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The Big Sur House

mini bathroom refresh

May 8, 2020

While we are thrilled that The Big Sur House has two full bathrooms (helpful when family and friends visit), one of them I have fondly dubbed “the cave”. There are no windows and the back wall is actually cement built into the slope of the back yard. Yep, it’s dark, cool, and just a little bit scary. When we first bought the house, we knew redoing the bathroom wasn’t in the budget and not a priority. It consisted of a…

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Decorating The Little Glass House

art and soul in your home

November 3, 2018
gallery wall

One of the questions I get asked most often, is “what do I put on my empty walls?”  First of all, there’s nothing wrong with some empty wall space.  In fact, it’s often a good thing!  But a home devoid of art can feel a bit soulless. You don’t have to have a lot of money or a large collection of art, but it should be meaningful.  I would rather see a blank wall than something randomly picked up at…

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how to make a modern home work when you are a cottage girl at heart

May 12, 2016
midcentury modern home

For those of you who follow me, you know I moved to California from a traditional home in New England… a  1917 stone and stucco Connecticut cottage to be exact.  I grew up in older homes with lots of character and even lived in a historic brownstone building in NYC when I was first married.  “Modern” just wasn’t part of my vocabulary.  When we decided to buy a house in Santa Barbara, I was at first drawn to the older Spanish homes that…

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Anatomy of a Bedroom

January 8, 2016

The bedroom is a place you spend at least one third of your life, so it makes sense that it should be a comfortable, serene space. There are 3 things that are a must for me:  a great mattress, an absence of clutter, and it must be aesthetically pleasing.…

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Decorating Shopping

Me and my Mate(s)

November 13, 2015

It’s rare enough to find a shop where you fall in love with just about everything in it,  but it’s icing on the cake when the owners turn out to be just as fun and wonderful as the space they have created.  One of those shops, which has added immeasurably to our Santa Barbara home, is Mate Gallery. The mates are Ron Brand and Matt Albiani, who bring a nostalgic East Coast vibe to their West Coast store. Being from New…

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Decorating Shopping

The Ever Expanding Gallery Wall

September 4, 2015

I love art. I love the thrill of finding a piece that speaks to you and I love the soul that it brings to a home. I was an art major in college and I’m now a sometimes-watercolorist.  I left most of my paintings at our home on the East Coast. I have a copious amount of paintings that couldn’t possibly all fit in The Little Glass House. One of the qualities I love most about our home in California is the abundance…

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