The second annual Summer Style Soiree is here and is kicking off with the enviable Audrey Hepburn!! I’ve always been mesmerized by Mother’s tales of her own childhood. One of my fondest and most vivid childhood memories is of her reverently sharing with me her Roman Holiday Barbie. How she loved and treasured that doll… Read More
I fell in love with this fabric – egret in blue heaven – about a year ago. At the time, I had no where to put it. So when I started working on our family office, it was at the tip top of my list to try to work into the space. Since… Read More
It’s amazing how things can change so much with the littles in the course of three too-fast years. The littles have gone from playing side by side either with Mommy or within sight of Mommy on the main level to playing together and running hog wild just far enough away from Mommy in the basement. … Read More
I’m back today with another update on progress in the family office. Sadly, Mother and I found no time to even cut the fabric for the drapery. However, I did run a gazillion ideas by her and Sister and was able to really get a much better plan down on paper. If you will remember,… Read More
Things in the playroom to family office conversion are moving right along. I’ve sorted through all the toys, moved most down to the basement, donated the rest and then sold the bulk of the playroom furniture. Here’s how it looks today. Honey cleaned out the attic last weekend and brought the daybed down. I LOVE… Read More
When I first shared our playroom a few weeks ago, I mentioned that we were already making plans to turn it into a family office. Well, I have a first cut at what this might look like to share today!! This is admittedly much more fluid than most of my inspiration boards. Here’s our bucket… Read More
It seems no room is every truly complete. And as much as I love to cross something off of my countless to-do lists, I also love evolving a room to suit our loves and needs. Since I last shared our den in 2012, we’ve finally found a “forever sofa”, have moved the littles’ table and… Read More