in between picking up champagne and cornichons for our new year’s eve festivities, james and i popped into neighborhood shop, holler & squall. it was as lovely inside as the view into its windows…
james and i have a thing for islands. we met on one, so we chalk it up to that. for james’s 30th birthday on tuesday, i took him on a much-needed getaway to the north…
Tip #6: Rearrange what you love.i’ve been saving these cardoon flowers and craspedia for weeks (er, months). they’ve been in bottles on my dresser, bottles on my windowsill, and bottles on my countertop. last…
sun-dappled pumpkins. just when i thought that pumpkins on stoops was a thing reserved for suburban cul-de-sacs and sleepy new england villages, my neighborhood pumpkin brigade proved me wrong. happy october.…
i walked by this alley on a walk the other day and even in the daylight i could imagine a sweet autumnal dinner party. woolly socks and scarves, twinkling lights, and roasted vegetables gobbled…
Tip #5: Splurge on pretty towels. upon entering our apartment, guests* are met with towels hanging unapologetically on the bathroom door. we never remember to close the thing and so it gapes open leaving fuzzy, mismatching…
Tip #4: Only buy beautiful cleaning supplies.i’m a pretty deliberating shopper. i’m not exaggerating when i say that almost every purchase i make is one i labor over: where did this come from? how…
this is not a tip. this is a plea.the awesome and creative folk over at brooklyn based and theSweeten have paired up to host a contest that offers one lucky winner the opportunity to…
Tip #3: Find creative storage solutions.do you know what this is?it’s a surfboard. in a bathtub.we keep our surfboard in our bathtub. all the time.it’s made to withstand water, right? the jury’s still out…
i’ve been searching for a quick and easy solution for dressing the one window that we have in our tiny space. a few weeks ago, on an afternoon stroll through the old neighborhood, i…