sophisticating

next up for setting the mood at your event is the SPARKLE - or lighting! i have to admit this is something i obsess over, both at simple bac...

part two in setting the mood is all about music. so, for starters, i am of the mind that you NEED background music. it's like a soc...

this week i am going to be featuring a series on "setting the mood." aside from major occasions and milestones, a lot of people ju...

aside from recipes, i know i don't tend to offer much in the way of "how to's" on this blog. it has tended to be a bit mor...

i leave for vacation in four delicious days, but this photo has me dreaming of a slower pace already. LOVE the slouchy white slipcovers, cha...

my husband and i have a bad case of wanderlust. while we love our [relatively] simple life in our little cottage, we love to travel -- which...

a little over a year ago i discovered the novogratz family. i became immediately obsessed with the unbelievably fashionable, new york-based ...