Home of interior designer/watercolorist Ruthie Sommers. Photographed by Victoria Pearson for House Beautiful. Are you chopping onions or does your kitchen décor just bore you to tears? The kitchen doesn’t have to be that sad place where the only decoration is a magnet on the refrigerator and a...
It’s first day of spring. Yippee! It took a lot to get that “yippee” out of me – I’m not naturally a flip flops and short-shorts kind of girl, preferring my boots and scarves instead. To look at the changing season in a more positive light, I came up...
As a lover of all things black and white and simple, the grid print (also referred to this season as windowpane or even “the new plaid”) struck a cord with me immediately. It has become my favorite print to see right now and is being produced at rapid speed in...
While the web was filling up with photos from Spring 2014 Fashion Week collections and their surrounding glamour, I wanted to see the details. Designers added intriguing touches and elements of interest with the hair styles, coordinating accessories and my favorite — nail art. Sharp white nails at Cushnie et Ochs....
A little while ago I became obsessed with food blogs, especially those with beautiful photography. There are SO many great ones out there and every now and then I’d like to highlight a few of my favorites. Cooking is one form of creating that I find very rewarding (because...
Something as small as a new look for my beloved iPhone is a fun little change to the every day. My speaker hasn’t been working properly for months so even though I still have the iPhone 4, a few of my choices are for the 5 since it’s...
I moved into my first “big girl apartment” just a few weeks ago, and truly having my own space has been about as wonderful as I imagined it would be. One thing about me is that I am very particular about my space. Even when I had just a corner...
Though I graduated in May, this post is for the Senior Summaries series that I started. Finishing my last year of college and now going into a completely different season of life brought strange feelings that still linger now. I’m not sad, I’m not wishing I did everything...
Preparing for spring and summer is always a big thing around here because I’m personally not as into warm weather fashion. I did a trend analysis project last week in one of my merchandising courses that prompted me to take an even closer look at what’s popular in...