Brooke of Nesting with Grace has been talking about making homemade bread on her blog ever since the birth of her little boy, Finn. And he's going to be three in a few months. For some reason I decided I needed to give it a try. It's so simple and I love knowing that there are no preservatives or unknown ingredients. Bread making inspired by Brooke and her mom! Brooke's mom found this bread ...
Our new (cozy) attic space
Attic renovation in 3 weeks! I'm so excited to be sharing this space today. When we first bought our new (old) house we knew we would need to renovate the attic for our son when he's home from college on holidays. We had a small window of time to complete the work before the first holiday break. Three weeks to be exact. And we did it! Thanks to our contractor Jason DeVivo and quick decision ...
Party Favors for your next lunch
I'm sharing this idea because it's what I love most about blogging! It's the community of people that has kept me inspired and motivated to keep going. Recently I had Brooke of Nesting with Grace and Kris of Driven by Decor over for lunch. I made them little salt and herb mixture and put it in a cute jar for them to take home. Brooke is so sweet that she has mentioned it in her instagram ...
A beautiful new kitchen + Westport, Connecticut
Diane Karmen created a beautiful new kitchen for a young family that splits their time between New York City and their weekend home in Westport, Connecticut. Westport is only45 miles from Manhattan, but this home feels worlds away from the moment you walk through the door. The first thing you see is the kitchen. The space was actually pretty with tons of natural light and the U-shape worked, but ...
Bookmark This + Long Island City, Queens, New York
When I think of going to Queens, it's usually to leave New York via JFK or LaGuardia. Today we went to Queens for pizza at Beebe's in the lobby of the Boro Hotel and then spent the rest of the afternoon at museums, having coffee, and visiting a national landmark....all in Long Island City and Astoria.A restaurant that's open all day (because it's in a hotel) makes it easy to give this place a try. ...
Project Design: Winter Soups + Our Favorite Tomato Soups
I'm joining my dear friends Mary Ann and Cindy and joining us this month is Celia of After Orange County and Lisa of Shine Your Light to share our favorite soup recipes. When we came up with a calendar of ideas for Project Design for the coming year, we all thought sharing our favorite soup recipes would be perfect for January. No matter where you live, east coast or west coast... January is soup ...