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Carlton Landing: How our lighting choices shaped up

One of the hardest parts of making decisions when building or finishing out a house is knowing whether the choices you’ve made really will be the best ones. Will the scale be right? Will the color(s)...

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Nursery Update!

Friends, apologies for the radio silence. Last week was a blur of searching for Coco, going to school events for Jude, a funeral, and dealing with some tough family news. We collapsed in a heap of...

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The biggest mistake you can make when hiring a designer

The scenario is the same regardless of the medium. You need a designer – maybe a graphic designer or an interior designer – and you hear of a friend of a friend who happens to be one. Your problems...

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Open Kitchen Shelving

Happy Tuesday!  I’m blogging over at Better Homes & Gardens today about open kitchen shelving – and I was particularly inspired by this stunning vacation cottage at Carlton Landing that I got to...

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Jill Rosenwald Bedding Giveaway

I know you guys love a good before & after as much as I do.  And today’s is brought to you by my friend Jill Rosenwald, the talent behind the eponymous handpainted  ceramics line and now also a...

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Wood Floors and Picking Out Stains

Simon joked to me the other day that perhaps he’s in a nesting frame of mind too because he’s come up with all these things he wants to do to the house. Namely, putting in wood floors in the downstairs...

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What’s Holding You Back?

Yesterday I got to brainstorming about different topics related to design, primarily as a way to come up with some new content. Which got me to thinking – I want to hear from YOU, fabulous reader,...

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Better Homes & Gardens: Colorful Front Doors

Today’s post at Better Homes & Gardens is all about colorful doors. I’m on the hunt for the perfect shade to paint the inside of our front door – check out the colors I’m crushing on! The post...

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Picking out Engineered Hardwood Floors with Pergo

Hardwood floors have been on the brain lately (and not just due to our issue at Carlton Landing – wahhh). Simon to me, about a year ago: “I’d like to install hardwood floors in the house at some...

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Pacific Coast Hwy Roadtrip: Hearst Castle

Visiting the Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California was one of the things I’ve wanted to see for years. And this was one of the major stops we wanted to make on our Pacific Coast Highway trip last...

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