Summer is coming to Portland. Today’s sunshine nudged Portlanders outside to embrace the warmth and promise of a sunny Saturday. Our garden is starting to bloom. We have strawberries, carrots, beans, garlic, tomatoes, mesclun, parsley, rosemary, chives. Do you have a summer garden? What do you typically plant for summer crops? Our kids played in [...]
Our 2 Days in Seattle adventure continues with the place we rested our tired feet and sleepy heads after long hours of walking and exploring. When choosing accommodations for travel, I tend to prefer smaller boutique hotels to large convention center-esque hotels. So when given the choice between two hotels for my 2 Days in [...]
If you follow this blog, you know my style is modern, colorful, fresh, and fun. Like West Elm. Have you been to this fantastic home furnishings store or purchased any furniture or decor from here? They have incredible products and affordable prices. You know what I love the most about West Elm? This light fixture: [...]
Another incredible Christmas is complete! Hope you all had a happy holiday! Here are some snapshots of our PEACE JOY LOVE Aqua & Red Christmas: Line-up of gingerbread cookies: This year’s wreath, with the mini yarn wreath ornaments and spray-painted glitter pinecomes we made. Custom wine labels using our Aqua & Red Holiday Wine Labels [...]
While I still have a slight obsession with felt crafts, this season I’m quite taken by the challenge of creating simple, fast holiday ornaments, decor, and gifts from yarn. Let me be clear upfront: I have no idea what the difference is between this yarn or that — I simply see a bundle of yarn [...]
Fall is a nesting period for me. The kids are back in school, the weather turns crisp and lovely, and I spend more time indoors. Since I work from my home and stare at these walls all day, every day, I often want to mix things up and look to interior design books for inspiration. [...]
Here it is: The Big Reveal of my son’s redesigned Big Kid’s Room. The color he chose was red – which surprised us but also made me excited to think about the possibilities. We matched it with a deep grey and white accents. I truly believe red is a neutral color, and this allows us [...]
Redesigning a child’s room carries a lot of responsibility. Not only do you need to create an environment that is safe, fun and warm, but you also have to appeal to a child’s sense of style as he/she grows through the years. We are in the process of redesigning my son’s room. He is seven [...]
Being a guest in your own town is sometimes quite delicious. The Nines is the perfect modern luxury hotel. Every inch of the hotel has been well-planned and well-executed. Here, a corner is transformed into a luscious place of rest. The suites are expansive and the decor I would describe as dressed-up modern. The hotel [...]
It’s finally summer here in Portland, and I am suddenly overcome by millions of home projects that I want to tackle. Project #1 this morning: a felt flower pillow. I saw felt flower pillows at Target the other day and thought “dude, I could probably make that.” And so I did. To make this super [...]
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