Last week I had an outdoor summer gathering with friends. Wanting to keep things simple and avoid cooking over a hot stove on a warm evening, I decided to make gazpacho. This is not your typical gazpacho. I found this Lulu Powers recipe in House Beautiful magazine. I wouldn’t be sharing it if it wasn’t crazy good!…
Sometimes, (ok truth be told, this happens to me a lot), an object speaks to you and it’s clear that it is coming home with you. This happened to me recently when a friend and I were on a little field trip to the malibu design center. This place is a treasure trove of inspiration for people who love organic, natural, modern design! 😉 We spotted an assortment of various size vintage African baskets on a table. It was love…
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.…
After a winter of record breaking rain, we’ve had one of the prettiest springs I can remember since moving to Santa Barbara. Yes, we do have seasons here in Southern California, although they are very different from New England where I grew up. No late winter snow here! California spring begins in late February and early March with flowering fruit trees.…
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.…
As 2016 comes to a close, I would have to say it has had its ups and downs but all in all its been a good year and I am grateful for that. I am looking forward to Christmas with my husband and daughter. Then I’m flying back to CT for a few days and then on to Florida to visit with my parents and sisters. I am blessed to have both of my parents healthy and energetic and I…
When I think back to the Christmas of my youth, I marvel at how my parents pulled off a miracle every Christmas Eve. When my sisters and I awoke at a ridiculously early hour on Christmas morning, we would run into my parents room and wake them up so that we could not only open presents, but see the tree for the first time. My dad would go in first and set up the movie camera and the bright light…