A Nordic Christmas

Though I love the warm colors of Christmas, they can become trite, and the Nordic approach could be smashing if you feel like changing up your decorating traditions this year. The three pictures above display a simple grey-scale palette, relying…

winter style: ootd

This sweater is a new favorite… I recently purchased it for 30% during the Black Friday sales! These jeans are from Denizen at Target, and they fit really well. I also am loving my Clark’s Desert Boots because they are…

Monday Magic: Interior Inspiration

This Monday’s inspiration is the tropical apartment of Jon and Nina Hans. Filled with all the shades of green and plants galore, they make for a lush space (with very clean air). I especially loved their living room and kitchen.…

stuff your stockings: part six

I can hardly believe it’s so close to Christmas, though now that we’ve bought a Christmas tree and hung our stockings, it’s feeling a lot more like the holidays! Enjoy this week’s selection of stocking stuffers: 1. Malin + Goetz…

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Etsy Holiday Giveaway

I am excited to announce my collaboration with four amazing Etsy shops, to bring you a fantastic holiday giveaway! I want to give a big thanks to these shops for sponsoring this giveaway: Concrete Geometric has an assortment of modern…

Vegetable Arrangements

Move over flowers – you can now fill your bouquets with greens out of the fridge. Vegetables and greens are being used more commonly in bouquets and displays around the home. They are a bit hardier than flowers and create…

Monday Magic: Interior Inspiration

It’s been a cold and rainy post-Thanksgiving Monday here in Atlanta, but this warehouse home in Sydney surely brightened up my day, as I hope it will for you too! Today’s interior inspiration comes from Lee Matthew’s home, a vintage…

Eat Atlanta: Parkgrounds

Inspired by whatshouldieatforbreakfasttoday‘s “Eat Berlin” series of posts, and because I love a good local cafe,I introduce to you my second post in my Eat Atlanta series. Parkgrounds is a dog park and cafe (dog park and coffee grounds –…

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Marble Obsessed

(picture via Dreams and Jeans) Marble is classic. It’s elegant, versatile, and has a fascinatingly intricate pattern that makes it popular in a variety of settings. My favorite marble would be Vermont marble (pictured above behind the stools), because it’s…

stuff your stockings: part five

I would normally save this post for tomorrow, but it would traitorous to the Thanksgiving spirit! So here’s part five of stuff your stockings, just in time for the Black Friday shopping craze: 1. Fun charmed pouch from Furbish Studio…

four-strand braided challah

This past weekend, my sister and I collaborated on a classic bread recipe – Challah (pronounced ‘holla’). Also known as Egg Bread, Challah is like brioche without the butter.  Instead, it uses olive oil to add richness, and it tastes…

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