I remember the days when I wanted a new lamp for my bedroom, so I would head to Target to get my lamp base that always came with a shade for about $40. There was no stressing about what size or style shade to get – it was typically easy and always inexpensive. Now, lighting […]
Every year in January or February I start daydreaming about Spring. Although the weather here is very mild in comparison to most of the country, weeks of rain and little sunshine has me longing to soak up some Vitamin D. There are few things I love more than how Marin looks and feels in the […]
The lighting struggle is real! I have been doing my job for ten years and decorative lighting is still one of the design elements I grind on the most when putting projects together. I got a lot of lighting recommendation requests recently, so I thought it was about time I put a new post together. […]
Whenever I do an Instagram Q&A, this inevitably comes up without fail – “Recommendations for oversized artwork to put on a large wall.” Art is something most of us struggle with because it can be particularly time consuming to find the right piece. It can also be quite pricy, especially when looking for something large […]
I am a 90’s baby through and through. However, I was born in 1990 so I didn’t get to experience all of the trends as an adolescent. Sure I had my Steve Madden slinky slides, but it wasn’t until I became an adult that I gained a much bigger appreciation for this decade. I was […]
I just did and Instagram questions box asking you all what you are struggling to find and one of the top requests was coffee tables! Along with oversized art (a post to come on that soon) there were dozens of requests for specific coffee table styles. I have actually been meaning to do a post […]
June is here and the official start to summer is on the horizon. I truly love this time of year and find on the cusp of a new season I get the desire to freshen up my apartment in some way. It could be big or small, but I find simple changes bring new life […]
I have expressed my fondness for designer, Isabel López-Quesada so many times over the years and in many a blog post, but I figured it was about time I do a proper full post on her design genius. Based in Madrid, she has an innate ability to bring spaces to life using nuanced details and […]
Happy Friday! After months of what felt like non stop rain, spring is in full bloom around here. I look forward to lilac season every year, but because of the wet weather leading up to April, lilacs came out later and the season will be much shorter. I will take whatever I can get and […]
You all know by now that my love for British designers runs deep and my latest design crush is Oxfordshire based design firm, HÁM Interiors. From the moment I stumbled onto their site I was in awe of it all – their branding, array of cool projects and the fact that it is a family […]