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Decorating Ideas February 23, 2015

7 Secrets to a Perfectly Styled Bookcase

I always say that good design is all in the details and sometimes it can be difficult to get the little details just right. This is especially true when it comes to styling a bookshelf. Filling up large amounts of empty space in an artful way is no easy task. Whenever I’m re-styling my own bookshelves it often takes me hours! If you’re stuck on how to style your bookshelves, here are 7 tips that will help you overcome the challenge and make your bookshelves look picture perfect!

1. Use interesting objects as bookends
Bookends are certainly functional but not …

Decorating Ideas February 13, 2015

Top Five

Introducing…a new blog series. The top 5 things I loved on the internet this week. (let’s see if I can keep this up!)

Inside the Home of Kings of Leon’s Nathan Followill
Domaine gives us an exclusive look inside the newly designed abode Nathan Followill shares with his family. The chic, modernist home was designed by Benjamin Vandiver. See the full house tour here.

52 Places to Go in 2015
Got a case of wanderlust? Check out this list of 52 must-visit destinations from The New York Times and start planning your next vacation! I’d love to go …

Decorating Ideas February 2, 2015

Alexander Wang’s $8,800 Beanbag Chair

Did you guys hear about Alexander Wang’s new furniture collection? He’s teaming up with Italian company Poltrana Frau, known for its luxury leathers, to launch a 4 piece capsule collection that includes, among other things, an $8,800 leather beanbag char and a bar cabinet that costs $18,500. The pieces are all black leather with awesome Milo Baughman-esque brass bases. I’m a huge fan of Wang’s edgy fashion and own several of his pieces but I’m not sure how I feel about his latest venture. As a designer I completely understand the value of handcrafted luxury goods and I also …

Decorating Ideas January 16, 2015

Simple Decor Updates to Cure the Winter Blues!

The weather has been so gloomy and frigid these past couple of weeks and the lack of light is giving me a serious case of the winter blues! I’ve been dying to do something to brighten up my home, especially my living room which has been feeling sparse on the accessories front since taking down all of my holiday decorations. Luckily my friends at Target were right on time with an offer to to help me update my living room! I believe that making simple changes such as adding in new accessories is the easiest way to change the …

Decorating Ideas January 8, 2015

5 Easy Ways to Update Your Home for the New Year

In the New Year we all make resolutions to make changes in our lives whether it’s making improvements to our diet or our bodies, creating a financial plan or getting more organized. But one of the areas of our lives that often gets neglected is our homes! A beautiful, inspiring and well designed home can enhance your life and your mood in ways beyond measure and can fuel the positive energy needed to accomplish all of the other goals you want to achieve. With that in mind, it’s time to establish some decor resolutions! Here are 5 easy and inexpensive …

Best Planners to Get Organized New year 5

Decorating Ideas January 8, 2015

5 Chic Planners to Help You Get Stylishly Organized for 2015

Even though we’re in the full-on digital age with smart phones, tablets and apps, there’s still nothing that beats a good old fashioned pen and paper for jotting down notes and keeping an organized schedule. Here are five of my favorite planners to help you get stylishly organized for the New Year!