During our renovation project, we decided to do away with one of our entrances to the cellar, and transform it into a coat closet. Because, you know, old houses never have any closets! Here are the before pictures: {the former entrance to the cellar} {the view down to our cellar, with the door removed, and […]

As I mentioned in this post about the beauty of gray walls, I simply adore this foyer by Phoebe Howard. It is a classically designed space, and its proportions offer many lessons that we can all take home. ditto :: {what I would steal from this space}: the soft blue gray walls. {the color here […]

Happy April!So many of you reading have already entered into the joy of Spring.Well, here in the Northeast, our calendars say Spring… but today we awoke to a blanket of snow.I guess the joke is on us. the crocuses have peeked their heads, and our forsythia blossoms stand at the ready, not daring to open […]

I can’t believe it has taken me this long to post on a subject that is so near and dear to my heart.A decorating practice/obsession that I like to call: “Hiding the Uglies.” This decorating concept is more of a way of living for me, but it can definitely be learned if you desire to […]