A Christmas prayer for you… Thank you Lord for the eyes to see the season’s beauty.The ears to hear sweet carols.The ability to taste your bounty and the resources to GIVE this holiday season.Dear Lord please bless the sick and the suffering, the sad and the lonely, the grieving family tonight.And thank you Lord for forgiving… Continue reading Cause Santa Claus comes tonight!
Year: 2011
Holiday decorating at mi casa
I’m finally finished… and with five days to spare! Did I accomplish everything on my wish list? Not even close but good enough for this year Scarlett. The big change was bringing in color. I have to say verdict is still out. Not sure I’m loving the orange ribbon and am still married to my… Continue reading Holiday decorating at mi casa
The Pacific Northwest
Hi Friends,I thought we’d take a break from the holiday decorating and take a scenic tour through Portland, Oregon. It’s the first half of a recent trip I took with some great friends. While there, we were able to visit with one of my oldest and dearest friends from school days. It was an amazing… Continue reading The Pacific Northwest
A J. styled holiday
Hello and happy Friday! Please enjoy these photos of a client’s home I recently decorated for the holidays. I’ve been working with this sweet family for months on some very dramatic before and afters, to come soon, but they also requested I update their holiday decor. No problem! Down came the boxes. With all of… Continue reading A J. styled holiday
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…
Hey there sweetness… did you all survive the Thanksgiving holiday? We spent a wonderful week back home with family and friends. There was lots of sunshine and mild temps which is such a bonus for us born and bred Michiganders where mood often hinges on cloud cover. Now that we’re all five pounds heavier, its… Continue reading It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…
Sophia Sunshine Six
Our little sunshine girl recently celebrated her SIXTH birthday. It was like yesterday the two red lines appeared and I heard the doc say “your official due date is Halloween”. Ut oh. Is that like a bad omen? Monster baby? Eventually I overcame this hormonal thinking and started day dreaming about Halloween-themed parties he or… Continue reading Sophia Sunshine Six
For the love of orange…
I’ve got an orange crush. I think it rocks. Yes red and pink are delicious but what is it about orange that makes everything, everyone happy?? It’s such a spunky, vibrant color and yet its kind of underrated to its more popular sister’s pink and red. Although its been getting its due lately and it… Continue reading For the love of orange…
If I were paid to pick…
Two of my favorite t.v. shows are Picker Sisters and American Pickers and what designer doesn’t dream about having his or her own storefront to style and showcase their skills, even if its just for a little while? So when I was perusing through one of my local stops on the circuit it was a… Continue reading If I were paid to pick…
Seaside Inspiration
Hey team! What’s shakin? It’s been a very eventful couple of days on the road. I’m shocking even myself right now getting this week’s post out. For starters I hiked it down to the condo project last week and worked harder than I’ve ever worked. At least my body feels that way… “where did that… Continue reading Seaside Inspiration
Don’t Mess With Texas…
As long as I’ve been dreaming about this blog, I’ve been dreaming about this post highlighting the big time design that seems to always be taking place in the state of Texas. It was this month’s issue of Elle Decor highlighting designer Gwynn Griffith’s San Antonio “home” that convinced me to get er done. I… Continue reading Don’t Mess With Texas…