Decor, Home, My house, Uncategorized

Foyer Update: New Lighting and Stools

As I told you when I revealed our new foyer table, the lighting I had there was just borrowed from the bedroom and I knew I needed to find something else. Here’s a refresher of the foyer table with the borrowed light: After the table went in, I went on a lamp shopping spree at… Continue reading Foyer Update: New Lighting and Stools

Before and After, Decor, Home, My house

House Update: New Batik Pillows and West Elm Lamp

Ah, how I love a batik pillow! Remember back when I told you about those Amber Interiors ones that I was dying over? And remember how they were crazy expensive? Well, my Etsy substitutes from OrientalTribe11 arrived and They. Are. Perfect! They took a little while to get here–I mean, they were coming from Thailand… Continue reading House Update: New Batik Pillows and West Elm Lamp

Before and After, Decor, Home, My house

House Tour: Living Room

This is another one of those posts where I’m like, “What? I didn’t write that post yet?”. I mean, I’ve talked about our living room’s gallery wall and pink chair plus every detail of our foyer (which is part of our living room), but I’ve never talked about the living room itself. It’s even been… Continue reading House Tour: Living Room

Decor, Home, Travel

Travel: A Visit to The Standard Miami

In mid-December, I travelled to Miami to shoot a fashion story for my day job. Though I was in Miami for about 30 hours only, I was lucky enough to be staying at the Standard Miami, a relaxing and beautiful hotel that is a far cry from the insanity of South Beach. It’s known for… Continue reading Travel: A Visit to The Standard Miami

Decor, Home, My house

Let’s Talk About Those Copper Spheres – Part II

As you’ll recall from Part 1 of this story, we bought two big copper balls for $10 a piece at the Design Within Reach Annex in Secaucus. They were tagged as being Roberto Menghi’s Globo di Luce pendant but I’m quite sure that the plasticy burnt-out and slightly-scratched balls that we have aren’t the blown-glass… Continue reading Let’s Talk About Those Copper Spheres – Part II

crafts, Family, Food

Our Wedding: The Details

First of all, thanks so much for your interest in our wedding! Monday’s post on the setting for our wedding, and Tuesday’s post on the fashion choices were two of my most read blog posts EVER, so thanks! Today, I’d like to show you some of the details from the wedding. Let me first explain something… Continue reading Our Wedding: The Details