When hosting a party, I enjoy cooking (sort of), but my favorite part is creating fun, interesting and unexpected tabletops (elegant is great too, but they’ve gone the way of the Dodo since kids…too much pressure). If you’re hosting Thanksgiving this year, click over to Boston Mamas for some last-minute easy ideas to make your [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Five Ideas: Holiday Tabletops
Posted in Décor, Make It, Reinvent It, Shop It, Tabletop on November 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Inspiration by IdeaPaint
Posted in Décor, Inside the Mudroom, Organization, Reinvent It, Shop It, Walls on November 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I’ve made it a personal mission to ensure that my kids don’t grow up creatively stunted (like their mama who didn’t find her inner creative streak until age 35). So when I was given an opportunity to test IdeaPaint, I was stoked (as were my kids). Check out the full review in my latest column [...]
Color Palette Web Tool
Posted in Décor, Make It, Reinvent It on November 12, 2009 | 4 Comments »
When choosing paint and fabric for my home, I’m often inspired by fashion – the way textures and colors play off of each other in a terrific outfit. Using an ivory cashmere cowl neck, skinny camel wool pants, chocolate suede boots and gold bangles as a starting point will result in a room very different from, [...]
Paper Plates = Art
Posted in Art, Décor, Make It, Reinvent It, Walls on November 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Is anyone else totally inspired by the interiors of Anthropologie stores? I’ve always favored their clothes and housewares, but even just walking into their retail locations is an experience. I love that every store is different — each location has its own interior stylist/visual artist, going way beyond the “merchandising” at regular retail that follows a prescribed map [...]
DIY Side Table
Posted in Décor, Furniture, Make It, Reinvent It on November 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
We’ve been needing a side table next our living room couch for a ridiculously long time, but it seems that every one I find that I love, is just a little too big, a little too shmancy, or a little out of our price range. I was getting desperate, and in a creative fury went [...]
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