You may have noticed that the blog has had a bit of a re-fresh. We are not done yet and we appreciate all the emails with your ideas, compliments as well as the things you don't like. I agree, the logo is not quite right. And along the way I kind of lost the tag line Live Simply * Live Beautifully. I'm not sure how that happened, but I'm happy that so many of you asked me about that. Because ...
How to Remove Labels from Jars + Live Simply * Live Beautifully
Galvanized Outdoor Planters + Friday Favorites
Updating your outdoor planters is a sure way to observe the transition into fall. I've already noticed so many people on Instagram have changed out their front porch planters and pots filled with summer flowers and replaced them with mums. After a quick trip into town where I found Sugar Pumpkins for 59 cents and then a trip to Trader Joe's, you would think it was at least mid-October from the ...
A Modern Country Estate + Connecticut
A home tour of a modern country estate in Connecticut. I met Sarina while working at Serena & Lily, but we sort of "knew" each other through social media before meeting in real life. It's funny how that works. You meet people that you may have never met in real life circumstances, but oddly enough you have things in common way past living in the same New England town which may have been how ...
Hygge: How to Embrace the Danish Concept in your Kitchen
I have always loved the idea of Hygge, I just didn't know it had a name until a few years ago. Hygge is for everyone. It may be called other things in places outside of Denmark, but the idea of coziness, especially as the seasons change from summer to fall, is something undeniable. It's a feeling, but we can help create that feeling with simple things around the house. And my first place to ...
Labor Day Weekend + Cafe Clover + NYC
Labor Day Weekend + Cafe Clover + NYC - My favorite weekends in the city are those when most New Yorkers flee the city for the beach or the country. First, it's easy to find street parking (for free) and you can find a table at restaurants that are normally booked solid. We met dear friends at Cafe Clover in the West Village for brunch. It poured rained all morning, by noon the sky was ...
Marché Maman: A French Market in NYC + Friday Favorites
Maman, the lovely little coffee shop with the pretty patterned blue and white cups has opened a full service restaurant and Market right next door. Marché Maman is just as charming as you would expect. The Market is as if you are in a shop in the South of France. They offer products by French brands like Bastide, Jamini, Merci Bisous, bouquets by Flower Girl and ice cream by MilkMade. I never ...