Fun Folding Chairs at Target

On a Target run yesterday, I found these fun and fabulous folding chairs.  Aren’t these so much more interesting than the standard black metal ones?  These are so cute , I’d actually WANT to pull out the folding chairs, and not just because I had to! ...

Feathering Your Nest: Make Your Own Chandelier

You are NOT going to believe this one.  I found this handmade chandelier that I had to share with you.   Isn’t it glamorous?  Take a guess as to what it’s made of.  Go ahead, I dare you.  No really.  Guess. Did you guess?  Tampons!  Bet you didn’t...

House Beautiful Living Rooms

Today I’m sharing some of my favorite living rooms from House Beautiful.  Notice the black doors here and the tiny black trim piece around the top of this room.  It’s those touches of black that keeps this light room grounded.  HB is one of my very...

Gustavian Style

I don’t know what kind of leader King Gustav III of Sweden was, but he really had some design sense!  After spending much of his early life in the French courts of Versailles, Gustav developed a style that was heavily influenced by French Neo-Classical design,...
Why Men Fear Painting Wood

Why Men Fear Painting Wood

It’s an age-old question:  why do men fear painting wood?  I can’t tell you how many times the following has occurred:  I have a color consultation with the lady of the house.  There are some horrible 1970s-1980s pieces of wood furniture, dreaded fake...
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