If you were sitting with me right now, and happened to ask me, “So, How was the conference?” I would say…’INCREDIBLE!” ……..and then, if you were to ask for details…you might find yourself here tomorrow, still listening to my deconstructed tour through one amazing week. Fully aware of my propensity for going off on tangents…I… Read More DESIGN BLOGGERS CONFERENCE 2013 – PEARLS OF WISDOM
ONE WEEK AGO… almost exactly to the minute….I was strolling down Melrose , in West Hollywood, (Los Angeles…) looking for Nathan Turner’s store. West Hollywood, where Melrose is located is Design Lover’s Heaven…One amazing busniess after another, textiles, antiques, lighting, accessories…eye candy and beautiful things, wonderful unique perfectly FANTASTIC things!!! I kept getting double takes… Read More NATHAN TURNER AND ME
…..TRUTH be told, I would far more enjoy reporting to you about some amazing chandelier I got in Los Angeles…like these from my FAVE place…well I HAd many FAVES…but this one HOLLYHOCK MADE ME WEAK AT THE KNEES…. or I would loved to have stashed in my luggage a few things at HD BUTTERCUP WHERE… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – HOLLYWOOD AND THE CEILINGS
We moved to My Old Country House in April of 2004 …almost 8 years ago. My children were 3, 5 and 7. It was a sweet time. All the times are sweet, but this was a particularly sweet time. I had one child in First grade… a big boy. My sweet baby girl was in… Read More THE THINGS WE REMEMBER…….THE THINGS THEY FORGET
The week before the Design Bloggers Conference…I finally had to break down and do something that does not come easy to me…ask my teenager to help me with Twitter. I kept hearing the phrase “hash tag” and had no idea what that was. I mean I knew that this “#” was a hash-tag…but why was… Read More #dbc2013 and understanding TWITTER
Since my supposedly fortuitous move over to WordPress I have somehow lost over half of my daily followers…so I am not enitrely confident that this post will be seen by many…but in a way it frees me up to just pour my heart out. I am a bit jet lagged. I woke up today confused…”am… Read More HOME TO MY OLD COUNTRY HOUSE
SPRING IS IN THE AIR… at least in Los Angeles and I am thinking about April and how it is hands down my favorite month.April brings Spring and COLOR is everywhere…we have Spring Break and feel warming breezes and the buds pop and our cherry blossom tree explodes. And April, just by the hair on… Read More A SNEAK PEEK AT APRIL
I am writing this post on the plane, enroute to Los Angeles for the Design Bloggers Conference… Seated Directly behind me is Lisa Mende…of : lisamendedesign we figured out we were on the same flight last week…! back in January she gave me the necessary “You should DO IT!!!” to get me on board and… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – KIDS BATH AND LOS ANGELES
AS we complete the finishing touches on the kids bathroom.. REVEAL on Monday! I am beginning to pull all the ingredients together for the LONG OVERDUE MASTER BATHROOM UPDATE. I have known all along that I want to convert a dresser into the vanity…With the addition of a vessel sink….Here are some of my inspiration… Read More DRESSER TURNED BATHROOM VANITY
I have a new analogy… “OLD HOUSES ARE ALOT LIKE MARRIAGE” You make the pledge, to love them forever, until death do you part, all things considered and all that jazz…and well, it’s a good thing. Because, and please do not misinterpret this post in anyway to mean I am DOWN on marriage, for while I… Read More OLD HOUSES ARE LIKE MARRIAGE
