How to create a beautiful, eclectic living room

How to create a beautiful, eclectic living room

Posted by Unknown|On June 17, 2015

Moving every year has really demonstrated how the basic, functional pieces like my oatmeal linen Crate and Barrel sofa are a great blank canvas for the unique, vintage items I've found over the years. If you start with one basic, contemporary-yet-timeless piece to center the room, it's an easy...

How to shop for vintage furniture

How to shop for vintage furniture

Posted by Unknown|On June 08, 2015

Obviously, this is a topic close to my heart - so many things in my home are older than me. I love strolling flea markets and discovering something that I'll never find again. In a world filled with low quality, build-it-yourself Scandinavian furniture, it's so worth it to take a little...

The most beautiful wall calendar you've ever seen

The most beautiful wall calendar you've ever seen

Posted by Unknown|On June 05, 2015

This might just be the case for me and Wes, but we have an extremely hard time coordinating our schedules. There have been times when I'm about to board a Monday morning flight to Philadelphia with Wes already in the air to the opposite side of the country when I've had the following...

How to recover dining room chairs

How to recover dining room chairs

Posted by Unknown|On June 05, 2015

There's something about moving into a new place that makes you look at all your old things in a new way. I spent a good part of this weekend hanging, unhanging, and re-hanging pictures and art and rearranging furniture. I have aaaaaalmost got it right except for two chairs that just did't quite...

A seriously amazing backyard

A seriously amazing backyard

Posted by Unknown|On June 02, 2015

With my new place, I also inherited a small backyard in need of a makeover. It has a few great features - specifically, a firepit and an old stone slab patio. However, up until a few days ago, I had no interest in stepping foot out there - I am allergic to yard work thanks...

How to style an antique bedroom set

How to style an antique bedroom set

Posted by Unknown|On June 02, 2015

This bedroom set was a gift from my mother-in-law (and by gift, I mean that I may have coerced her into parting with it by explaining how it would get much more face time in my house than hers... and the rest is history). She bought it for $25 in the 1970s and I'm so glad she hung on to it for...

Five easy ways to update your bedroom

Five easy ways to update your bedroom

Posted by Unknown|On June 02, 2015

So, I've been on a roll designing rooms in our new (old) house and wanted to share some ideas that I picked up about creating a cool bedroom and applied to my new space. Read below for five easy tips that I've learned! ...

The many uses for Turkish towels

The many uses for Turkish towels

Posted by Unknown|On June 02, 2015

This post could also be titled 'how to make over a chair in 10 seconds' which is exactly how I use a big chunk of my collection of Turkish towels: at this very moment, I am sitting on a worn out Ikea Poang chair covered in a gray Turkish towel in my bedroom. It covers...

What to do with a weird nook in your hallway

What to do with a weird nook in your hallway

Posted by Unknown|On June 02, 2015

We moved into a rental house that was built in the '30s and has all the charm that money can buy (think arched doorways, worn-in hardwoods, antique moldings) and included a whole set of strange nooks and crannies that took up valuable square footage. Exhibit A above is a 3'...

How to make a small kitchen stylish

How to make a small kitchen stylish

Posted by Unknown|On June 02, 2015

After I moved into my tiny studio, I started paying a lot more attention to interior design because the place needed some personality to make up for the lack of square footage (although the small space has turned out to be an advantage - I can Swiffer the entire place in about 45...

An art-filled condo in D.C.

An art-filled condo in D.C.

Posted by Unknown|On June 02, 2015

 Kira Neal has the coolest home ever - plus a great eye for design and art. She inspires me to use more color, and her place has made me want to start collecting modern and pop art to add to the walls of my apartment. I interviewed her for a Refinery29 article about buying a place and...

A simple, serene student apartment at Northwestern

A simple, serene student apartment at Northwestern

Posted by Unknown|On June 02, 2015

My friend Gill rented a simple student apartment on Northwestern's campus and transformed it with restraint and thoughtful accessories. I love how it is serene, filled with light, and decorated with vibrant green plants - not just flowers, but living, air-cleaning trees, shrubs and other...