Back again on this beautiful Sunday to share my favorite finds from the week along with my friends Cindy and Mary Ann. Today I'm sharing a podcast, a linen shirt I've been wearing from the GAP, and removable wallpaper that we will be installing at Madeline's new apartment, plus a few other favorites! Decorating Tips & Tricks I've been listening to podcasts when I walk lately. I ...
Finding space to create a laundry room
Diane Karmen got creative with space in her beautiful new laundry room My friend Diane Karmen is an interior designer and I happen to love everything she does! We shop together and we both love shades of black and white. We often show up wearing the same thing...which is not hard to do when we typically wear jeans and a t-shirt, but I'm talking about the exact same t-shirt. Diane has an ...
A progressive Barbecue dinner
Grilled Corn Salad What a year this has been! Have you started to get together for socially distanced barbecues in the backyard or even on the driveway? I see that a lot these days and I love it! People need to get together and while that may look a little different these days, we can make it work. In April, Cindy, Mary Ann, and I hosted our first group of bloggers for a virtual progressive ...
An easy summer dinner on the patio
Dinner on the patio or a picnic all summer long, please! I love having a few recipes that I have made over the years and maybe I tweak it a bit or even substitute an ingredient, but it's a recipe you can trust. It's one your family loves but it's special enough to serve friends, both old and new! We don't eat a lot of red meat, so when we do it's either a really good burger or a filet. ...
Nine Bloggers Share their outdoor spaces
Rough Luxe Most Lovely Things Classic Casual Home EDB Designs Kelly & Co Home Modern Glam Northern California Style Shabbyfufu I shared our outdoor space in this post last year and it has not changed all that much, but we did work with Sherwin-Williams again this year! Last year we used Sherwin-Williams porch and floor enamel on ...
Make the most of your small garden
Make flower arrangements from a small garden We have a smallish house on a small piece of property located on a peninsula on The Long Island Sound in Connecticut. Even though the property is small, we make the most of it by planting perennials that do well like hydrangeas that can be used for cut flowers. This year I focused on plantings in the containers that could easily be used in small ...