A Bucolic Shepherd’s Hut in France
A rustic shepherd’s hut, once used to make cheese, has been restored into a simple, bucolic mountain retreat. In 2004, Austrian Frederick Pfeffer purchased this 300-year-old stone hut in Cantal’s volcanic Central Massif region, an area noted for its fromage. The mountain sides were once scattered with such huts (known as buron); until the 1950s, shepherds would spend their summers...
Weekend Spotlight: Indoor/Outdoor Living with Chambers + Chambers Architects
When Chambers + Chambers Architects, members of the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory, won the Remodelista Considered Design Award 2013 for Best Professional Bath Space, we made a note to see more of the 2,800-square-foot house in Mill Valley, California. We were pleased to discover an indoor/outdoor design where space flows freely. Photography by John Merkl for Chambers + Chambers Architects. Above: In...
Steal This Look: A Penny Tile Bath in Australia
In this project from Kennedy Nolan architects in Melbourne, Australia, the team initially set out to restore the midcentury house designed by designers Chancellor and Patrick, but structural issues meant a new build was in order instead. But the architects still honored the original midcentury design—as seen in the main bathroom, complete with penny round wall tiles, quality fixtures, and...
Holidays Blue and White Fall Living Room
Looking for blue and white fall living room decor ideas? Here are nine tips for decorating with orange as an accent color. Happy almost September. Can I ask you a question? I want your opinion. Don’t hold back. Tell me like it is. What do you think of orange? It’s kind of like the forgotten fall color. I’ve been looking...
PROJECTS My Favorite Affordable Home Decor Sources
Did you know I’ve lost 105 pounds? I may or may not have dropped it conversation about 5789 times. Hee hee. I used to treat myself with chocolate chip cookies. But now? I treat myself with shopping. It’s my new favorite thing. I take it very seriously. I shop all the sales and test things out and get on e-mail...
PROJECTS DIY Rehearsal Dinner Decorations
Looking for super affordable DIY rehearsal dinner decorations? This is such an easy centerpiece you can put together in minutes. When my son, Zack, was little he loved dinosaurs more than anything else in the world. He had light-up T-Rexs on his shirt and Brontosauruses on his tiny tennis shoes. Pterodactyls. Allosauruses. Stegosauruses. Spinosauruses. He loved them all—each and every...
HOUSE 17 Simple 10-Minute Summer Decorating Ideas
Looking for simple summer decorating ideas? Here are 17 ideas and projects to refresh your home and get it ready for summer. You don’t have to spend a lot of money or time updating your home. Most of these are super inexpensive and you can add them in less than 10 minutes. Yesterday I woke up the house and...
HOUSE 15 Of the CUTEST Bookshelf Decor Ideas
Looking for simple bookshelf decor ideas to make your bookcases even cuter? Here are 15 ways to decorate your bookcase in style. Just when you thought your bookcases couldn’t get any cuter? They can. I went looking for a carved wooden chain for a stack of books for the bookcase and fell down a rabbit hole. So many cute finds...
ORGANIZATION How To Make a Guest Bedroom Cozy
Have guests coming in for spring break? Here are a few tips and ideas on how to make a guest bedroom cozy. // pink and white bedding // tufted bed (similar) // I’ve always wanted to own an Airbnb. I just watched a movie about an Inn in Vermont and if I squinted? I could see myself running it. I’d...
DECORATING How to Decorate With Sunflowers
Looking for creative ways to bring a little summer into the house? Here are tips and inspiration on how to decorate with sunflowers. Last year in record-breaking gardening news we had an entire vegetable garden in our backyard. For the first time ever. Not to be all about the gardener I’m married to, but it was kind of next level....