The seasonal transition of late spring heading into summer has quickly become one of my favorite times of year. Before the days get too hot, but the sun comes up early and lingers around later – there is a lightness in the air. We had a deluge of welcomed rain after years of drought which […]

I have touched on this in a few past posts, but over the years I have amassed quite the assortment of classic white serving and baking dishes. I am forever drawn to whimsical floral plates and platters, but because I only have so much storage in my kitchen almost all of my serving and prep […]

You all know by now how much I crave a little moment in my living space. Trays are one of my favorite accents to achieve this simply because they add another layer between a surface and an object. I love layering trays with a vase, candles, lamps – you name it! My recent vintage silver […]

I think about the word effortless often. When pulling outfits together or rearranging a little corner in my apartment, my approach to almost everything no matter how much effort goes on behind the scenes is to make the end result appear as if it was slightly thrown together and often times it is. I suppose […]

Last year I did a post detailing a few of my favorite items I always have on hand in my kitchen and wanted to do a follow up covering some more. I spend so much time in this room, experimenting with recipes so I am always trying to find ways to make it more efficient […]

I have always been a proponent of a big end of the year clean out, opposed to spring cleaning. There is something about the week between Christmas and New Years where I just go to town on all of the spaces I have been neglecting throughout the year. I find it amazing how much can […]

Happy Holidays! I wanted to send a huge thank you to all of you who have continued to follow along this past year. Thank you for sending comments, messages and encouraging words – it always means so much to me to engage with you. As this year comes to a close, I have been ruminating […]

You all know by now that black and white art is my favorite. I seemingly can’t get enough and find these pieces to be classic and cool. Whether I am looking for photographs, paintings or etchings – they work in every space. I have posted about a lot of the black and white art seen […]

British style has has a huge resurgence in the past few years and has clearly influenced me in many of my design decisions. Simple additions like rich colors and varying patterns can add so much interest and depth to any space. That is why OKA has become one of my favorite online retailers to pull […]

Last month I put together an Amazon Shop page filled with many of my favorite products I have bought in the past or buy on repeat. Since I purchase from them so often, I wanted to start doing product round up posts like I used to. They really have expanded their inventory, especially in the […]