September 2012
7 posts
Color Study: Grey
Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that grey is the trendy color on Pinterest right now? I don’t blame you if you’ve pinned (and repinned) a thousand photos of grey rooms and color schemes; I’m just as obsessed! Here are a few reasons why I love this color:
It’s a modern take on your mom’s beige walls, and lends itself to more color combinations. Bright colors look awesome against grey;...
Fall To-Do List
You wouldn’t know it by the soaring heat in Los Angeles lately, but I can feel fall right around the corner. It’s a little brisker in the morning when I get up to walk the dog, the air smells different…and while it may not be appropriate just yet to pull out my favorite camel-hair coat, I am getting it ready because full blown fall will be here any day now.
I feel like the...
Ice Cream Sandwiches
This latest heat wave is making me think summer isn’t going to let go without a fight. A major, sweaty, wild-fire inducing fight, and the only thing we can really do about it is embrace it. We celebrated Lesley’s 24th 25th birthday Sunday night, and I decided that ice cream sandwiches were a no-brainer for a birthday dinner dessert in the middle of a heat wave. This was my first attempt at...
Lessons Learned
Our parents entertained a lot when we were growing up, and they threw great parties. They often put us to work beforehand, assigning us simple tasks like setting the table or assembling the salad. When the whole party came together, it seemed so effortless, so easy; we had no idea that our miniscule contributions were just that - miniscule – and that the real work it took to pull it off had been...
By Invitation Only
Along with record players, dressing for dinner and calling cards, mailing out invitations seems to be a thing of the past. But like all awesome things retro, we think the old-fashioned mailed out invitation deserves a comeback (and if the Duchess of Cambridge could do it for nude pantyhose…!).
There is something slightly thrilling about seeing a pretty envelope in the pile of bills and Pottery...
Feeding the Masses: A Wish List
I have to say, I really respect a person who can successfully pull together a dinner party with more than 15 guests. When the guest list gets big, the hosting gets more complicated: the menu changes, you have to figure out where everyone can sit and eat comfortably, and finally, how in the heck you are going to serve everything elegantly, and not in mismatched and beat-up cookware. After...
And So it Begins...
Ah, football kick-off weekend. That special Saturday that turns even the most docile of gentlemen into heathing, sweaty, overly-excitable cave men. Where lazy afternoons spent at the beach, strolling the neighborhood are a thing of the past, and all-day couch marathons are de rigeur. Where men who can’t be coaxed out of bed earlier than 11:30 on a weekend (even later if bacon and coffee...
