Showing posts with label home inspiration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label home inspiration. Show all posts
Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Thursday, 6 September 2012
My friend Abbey Nova, of the blog Design Scouting, lives in a jawdroppingly beautiful apartment on the Upper West Side with her husband and three-year-old son. Their inspiring place looks straight out of a magazine. Want to take a peek?Read More >
Tuesday, 31 July 2012
My friend Sophie (of the children's brand Oeuf) might be the coolest mom ever, since she hung a trapeze in her Brooklyn living room. Her kids like to "swing really high and scare people," she says. "They love to triple-dog-dare our poor guests to do knee hangs." I interviewed her for Martha Stewart Living, and you can read the full interview here, if you'd like.P.S. Alex and I took a trapeze class and bombed:)
(Photos by Stephanie Deleau)
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
If you come over to our apartment, you might notice me wince if you ask where the bathroom is. Our bathroom has always been an eyesore. The tile is chipping, nothing matches, and the walls are a drab white. We want to fix it up, but since we'd like to move to Brooklyn next spring, we don't want to do anything too major. So, we've decided to give it a quick makeover with...a coat of paint!Valspar Paint was sweet enough to offer the paint (thank you, Valspar!), so now the question is: Which color should we choose? Valspar offers a "Love Your Color" Guarantee, where if you don't love the first paint color you choose, they'll let you pick out a second color for free, so we feel emboldened when it comes to picking richer colors. I'm usually pretty bad at picking out paint (it's so hard to envision on the walls!), but here are our three favorites, inspired by the rooms above...
Do you like any of these? Or would you pick a totally different color? Please weigh in below...we'll share the before-and-after photos next week. (You'll die when you see the before:)P.S. My inspiration board.
(This post is sponsored by Valspar Paint. Thank you so much for supporting the sponsors that make Cup of Jo possible. Interior photos, in order, by Seth Smoot, Patrick Cline/Lonny and Domino)
Thursday, 12 July 2012
My friend Julia Leach—the genius behind the clothing line Chance—has the most beautiful living room, filled with books, paintings and even a secret movie wall! My favorite touch was the Monopoly pieces on her bookcase. I interviewed her for Martha Stewart Living, and you can see the full post here, if you'd like. Thanks, Julia!
P.S. A nursery in a closet.(Photos by Brittany Ambridge for Martha Stewart Living)
Monday, 25 June 2012
I interviewed Ashley on Martha Stewart Living's new blog, if you'd like to hear how she once army-crawled past his crib to get to the bathroom. And isn't the wallpaper a great touch?
P.S. More nursery inspiration...
(Photos by Ashley and Aron of Hither and Thither)
Friday, 22 June 2012
Like everyone else in the world, I've gotten totally into Pinterest (or, as my mom calls it, "Pin-interest":), so I thought I'd share a few favorite pins from this week. Above: Ombre serving spoons from etsy...
Leather pockets.
Cat nail polish.
Anchor tattoos.
Nautical bathroom.Find me here on Pinterest, if you'd like.
(Striped dress photo by Stockholm Street Style; bathroom photo by Seth)
Thursday, 21 June 2012
Hatch My House lets you create a wedding registry to save up for your dream home. Your guests give you parts of the house--two bedroom windows or a front door, for example. Thoughts? Kind of brilliant, but would you do it? Now we've seen everything!P.S. More dos and don'ts...
(Thanks, Karaugh. Boots photo by Stephanie)
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
How beautiful is this driveway? It's actually doable: It's made of glowstones mixed with gravel. Imagine driving home after a long day at work--awesome.(Via Pinterest)
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
We don't have a backyard, but I love the idea of a home that smells like greenery. How cool would it be to place jars around the house filled with rosemary? The lovely strong scent would make you feel like you were walking through a garden. (Afterward you could put the rosemary in roast chicken or potatoes.)P.S. How to buy houseplants, and four amazing backyards.
(Photo by Apples & Onions)
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
Our teeny NYC apartment doesn't have outdoor space (except a rusty fire escape), but Alex and I often daydream about having a backyard. These garden photos are so inspiring. Can you imagine having a glass of wine and playing Scrabble out there in the evenings?Plus, a Manhattan penthouse garden below...
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