inspiration
INSPIRED: THOMAS O’BRIEN’S INCREDIBLE GARDENS IN BELLPORT
As we finish cleaning up our garden beds and prepping the yard for the summer season, I’m constantly soaking up all the garden and landscape inspiration. At the top of my list of gardens and yards to ogle is the incredible Bellport property of designer Thomas O’Brien, whose home was featured in Frederic Magazine last…
USING FLOWER FROGS FOR ARRANGEMENTS
I’ve been arranging blooms far longer than I’ve known what a flower frog is, but ever since I discovered them, they’ve been a favorite must-have for gorgeous arrangements and centerpieces! A flower frog is made out of glass, pottery or metal with a bunch of holes in the top and which is made to sit…
INSPIRED DESIGN: KATHRYN HERMAN LANDSCAPE DESIGN
When I think of classic, elegant landscapes, landscape designer Kathryn Herman is one of the first to spring to mind. Her ethereal landscapes, gardens, garden rooms and greenhouse designs are so effortlessly beautiful, organic but grounded, and reflective of her passion for timeless British landscape design. I first discovered Herman’s work when a follower on…
SPRING THINGS, PART II
As is typical here in the south, we have a couple of weeks of spring-like temps,if we’re lucky, and then it’s on to blazing heat and humidity while my northeastern friends are still donning sweaters and jeans. So, while I’m craving lots of fresh greenery (see Spring Things, Part I here), I’m already gravitating toward…
A SAG HARBOR STUNNER BY STEVEN GAMBREL
If you guys have been following along for a while now, you know I have a *mild* obsession with the work of New York-based interior designer Steven Gambrel, and this stunner Sag Harbor Victorian that he completely renovated and redesigned is no exception. Gambrel has an unmatched eye for detail and it’s beautifully displayed in…
GARDEN-INSPIRED FINDS FOR SPRING
Blue and white may be my all-time favorite color pairing, but fresh spring green and rattan, wicker and everything woven is a very close second. I’ve found myself gravitating toward the house plant section of the grocery store and grabbing another bird’s nest or stag horn fern every time I go in there lately, just…
WHAT I’VE BEEN PINNING LATELY
Pinterest is, by far, my favorite social media platform; there is a plethora of inspiration at your fingertips when you need to give your mind a break and just check out for a few minutes or fall down a beautiful rabbit hole of inspiration. For me, that time comes in the evenings when the littles…
AN ENGLISH-INSPIRED HOUSE IN THE VILLAGE
One of my favorite things to do when the weather is nice is to drive or walk past some of my favorite homes in the area; I actually wouldn’t be surprised if the owners of some of them know me and my car by sight by now with as many times as I’ve stopped to…
ON MY RADAR: FALL FAVORITES
Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of requests for some fall decor favorites, but when it comes to the change in seasons, instead of “decorating”, per se, I like to add lots of layers and texture – piles of comfy throws, soft candlelight and lots of baskets, trays and natural elements like marble, wood, unlacquered…
GET THE LOOK: INA’S EVERY DAY + ENTERTAINING STYLE
If there’s one person who has influenced my entertaining and design style (as far as kitchen and dining go), it’s Ina Garten. I picked many similar design elements for our kitchen when we built our house, from the black countertops and white glassfront cabinets, right down to the little details like the oversize Anchor Hocking…
TIPS FROM A PRO: HOW TO KEEP MYRTLE TOPIARY HAPPY AND HEALTHY
If you have been following along here for a while, you know I am mildly obsessed with myrtle topiary; they’re the perfect decorative accessory, in my opinion, because they add so much texture, interest and a pop of fresh color, not to mention the fact that they’re just so beautiful and elegant! As much as…
INSPIRED: HOLLANDER DESIGN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
I’ve been forgoing folding laundry while catching up on the Crown after the littles go to bed lately in favor of hitting up Pinterest pretty hard and I realized a few days ago that not only are the majority of my pins of cedar shake or white clapboard exteriors and landscape architecture, but an overwhelming…