Our new porch is quite a bit bigger than our last one. We actually have room for a real seating area. We could bring out a table and host a dinner party with a few minor adjustments. I worked with Garnet Hill to create a porch that feels like an extension of the house during the summer months. The first thing we added were rugs. We chose the black & natural stripe rugs from Dash & Albert. ...
Container Gardens for every porch or patio style + a diy gardener’s hand cream
I'm joining some lovely and very talented ladies to talk about container gardens. I do love a container garden because they are so manageable. Spring has come very late here in the New York/Connecticut area so I took a day and visited two of my favorite nurseries to get some inspiration. The day I decided to visit the nurseries turned out to be a beautiful day and would have actually been a ...
Home Tour: Classic Casual Home
Today I'm sharing the home of Mary Ann Pickett of Classic Casual Home. I have known Mary Ann from our beginning days of blogging when she lived full time at her home on Lido Ise in Newport Beach, California. Mary Ann and her husband currently live in a beautiful 1920 apartment in San Francisco. I had the opportunity to visit Mary Ann recently and in addition to an insider's tour of SF, I loved ...
Dark Chocolate Macaroon Protein Bites + Friday Favorites
Ever since I first started making my own protein bites, I can't possibly buy them. Although yesterday, my friend Diane stopped by with a little cup of the most delicious Chocolate Macaroon Bites from Myx Creative Kitchen in Greenwich, CT. We knew we had to figure out how to make them. I think these are pretty close and I added Primal Kitchen Chocolate Coconut Collagen Fuel and a drop of ...
how to pack for a “casual” weekend getaway
how to pack for a casual getaway in a carry-on bag I'm joining seven bloggers to share our travel wardrobe capsules. I'm very casual, so mine may look like something you would wear to, say, a flea market or...oh I don't know...Trader Joe's. I stick to pieces that I love. I never want to be that person who has to shop on a trip. I may choose to shop, but not so that I have something ...
A visit to a NYC plant store/coffee shop + houseplant care
Plant Shed in New York City Madeline and I love the little coffee shop on Prince and Bowery. It's more than coffee, it's a flower and plant shop that opened last fall in Nolita called Plantshed. Come to find out they are a family owned business that has been around since 1981. Their main shop is on the upper west side on West 96th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam. As soon as you turn the ...