This month Mary Ann, Cindy, and I are joined by Kris of Driven by Decor, Kim of Northern California Style, Sherry Hart of Design Indulgence, and Pam of Simple Details for Project Design: Coffee Table Styling. I think it will be fun to see everyone's different perspective on the subject. I believe a coffee table is the perfect surface to share your favorite things. That can mean your favorite ...
Marie Kondo Monday: office edition
Home office organization for two people I've been organizing for years. Marie Kondo's book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up certainly inspired new ways to think about organizing and her new show on Netflix spurred even more organization. Years ago my friend Suzanne used to say "make a list of every space/drawer/closet in every room and organize by amount of time you have for the task." ...
This {is} your mother’s beef stew + DIY valentine flowers
Having a weekday Valentine's Day dinner has made me resort to making my mom's beef stew recipe...and you know what, it's really good! Keep reading to see why I almost didn't post it! My table inspiration started with the bright colored napkins from when I first started working at Serena & Lily. I always love a touch of black, which inspired the matte black jars as vases. Years ago we ...
DIY watercolor ombre heart garland + Brooke’s Protein Bites
I know, I know...enough with the watercolor hearts. If you've read my blog before, you've probably seen my watercolor hearts. I love making them to add to a card at Valentine's Day or for birthdays. This year I made watercolor hearts to create a simple ombré heart garland for the coffee bar.Using inexpensive watercolors, paint stripes on watercolor paper. Cover each piece with one color and ...
simple pizza recipe with arugula + Friday Favorites
Ever since we went to Bebee's in Queens I've been wanting to recreate their "rooftop" pizza. Making pizza is not so much a recipe as it is a combination of simple things. For this pizza we looked at the description on the menu and made our usual pizza dough, which is way better than buying it, then topped it with ricotta, mozzarella and arugula. With a drizzle of olive oil and squeeze of lemon, it ...
Homemade Bread – part I
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 ...