See Ya!

See ya 2014!   

7 years have gone by fast - looking forward to more in 2015

Thanks for being here with me. 

Happy New Year!  xo Michele

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you a Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!!

xo Michele

Twin Bed Love

Why shouldn't twin beds get the luxe canopy treatment too?   Above via pinterest by Joanne Dallas here

via Dering Hall here, design by Soan Britain

Quick Outdoor Christmas Decorating Idea

Need a quick and simple way to jazz up your entry for Christmas - do what my friend did and set out a container with ornaments.  This was the first time I've seen this great idea used outdoors!  

Contemporay Take - Canopy Bed

Relaxed, organic, breathing room - things that come to mind when I look at this bedroom.  Hope you're feeling not-too-crazed this hectic week.   Home of Jen Kelly and Will Wicks, photography by Douglas Friedman via C Home here 

New Book: Eddie Ross Modern Mix

Just saw on Eddie Ross' instagram that Modern Mix is on pre-order on Amazon.  LOVE this cover - congrats to Eddie and Jaithan.  I am so looking forward to this book!

Organic Black and Cream

Black walls that look soft paired with natural textures and soft creams and muted colors.  From C Home here.  (Design by homeowner Jenni Kayne,  photography by Lisa Romerein)

House & Home on Instagram

Sure, it's fun to follow people on instagram but how about your favorite magazine.  I like heading over to House & Home's instagram every week for a booster shot between magazine issues.  Hope you're having a great Wednesday.

A Bed Nook

It's a cold, drizzly day here in DC which has me wishing I could crawl back in bed, specifically a bed nook.   This one is by Shazalyn Cavin-Winfrey of SCW Interiors for a 2009 Washington Design Center showhouse child's bedroom.  Love.

Lots of Christmas Decorating Inspiration - tables, presents & outdoors

I love the "collages" that come from pinterest boards.  Here's a ton of Christmas decorating ideas.  Head here so you can pin the ones you love from their original pinners.  We're getting our tree today and pulling down the boxes from the attic, yeah!

Pantone Color of the Year 2015 Marsala??

Pantone has declared Marsala the 2015 Color of the Year.   I'm not feeling it - how about you?


And, I don't know what I'm supposed to make of the man model's love triangle expression in Pantone's promo kitchen?  Whatever it is, I'm not feeling that either.

Beacon Hill Christmas Encore

Still might be my favorite wreath ever.  Hope you enjoy this encore of Christmas decorations in Beacon Hill.   Have a great weekend!

This would be easy to do - spray paint branches red and place in containers w/moss.

Even the post office gets into the act.
More branches - simple and doable.






Love the pattern on the containers outside this venerable home in Louisburg Square. Happy Monday!

Louisburg Square - Beacon Hill. Per Wikipedia "Currently it is the most expensive residential neighborhood in the country..."

Innovative Agate Tealight Holder

Saw this and thought (1) how creative, an elevated tealight holder and (2) how pretty, awash in lilac.  Oh, and I should add (3) how nice, a pair only costs $49, from Wisteria.  Love it.

Tea Lights White Unscented - 50 Count

Richland® Tealight Candles White Unscented Set of 125