My fantastic mother completely knocked my socks off and sent me the aforementioned quail-fig plates I love, apparently she bought them last year off ebay...go Mom! Thanks so much, best surprise ever! The plates inspired our feathery -fig tablescape for Thanksgiving.
Our nail-head zebra console table is finished, it was a family effort. My sister did the wood-work, I contact-papered it, and hubs did the nailheads! Here's the original inspiration from Horchow for $3000
And ours for under $100
Walls are sherwin williams easychange (removable wallpaper), lamps ar…
Today is the day my sister made a grand entrance into my life and has ever since, I might add! She single-handedly crashed my very first birthday party and became the best present ever, the gift that truly keeps on giving, love you Laura. Happy Birthday irish twin! My cake was bigger! Also diggin my…
These images each carry a different element or inspiration which complete the total picture of what's becoming our master bedroom. Pictures of the room soon to follow. color palette faux fur throw touch of drama art idea images via habituallychic, elementsofstyle, and apartment412
Most of you know by now my undying love for those over the age of 65. This week I had the sheer pleasure of taken care of two 91 yr olds and an impressive 101 yr old at the hospital! The secret to their long life....not antioxidants, green tea, soy, or even exercise, but LOVE!! Each one shared the …
With the recent rain and cold weather I'm craving hearty greens like kale! So grab a big bag of pre-washed kale at the grocery store and use it up with both of these recipes!
recipe Substitute the kale for the chard here's the recipe Kale's stats: Nutrition Breakdown Per 1 cup cooked, chopp…
Last Thanksgiving I had my eye on these fantastic quail salad plates, loved the birds, the fig, the purple, all of it. Just as I added them to my cart, poof sold out. Grrr. This year they came back and to my horror the same thing happened again, double grrr. Dear Pottery barn, when you carry fantas…
I love November for so many reasons....the colors, hearty meals, birthdays (mine and my sisters) but most of all Thanksgiving! Here's some images from this week reminding me of all things November. My first week of work went well at the hospital, a little chaotic, overwhelming, and exhausting (su…