A Valentine’s Day table

Do you celebrate Valentine’s Day? It was never a favorite of mine and is also less than a week after my birthday. Over the years, it’s grown on me, and we’ve done a bit more to celebrate rather than ignoring it entirely. We always keep it small with no gifts, but it’s nice to enjoy …

Buying stopgap items

One of the reasons I have some unfinished-looking home spaces and a scanty wardrobe is that I really don’t like to buy a stopgap piece of clothing or furniture or really anything. Humans in general already put so many discarded items into landfills and secondhand shops. It just seems more environmentally and budget friendly to …

’23 and me

I remember writing a melancholy-tinged post last year about the coming of a new year. It was such a rough time for the world, and it was so hard last year to look forward to anything. This year, I’m happy to be feeling much more optimistic and am already refreshed from my time away from …

Our 2022 holiday decor + a how-to

Although I enjoy seeing the ways my friends who are serious, full-time decor bloggers change up their trees from year to year, mine stays basically the same with some small changes to the details here and there. Enough ribbon and ornaments for a nine-foot tree are a considerable expense on top of the holidays in …

Go-to paints, Part II

I wrote recently about my go-to paint, Farrow & Ball. That’s not to say I never use other paints. I think I’ve used at least one paint from all of the major paint brands. Check out my favorites and the colors I chose below: PPG Delicate White (Breakthrough 250, sun parlor woodwork, child’s kitchen playset) …

A summer soiree on the deck

This is a sponsored post. All opinions are my own. All images courtesy of Brazilian Wood Depot As I’ve mentioned a few times before, since finishing our deck last year, we now basically live outside from May through September. A deck is the perfect place to relax – if you don’t currently have one, I …