Love the look



With the holidays right around the corner, (eek) the Fall season is the perfect time to invest in a few new baubles. Here is a round up of a few of my current faves. When I finally finish up and permanently move into my new home I hope to organize my jewelry area and gems!  I'll be in NYC all next week for interior design shelter magazine desk side editor meetings, I'm looking forward to this and am hoping I'll have some time to post and share some deets with you!!  Happy Friday! xx


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One Room Challenge - Week 3

Don't think for a second I forgot about my one room challenge post. I've been out of the office for most of the week!! Today I'm sharing some of the actual items you'll see in my finished living room. A few items may differ but this will give you a feel for the space. I need to order a new sofa and I own the white chairs in the photo below! Be sure to check out the progress of the other participating bloggers! xx



Starting to move "stuff" in!

Happy Fall Weekend!

It's the perfect weekend to enjoy a bit of exterior home decorating! A mix of white, orange, and gilded pumpkins are always a favorite for me. I'm heading up north to Vermont for a little leaf peeping, apple picking and family time! Have a wonderful long weekend! xx

image via: Martha Stewart

Shelter Loves


1. I was at a design meeting in August discussing our predictions for the 2014 Pantone color of the year. My guess what a shade of deep blue. From what I've heard, it's a top contender. Blue mixes beautifully with so many shades.

2. I'm loving these malachite suede ballet flats from Tory Burch.

3. I'm thinking of creating a fun art - organization wall in my new kitchen.

4. I'd love my next trip to be to Paris!!

5. I love to entertain in the fall. These cheese knives from C. Wonder would come in handy.

6. A little white T and classic watch are staples in my closet!


One Room Challenge - Week 2

This week I'm sharing my inspiration board for my home design. I wanted to mix classic with laid back influences. My living room will layer texture, vintage pieces and dashes of color!! My design concept is New England Classic meets Southern Cali! Below is a photo of the wall color. I chose a high gloss paint finish from the Clark+Kensington (the color is very similar to smooth slate 5042) line for a dose of glamour. It has been mixed in a custom deep grey shade. I had the floors finished and stained a medium brown. They're richer and deeper looking in person and show off the floor grain beautifully!

Be sure to check in with the other participating bloggers! (see all the links below) I can't wait to share more details with you all next week! I'm pretty happy with how it's turning out! Eek!

20 participating blogger links and last week's post. ** links also below


Thoughts on home...



I wanted to share today's "new home" design choice with you. I'm going to install glass front doors on the largest cabinet in my kitchen. It will only house my mix of vintage and new dishes and glasses...Here's a peek at some beauties, various shades and my final color choice! eek!! Tomorrow's plan: Searching for my counter top choice!






Malachite Green shade by Clark+Kensington paint


The One Room Challenge = Week 1!

Hello, hello! My apologies for the lack of posts this week. It's been a busy one but I'm so excited to share the news and my posts over the next six weeks. A big "thank you" to Linda from Calling it Home for inviting me to be a part of the One Room Challenge series. Myself and the amazing list of bloggers above are going to be participating in the event and final reveal. Going forward I'll be sharing my progress posts of the room design every Wednesday morning! That just wasn't an option this week!

As most of you know I'm renovating my new home that I purchased over the summer. It's a ranch and was built in 1972. It is in the perfect quaint neighborhood on the marsh. It needed a serious over-haul so I've been working to pull it together on a budget. (with lots of help from my Dad!!) I'm a firm believer that amazing designs can be executed on a budget. I'm not going to lie, it does take a little cash but spending gobs of money just wasn't an option for this single mama!

I've decided to share the living room transformation with you! Each week I'll post my progress and inspiration photos and information. Next week my post will include my design inspiration board along with a floor plan layout.

My biggest challenge is that my current furniture was purchased for a much larger room and house. I can't purchase all new furniture so I'm going to do the best I can with what I own! I look forward to sharing my ideas and the rest of the bloggers spaces with you all!! Cheers!



Here are a couple photos of the room. I'll share a two more before photos of the East and South wall later today!

My plan is to create a multifunctional room to relax and entertain in. I have a three season room that I'm going to convert into a den over the winter so until then I'll need to set up a television in this room.

Here's a list of the other participating bloggers. Be sure to check out their first week One Room Challenge posts!



here's a sampling of a few spaces that I'm currently loving! I'm envisioning my home having a Southern Cal meets classic New England style!