So there is that…but eco-friendly designs have stepped into the modern age and no longer are we forced to make a choice between sustainable goods and things that actually look good. Continue reading “Fashion Forward and Eco-Friendly” »
I’m in need of a feminine jolt today…just something to remind me that women are strong and sometimes we take stands that aren’t popular, but in those moments, let’s remind ourselves, “to be outstanding, get comfortable with being uncomfortable”. (Alrik Koudenburg)
Flowers in your home is about bringing color and nature from the outside in. But it is also about bringing peace and calm inside ourselves as well. Continue reading “Nature Calling” »
The morning after the Oscars, we’re thinking about… Continue reading “Oh, Oscar” »
Between red and yellow…orange. A color of empowerment. A color that welcomes the sun and warmth and strength. Continue reading “Between Red and Yellow” »
Inspiration for mood lighting. Sconces can do many things, including highlighting an area of your home with warming light. Continue reading “Illuminate Me” »
Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own skin. That, or a kick-ass red lipstick (Gwyneth Paltrow). Continue reading “Red” »
Wikipedia describes Valentine’s Day as “traditionally a day on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as “valentines“).” Continue reading “Expressions of Love” »
Olivia Clergue is a French handbag and accessories designer. Continue reading “French Discoveries” »
Winter is the time to match your fashion to the skies. Sure, you could try to fight the cold days, the sleet and the snow with bright colors; or, you could decide to blend into nature and BE. Continue reading “Winter Hues for Warm Moods” »
