inspiration
new old stone house
Anyone who has ever built a home from the ground up or embarked upon a renovation or full-on gut job can tell you that progress can be excrutiatingly slow. And while it can be a long time before rooms start to look like habitable spaces, it’s the little victories that come in the form of…
inspired: sarah bartholomew designs
When I was pregnant with Lydia, I firmly believed that keeping all baby paraphernalia to one location in my beautiful, PAINSTAKINGLY decorated home would be a piece of cake, despite ALL my friends warning me to the contrary. I guess it took being thrown into the lion’s den to fully realize what I was dealing…
the master of moody blues
The way this week is going, it feels like it should have been Friday two days ago. I had a whole painting tutorial set up for today and after signing in this morning and discovering it had completely disappeared, I’m throwing in the towel and posting some serious eye candy, instead. Grr…. Last weekend, I…
forever chic: ralph lauren
I was going through some old shelter mags over the weekend and found an issue of House Beautiful from November 2004 featuring the Hampton’s Showhouse designed that year by Ralph Lauren. I couldn’t put it down, constantly taking little peeks all weekend! The design, decor and styling is a testament to Lauren’s forever timeless, tailored…
gallery ledges + tips for styling them
I LOVE a good gallery wall, but the truth is, hanging a bunch of pictures and making them look good can be tough – even for someone like me, who has hung more than my fair share. Not to mention the fact that banging in that first nail is enough to give most people heart…
fall inspired: heather bullard
This may be the first year in my entire life that I’m not hanging on to summer with a vengeance. It’s kind of hard to get excited for Fall when it’s still in the high 80’s and low-to-mid 90’s and yet, I’m dreaming of soft sweaters, heirloom pumpkins, and the gorgeous country home of Heather Bullard. …
insta good: steven gambrel
If you guys have been reading here for a while, you know I have a slight obsession with the work of interior designer Steven Gambrel. So, it was only natural that I would find him on Instagram and proceed to drool over progress pics of his current projects and, best of all, detail shots of vignettes and spaces inside…
grand banks nyc
I’ve always been drawn to places that are inspired by the ocean, no matter where I go or what time of year it is (I happen to think snow falling on the sea is the most magical sight and my idea of the perfect summer afternoon is eating oysters on the half shell and sipping…
insta inspiration: tom samet
I’ve got quite the design crush these days on Hamptons interior designer Tom Samet and his classic, East Coast style, thanks to his enviable Instagram account – he does updated traditional so well through the use of color, pattern and texture (not to mention a healthy dose of Chinese Lattice wall covering) and beautiful layering. Every picture…
designer love: cecy j interiors
It’s not often that a room is designed so well that it literally stops me in my tracks, but when I stumbled upon the dining room below on Pinterest the other day, it did just that! The planked, vaulted ceiling, the droolworthy navy blue grass cloth and the striking Lindsey Adelman chandelier are as close…
obsessed: glass demijohn lamps
A few months ago, I purchased the Clift oversize mercury glass lamp on major clearance at Pottery Barn after seeing it on Instagram but was so disappointed to discover I had GROSSLY underestimated its ginormous size. It was absolutely stunning, but seriously looked as if a human being was sitting on one end of my…
halcyon house, cabarita beach
My sister-from-another-mister lives in Australia (by way of South Africa) and she is one of the most amazing, interesting individuals I’ve ever met; not only is she a jet pilot for the Australian Air Force but she’s an amazing momma to two littles, too! She had her baby girl three months after I had Lydia…