Gardening
A Pair Of Crocs For Every Doorstep
This is my front entry. Old school doormat from our local hardware store, basic Crocs. Minimalist, with a little earthy texture for good measure. And in
June 18, 2015
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Master Bedroom Aesthetics – Anyone For Hot Pink?
We’ve made some progress sprucing up the master bedroom. First, we bought a gray velvet bed, from Room & Board. Then, a white duvet cover and pillows
June 9, 2015
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When Children’s Rooms Grow Up
You guys up for another game of Give Lisa Your Opinions On Color? It was so much fun with the front door, let’s play for
May 5, 2015
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Which Shelter Magazine Are You?
Having come very recently to the idea that we design interiors, they do not accrete themselves, I’ve been researching shelter magazines and sites. If we
April 21, 2015
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When Paint Color Saves You From Bossy Tile
In the course of our house fixup, on our way to the big bangs (master bedroom, front door, and culling 27 years of kids’ stuff
April 7, 2015
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Urban Archeology To Decorate A Personal History
In just 17 days, for an as-yet-unknown sum, you could take ownership of an iron gate. Not just any iron gate, mind you. A work
March 10, 2015
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Some Small And Manageable Changes To A Small But Multi-Use Laundry Room
Although we began our ongoing interior fix-up with the master bedroom, that’s paused because, no kidding, our new bed arrived and we’re keeping the old
March 5, 2015
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Modernizing And “Eclecticizing” A Pottery Barn Living Room
I just might be making slow progress in the world of interiors. I bought an end table that didn’t match my Pottery Barn sofa. How
February 24, 2015
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Gardening
The 2 Key Questions To Ask In Articulating Your Style: Clothing, House, Or Garden
Now that I’m writing about 3 areas of style – fashion, house, and garden – I notice a couple of commonalities. Seems to me in
February 12, 2015
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An Actual Room Of One’s Own, Or, Saturday Morning at 9:32am
I visited my mom this week. On the way to Santa Barbara, I stopped in the totally surprisingly adorable town of Los Olivos, to have
January 24, 2015
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Design With Courage, A Review Of “Simplicity” By Nancy Braithwaite
As I have said before, interior design scares me. What to wear? No problem. What to plant? Lots of suggestions. How to furnish a house?
January 19, 2015
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Merry Christmas, 2014
From the front door that still doesn’t know what red it wants to be, but is quite holly jolly, even so.
December 24, 2014
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