The mixtape. What was once a form of high school communication for some has since become a nostalgic novelty item. When was the last time you made a mixtape? I haven't made one for you in almost a year. I know, I'm sooooo not a good friend. But fret not. I'm back with a nerdy assembly of songs. No, there is no giddy romanticism I'm tryin[...]
In my last post, I mentioned that I was on the search for a new day planner. Although the love for my Google calendar notifications runs deep, I really work best with to-do lists...however, I'm not very good at making said lists. When working at the ad agency, account execs gave me a to-do list every Monday morning...read, they did it fo[...]
Ooooph. Was this week as weird for you as it was for me? Tuesday was an exceptionally difficult day that began with puking, no internet, and heaps of drama. It was so bad that I thought for sure Mercury was in retrograde...ummmm, it wasn't...I checked...it just happened to be a shit sandwich day that required a helmet. To brig[...]
One question I'm asked over and over again is, where do you find your fantastic art? Lots of places, I guess, and if it speaks to me, I buy it. But when you know where to buy it, it's easy to find affordable original art for the home. In today's post, I'm sharing all my tips and tricks on finding killer artwork, from vintage portraits to[...]
Bits and bobs from High Point Market are still swimming around in my head. The chairs, the lamps, the everything...gimme all the pretty things. So I thought, why not pretend? Let's spend a fake million dollars and play imaginary decorator. Can I just have one room dedicated...or better yet, I have a million dollars, so[...]
I don't know about you, but when I scroll through Instagram, I sometimes think to myself, ugh, my house is so gross...these rooms are so beautiful with their fanciness...why can't my house look more like this? It's not really the green monster of jealousy, but ya, sometimes it bums me out. Then I meet amazing people with bonkers style, a[...]
It's been a few weeks since my trip to High Point, and I'm still designing and redesigning my home over and over and over again in my head. If you missed Day 1 of the Design Bloggers Tour, you can catch up using that link. In a nutshell, the biggest interior design trend was texture...it was everywhere, and you'll see even more of it in[...]
Well, this is exciting! I've been selected as one of Chicago's top editors and interior designers and will be awarding best-in-show ribbons to vendors at the next Randolph Street Market. If you're a newbie to vintage shopping, don't worry, I've included my best flea marketing shopping tips below. Come on out and join me at my pers[...]
I'm not sure if there's anything that could have prepared me for the experience of High Point Market. Having been to a trade show or two in the past I figured I'd see lots of fancy-looking people wearing lanyards and a very large open space filled with booths — WRONG! High Point is basically a downtown area plus 2 massive buildings wit[...]