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Decorating

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

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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Shopping

My love affair with a store

August 22, 2015

I spent all but the last few years of my life living on the East Coast. My last home that I shared with my husband and daughter was a traditional cottage that looked like it had been plucked straight from the English country side. It was stone and stucco with a cedar roof, complete with ivy strewn walls. In fact, we named it “Ivy Cottage”. I had always been drawn to older homes with charm and character.  Of course, older homes come…

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