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Baked | Nutella Stuffed Brown Butter + Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ask any one of my friends what my go-to hostess gift is and they will tell you, homemade chocolate chip cookies. It sounds boring but my friends and their boyfriends love them. I've been using the...
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Office Envy | J.Crew
I came across some images of the recently remodeled J.Crew corporate office on Instagram and I haven't been able to stop stalking looking at the stunning interiors since. I have a serious case of...
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Smitten | Cathy Bruni Norris
I love the idea of supporting local artists so I was thrilled when my client fell in love with the work of Chicago artist Cathy Bruni Norris. We stopped by Cathy's Bucktown studio last weekend to see...
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Lean Back
To hang or not to hang, that is the question: I personally got sick of the whole gallery wall trend pretty much as soon as I had the last picture hung above my sofa. So, with that said, I quickly...
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Life | Recently
Client's vintage Master Craft mirrorMy new headboard and fur pillow!Vintage brass table by BronczSuede and brass vintage buffetStudded trestle tableEbonized Vintage French Louis XVI Table w/ Tooled...
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Cooked | Crock Pot Sesame Honey Chicken
It's official, going forward, every Sunday in my house will be considered Slow Cooker Sunday! I borrowed my sister's crock pot last weekend to make this sesame honey chicken and let me tell you, this...
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Hats Off
Why don't you pull your hats out of your closet and stack them on a bust or hang them on your wall so they act as art when not in use? In my home closet space is at a premium so I'm always on the...
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Decorating with Texture
My bedroom is finally complete and I can't wait to share it with everyone! I was trying to describe the design to one of my friends and as the words monochromatic, gray, tan, and white came out of my...
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Right Round, Baby
Clarendon mirror $249 | White Mosaic Mirror $595 | Palazzo Antiqued-Glass Mirror $519 | Bistro Antiqued Brass Mirror $500 | Tork Brass Dripped Mirror $229So to follow up to yesterday's post, today I...
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Family Photographs
My sister and I have had the "where to display family photographs"debate several times so I thought I would get my dear readers opinions. I have no problem displaying a picture of my grandmother on my...
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Baked | Carrot Cupcakes w/ Browned Butter + Cream Cheese Frosting
Easter without carrot cake would be like Christmas with no egg nog. It's just not right! Everyone in my family loves Carrot Cake, so this year I decided to make these Carrot Cupcakes for my family's...
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Smitten.
I want everything from Emerson Fry, especially this Live Free (or Die) T, it is just brilliant • I posted about decorating with texture last week and this nubby wool pillow from Jayson Home is right up...
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Words to Live by
Sometimes I have remind myself to live in the present and not be so concerned with the future. I'm a planner by nature but I've realized that life is so much more enjoyable when I do the things I want...
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Happy Weekend.
I took an unexpected break from the blog this week because, to be honest, I wasn't feeling very inspired. As much as I hate forced posts this is kind of one of them. I'm just checking in to tell you...
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The Need for Tweed
Tweed: a rough woolen fabric made usually in twill weaves and used especially for suits and coats. I love the idea of incorporating fabrics that remind me of fashion into my designs, which is why I...
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Why Don't You...
Why don't you hang a few panels of fabric behind your bed to add interest and height to your bedroom walls? My friend Liz and I were recently discussing how she's having a hard time deciding what to...
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Design Hunter | Chicago Botanic Garden Antiques Fair
Vintage swimsuitsA vintage table very similar to one I recently purchased for my apartment.I Married Adventure - everyone's favorite vintage book.I have a thing for fur pillows.A pair of Fornasetti...
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Inspired by Cy Twombly
I really loved the colors in this painting, Untitled, 2001, so last week I decided to pick up a paint brush and try my hand at reinterpreting the work of one of my favorite artists, Cy Twombly. I'm...
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Smitten | Vintage Vanity Accessories
I was cleaning out my makeup drawer yesterday and I got to thinking that my bathroom could seriously use a little spruce up. I started looking through some of the pictures on my Bathrooms pinterest...
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My Custom Geode Lamp
My love rocks started at a young age when I would make my mother buy me little pieces of pyrite (aka fool's gold) and it flourished into a full-blown obsession the second I laid eyes on Willy Daro's...
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May
I'm overwhelmed by the feedback and number of emails I've received so far regarding the geode lamps I'm having made. I'm going to work hard today to respond to each and every email but I just want to...
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Inspired by Cynthia Frank
.01 Abstract painting | .02 Regent demilune table | .03 Orange chair | .04 Horn accent table | .05 Casa Bello Sofa | .06 White floor lamp | .07 Rope coffee table | .08 Seagrass table |.09 Grey velvet...
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Recent Acquisitions
Despite the cold, rainy weather here in Chicago I have not taken these lovely sandals off since I purchased them at J. Crew last week. I went through a period of hating silver - I blame it on the...
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Grown Up Girlie
Instead of bore you with the details of why I've been away from the blog for so long I thought I would just get right back into the swing of things and share a recent project I've been working on. My...
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I'm Loving. . .
Cream table lamp by Nate Berkus / Oil Spill by Daniel Beltra / Wave candlestick / Burlap pillow in wine / Jett Top by Rag & Bone / Bronze and walnut table / Burl Cube Table / Hairy pillow by...
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