Yesterday my friend Diane Karmen and I took a quick trip into the city to try a café we've been hearing about and to visit Change & Co., a design studio and home decor shop in Brooklyn by designer Susana Simonpietri. We left feeling inspired and I certainly felt like coming home and sprucing up my holiday decor. Chango & Co. is all about neutrals with a little black, but at Christmas, they ...
Give a diffuser instead of a candle this year + you’ve Got mail
The apartment of Kathleen Kelly in You've Got Mail really does exist on the upper west side of Manhattan What does giving a diffuser and You've Got Mail have to do with each other? The Desert Mist & Aria Diffusers I'll send you (or your gift recipient) a diffuser card with beautiful blends based on the charming movie, "You've Got Mail." I'll include a little bag of diffuser bombs so that ...
thrifted table + Gingerbread Cake
A modern Mix in the dining room using thrifted finds or second hand items I'm joining Rachel of Cherry Street Blossoms and a few friends to share our thrifted or second hand tables for the holidays. If you are coming over from The Tiny White House, welcome! I'm so happy you are here! We shared our Thanksgiving thrifted tables and we all loved it so much that we decided to share our ...
Christmas decor for bedrooms
Do you decorate your bedrooms for Christmas? I never did. The kids bedrooms when they were young, yes. Each had little trees with themed ornaments, twinkle lights and their holiday art over the years in frames, but never our bedroom. This year I was inspired by our cozy flannel sheets and our new bedding all from Garnet Hill. Our bedroom is already pretty cozy with our walls painted Benjamin Moore ...
Easy appetizers for holiday entertaining
Today I'm joining my friends Mary Ann and Cindy and four blog friends to supply you with appetizer ideas for the holidays! Here's the list of participants: Melaine My Sweet Savannah Sheri Sheri Silver StefanieBeautiful Living with Stefanie Wall Kim Northern California Style Mary Ann Classic Casual Home Cindy Rough Luxe ...
Holiday Home Tour – Modern Rustic Outdoor Spaces
I'm joining the 2019 Holiday Tour of Homes again this year and sharing our front porch. This year instead of each blogger sharing their entire home, we are choosing one room. At first I thought this took the pressure off not having to get the entire house ready and then I thought...wow, that's a lot of pressure to get one space just right. Wouldn't you know...it snowed all day just in time for ...