When tragic things happen in our world, our homes become our safe havens. I feel a sense of calm the minute I step through my front door. These three women blow me away with their ability to create beautiful unique abodes…even in a Winnebago! Their personalities shine through in their spaces. I feel happy just looking at their lovely posts!…
Summers in New England can be brutally hot and humid, especially in August. I was lucky to experience some beautiful balmy clear days, a little rain, and even a few fall like days. As a child, August was never my favorite month, even with my birthday at the tail end. It signaled the end of carefree summer days and colder weather just around the corner. I can appreciate August and September now. …
By far the question I get asked the most on Instagram, on my blog, and by clients, is “what color white did you use on your walls and trim?!” And not just my home, but my parents home as well. I thought I’d take a moment and go through the white choices and the finishes for The Little Glass House, the Little White Beach Bungalow, and my parents Vermont farmhouse, which still remains nameless!…
For this series of Instagrammers I love, I’m heading back to my East Coast roots. Sandra @oldsilvershed, has the most gorgeous storybook home in Cape Cod, overlooking the water. She and her husband renovated this home to perfection with attention to every small detail. But more than that, it is a house that feels like a home. Believe me when I tell you there were so many inspiring photos to choose from that I was lost in Sandra’s feed for…
I have a confession. I’ve never decorated with blues in my own home. Yes, I’ve used aquas, greens, and a whole lot of white, but not the blues that you typically associate with coastal homes. I’ve certainly used them in other projects but I guess I felt it would be too obvious in a Santa Barbara house.…
So one day I get an e-mail from the homes editor at Coastal Living magazine wondering if I would be interested in being in one of their issues. At first I thought it must be a mistake and how did they even find me? Thank you Instagram! A few months after that first e-mail, on three rare sunny days (it had been a stormy February), Coastal Living came to call at The Little Glass House.…
Recently I was asked by a friend to help her furnish a beach/guest house that her college age daughter and a roommate will be living in. Eventually it will transition to a guest house for overflow family and friends. She has done a magnificent job taking an older quirky home and making it into a bright fresh inviting space that any guest would be thrilled to stay at!…
Way back when we bought our first home in Westport, Connecticut, I knew absolutely nothing about decorating. My poor husband had to live through a peach sofa in our first apartment and pink and white balloon shades in the master bedroom in our Connecticut house. As if those weren’t bad enough, I purchased pink and green Laura Ashley rugs to put next to our bed. I took cute and cottagey to a whole new level. It’s a wonder we are still married.…
