Last weekend was one for the books, but not in a good way. It was girls' night out and Cinco de Mayo, so what better way to celebrate than driving down to Chicago for dinner at La Luna? We met at my friend's new place in Pilsen and walked over to Racine and 18th. The energy was lively. Latin music bumping from an outdoor margarita bar, a[...]
Can you believe it's April? I feel like I blinked, and suddenly everyone was on spring break vacation. Did you go anywhere? Since I took the kids to Naples, FL, back in January, we had a quiet week, but I did take the kids on an adventure in Chicago, and it had nothing to do with home decor. Rather, it was all about guitar amps, music, a[...]
My Facebook feed has been filled with friends sharing memories from 3 years ago when the world shut down, and looking back on it, all I can do is laugh, cry, and shake my head. We had no idea the crazy we'd be facing. Slow the curve. That was our initial mantra. If we all just stay home for 2 weeks, Things will go back to normal next mon[...]
The question I'm asked time and time again is, "Kyla, how did House Of Hipsters get its name?" Pull up a chair; I'd love to tell you about it. HOH started as a hobby blog with zero direction or thought—sometimes, I think this is still true today, but that is beside the point. House of Hipsters keeping it weird at the Photo Booth Co[...]
Today I'm going to share a not-so-great experience I had while applying to the Biltmore Country Club, Barrington, IL, a private country club in the neighborhood I live in. This post might be the most first-world problems post I've ever written, but if you've read my PPP Loans post or the post about my love-hate relationship with Pinteres[...]
Next month I'll be at the Jackson Chance Annual Ping Pong Ball. Are you going? If you're not and you live near Chicago, you should come! BUY TICKETS HERE Wait, what is the Jackson Chance Ping Pong Ball? Carrie is my former boss turned friend who I've known for over 20 years. You may recognize her from her 80s modern home tour I[...]
The other day another mass shooting took place in a town I frequent quite often. On a street, I've driven down a thousand times. Near the Dairy Queen where I take my kids because it takes a Blizzard to stop the complaining of being dragged to an estate sale. Today I've been sitting and staring at my computer. I can't work. I can't thi[...]
A few weeks ago I was asked if I could name 5 words that describe myself. Every word that came to mind seemed trite. Okay, we have creative…but that one’s obvious. Artsy…but that’s the same as creative. Hmmm. How could 5 little words escape me? Could I really not describe who I was? Can you? After some consideration, I came[...]
Happy Thursday! Gawd I love putting together a mixtape, and this one has been playing on heavy rotation. I popped in a few oldies and some new jams that I recently stumbled upon. This afternoon, I'll be enjoying a cocktail or two while listening to this one outside...soaking the last bit of sunshine before the snow heads our way. If you s[...]