May your home rise up to meet you
I need to become one of those people who buys Christmas gifts when I see them. Even if that means buying one in March and storing it until December. It drives me nuts when I can’t think of a gift to buy for a friend when I know I’ve had so many good ideas throughout […]
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For those who didn’t have the pleasure of laughing at my DIY disaster, you can read all about it here. For those that did, you will be pleased to hear that it has been resolved! One of the pitfalls of living in NYC is that no one has a car – including me. This means […]
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Today I had one of those “everything happens for a reason” moments. My husband and I left home this morning headed for our favourite NYC furniture store – Restoration Hardware. We had received a gift voucher from my parents-in-law LAST Christmas and keep forgetting to use it… as we all do right!? We had scanned […]
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Hi friends! So last weekend a bunch of my awesome girlfriends and I hosted a baby shower for our gorgeous friend E! My girlfriends are super creative so we had lots of fun designing and decorating for the big event. When picking the theme, we kept three things in mind: E is having a little […]
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I am so excited to introduce you to my lovely friend Olivia! Liv and I are family friends from way back and she writes a fabulous blog called The Magic and the Mundane about all things family, craft, art, gardening and FUN! You should read it – it’s hilarious! She is also a wonderful Australian […]
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A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post entitled Help! I have a Small Kitchen. This came about as we moved into a great apartment on the Upper West Side. The one thing not in its favour is its teeny tiny kitchen. It has no bench space at all and the cupboards are too […]
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I used to think my father was the hardest person in the world to buy for. Then I got married. My father-in-law is officially the HARDEST person in the world to buy for! So when his 60th Birthday was approaching, I was panicking. After several failed attempts to find an awesome gift, I took to […]
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When I asked you all on Facebook if I should share my DIY fail, the response was overwhelming! I believe you all have a case of Schadenfreude… a German word for pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others. So, here is my sad, sad story. As you may know, my hubby and I moved apartments […]
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This week I received a little note from one of sisters asking for tips on how to create the ultimate BBQ area. She loves the rustic, pretty kitchen style that I blogged about last week, but needs some inspiration on how to transfer those ideas into the backyard. After a few hours browsing on Pinterest, […]
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Hi Darling Streeters, This week I bought an old side table for $25, with the aim of bringing it back to life using by painting with milk paint! I am going to use Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint. Milk paint comes in powdered form, you just need to add water and mix thoroughly to create […]
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