A few years back, my mom pulled out an old box that contained vintage cut out framed silhouettes of her as a little girl.  There were two of them, each facing in a different direction and I just adore them!  I haven’t been able to get my hands on them as of yet, but I [...]

There may be grey and snowy skies over much of the U.S…. but in my mind the sun is always shining!  That’s why I am so drawn to yellow and grey together.  Call it a color crush, a mild obsession… I’m hook line and sinker! Write more… Type less, Lauren Upholstered Slipper Chair, Flowered Tote [...]

I was so honored when Paloma from La Dolce Vita Blog asked me to participate in her feature, 10 Things I Can’t Live Without!  It was posted on her fabulously stylish blog Tuesday and I am so excited, I just had to share it with you.  Not only was it a fun post for me [...]

I am super excited for this weeks workspace feature.  Why you ask… because it is Julie Murphy of Jack and Lulu and I absolutely adore her!  Since, the first day I met Julie at the National  Stationery show years ago… I knew we could be friends.  She exudes warmth, kindness and creativity and has that [...]

If there is one thing in our home I can not stand, it is my husband’s man cave!  It’s a loft we had built over a portion of our first floor where all the orphan furniture went.  If we redesigned a room or bought a new piece of furniture it all traveled upstairs into my [...]

I have a thing for luggage.  And I’m not talking about any regular ‘ole Samsonite either.  I mean a fabulous piece of luggage to travel in style with in the likes of Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly.  Any time I see an old steamer trunk, a weekend bag or a vanity case… my heart goes [...]

After I was just about ready to hang up my mittens for the winter and take out the espadrilles, we get a huge blast of snow and what do you know… I’m feeling like a snow bunny!  Maybe it’s the winter Olympics that has captured my heart, but I’m ready to throw on some furry [...]

Back in high school, I worked in a bakery.  It wasn’t just any bakery, not the Krispy Kremes of these days… it was the old fashioned New York/New Jersey bakery… the kind with white boxes, seven layer cakes, jelly donuts, cookies by the pound and baker’s twine.  Besides playing baseball with the Italian bread and [...]

I’m so happy to feature, Emily Owen and Rachelle Schwartz of Wiley Valentine in this weeks workspace series.  I love working with inspired, creative designers who love what they do.  I truly believe that if you have passion and drive in your industry, success is soon to follow.  Watching the ladies of Wiley Valentine blossom [...]

While many of you might have been watching the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics to watch the evenings pomp and circumstance… I was glued to the uniforms for the United States, designed by none other then Ralph Lauren.  Now my hips would never be able to take the color or cut of the pants [...]