I have discovered the best thing about Madeline's study abroad program....meeting her in Paris! Okay, true, that's my perspective, but what a beautiful time to be in Paris. We had amazing weather which made it perfect for walking all over the city in search of coffee and other delicious things. One of our first stops on Saturday morning was the newly opened cafe at Shakespeare and Company. As ...
Backyard Entertaining
We love the idea of backyard entertaining, but I think we may have had our last dinner party outdoors until next year. This past summer we made a table that comfortably seats 10. We used Hairpin Legs and followed instructions from theses clever girls. We loved the industrial look of the Fold Leg No.1 from Hairpin Legs and used the 28" length. The top was constructed much like Elsie's ...
Halloween made easy
Tinyprints makes it easy to get ready for Halloween night which happens to falls on a Saturday this year! Our town is always the place to be for trick-or-treaters and since we live on an "in-town" street we will get a lot of foot traffic. Once again I used treat sacks from The Container Store sealed with custom gift tag stickers from tinyprints. This year tinyprints has custom ...
Featured on Design Sponge
Last winter Design Sponge featured our little house in their Sneak Peek Section and I realized I never even did a post. While we have lived in much larger homes and certainly newer homes, I would have to say this house, this little house built in 1900 is by far my favorite. It's exactly what I always wanted. A little house with a front porch, a manageable size yard and walking distance to town. I ...
DIY Flea Market Dining Chairs
This was a project that began in May during the Spring tag sale season. I collected eight chairs for about $40 total. I've checked around and while tag sales and flea markets have the best prices on mismatched dining room or desk chairs, Goodwill is another great source and they run about $8 to $12 a chair. A few of the chairs needed a little glue and a good scrub. Once they were completely ...
Steele Canvas Basket + Made in America
Last week I had the opportunity to tour Steele Canvas Basket in Chelsea, MA with Director of Marketing, Frank Geffken. Everyone knows (whether you realize it or not) about this company. You've seen the large trucks in hotels, on college campuses, the post office....they are everywhere all over the country supplying every industry. The recognizable old school STEELE logo is still hand ...