About six years ago, I developed an unhealthy obsession with hooked rugs. My husband and I had been invited to spend the weekend at a quintessential Nantucket home, complete with a garden full of hydrangeas, comfy slipcovered furniture and a serene wooden mermaid perched in the front hall welcoming visitors and friends. And on every [...]
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Jellybean Rugs
Posted in Floors, Inside the Mudroom, Kids' Stuff, Outside, Shop It on February 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
DIY Paint Can Lights
Posted in Décor, Inside the Mudroom, Interiors, Kids' Stuff, Lighting, Make It, Reinvent It, Shop It on February 2, 2011 | 2 Comments »
And while we’re on the subject of new lighting… This image, from the Style At Home booth at the Interior Design Show in Toronto, has been floating around the web for the past couple of days. The painted floor is amazing, as is the fabulous bright springy styling — a sign of things to come for [...]
Catalog Living
Posted in Art, Décor, Floors, Furniture, Inside the Mudroom, Interiors, Kids' Stuff, Organization, Outside, Reinvent It, Shop It, Tabletop, Walls, Windows on January 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Logic quiz: Poor self-image is to fashion magazines as WHAT is to home decor catalogs? I don’t know either, but sometimes I feel like I have it, whatever IT is. Occasionally I get sort of taken over by staging my house…rolling up the throw blankets and storing them just-so in a gorgeous basket (you’re cold? grab one [...]
Holiday Gift Guide: All-Weather Boots and Bag
Posted in Inside the Mudroom, Shop It on December 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s winter. The weather in Boston on Wednesday was horrific, and although I would love to say it’s really early for the snow/slush/ice/rain situation that’s happening, I know as a New Englander that just isn’t so. Instead, I’m accepting our reality, and offering up two gift ideas to combat the nasty weather in style. After years of buying inexpensive rain boots and [...]
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 [...]
Longing for Orla
Posted in Inside the Mudroom, Shop It on August 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
No decorating tips today, so just go ahead and file this post under “things you might find inside the mudroom” — it’s the latest bag I’m coveting. This Orla Kiely tote is functional, bright and seasonless — just the kind of bag I love. Works for the office when I’m toting around research reports, or [...]
French Bull Picnic Set
Posted in Inside the Mudroom, Outside, Shop It, Tabletop on June 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Over the weekend I heard a depressing statistic…here in Boston and the surrounding area, we’ve had a grand total of three days of sun in June. Since we don’t, in fact, live in Seattle, I think enduring the ongoing deluge deserves some sort of medal, or at least this sassy and summery picnic set from French Bull. [...]
Mudroom Shoe Rack
Posted in Inside the Mudroom, Organization, Shop It on June 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I had been planning on waiting until next Fall to re-think the “mudspace” at my back entry, but with all this ridiculous rain flooding us in New England, I think I might need to figure out a better system for our family of wellies before October. This simple, utilitarian, yet handsome boot rack from Winsome Wood should do [...]
Bag for a Superhero(ine)
Posted in Inside the Mudroom, Shop It on May 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Given the name of this blog, and my own penchant for accessories, on occasion I may (ok, will) post on a really great product that you might find in a mudroom. As most everyone who knows me will tell you, I am a huge collector of bags — it really doesn’t matter what label or [...]
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