Empty Vase Ideas for Shelves and Tables
Okay so here’s the thing everyone says about empty vases. That they’re a placeholder. A “waiting for flowers” situation. Something that only earns its spot on the shelf once there’s…
Styling a Vase of Roses So It Doesnt Look Like a Store Bouquet
I own fourteen vases. Fourteen. I counted them properly last month while looking for a specific ironstone jug that had gone missing into the depths of my kitchen cabinet, and…
What Goes in a Clear Glass Vase
I have three clear glass vases in steady rotation and one of them has not been properly empty since the end of September. That is close to two months, which…
Going Without a Headboard: Protecting the Wall and Finishing the Look
I told a colleague, the woman two desks over who has strong opinions about everything from her lunch order to my monitor arm setup, that I was skipping a headboard…
Rugs for Mid Century Modern Rooms
Ask anyone who’s furnished a mid century room and they’ll tell you the rug barely matters. The sofa’s the hero, the walnut credenza’s the hero, the pendant light gets photographed…
Wall Colors for Rooms With Light Brown Furniture
Someone told me once that light brown furniture is the beige of the wood world, safe, forgettable, impossible to actually mess up because it goes with everything and therefore goes…
Vase Colors That Flatter Red Roses
I bought six roses from the grocery store on a random Wednesday because they were marked down to seven dollars and I had a bad day at work that had…
Vanity Top Colors for a White Vanity
I currently have four white vanities in this house, and five vanity tops sitting on top of them, because the powder room got done twice when I couldn’t leave well…
Outdoor Lighting Temperature: What to Pick for the Yard
I checked my porch light app the other night, out of boredom more than anything, and it turns out I’ve adjusted my outdoor lighting temperature eleven times since April. Eleven.…
Bathroom Lighting Temperature Explained Simply
I own fourteen light bulbs in my bathroom right now. Not fourteen fixtures, fourteen actual bulbs, because at some point I decided that four different vanity bars each needed their…