Living in small spaces with style takes some simplified work.This post started out about dorm rooms but it's really inspired by the latest IKEA catalog and their cover, "A home doesn't need to be big, just smart." I'm all in agreement of that statement. I'm realizing this in real time as I help my son shop for items for his first apartment and choose things that Continue Reading
Tie, Clip or Snap?
It's a question, tie, clip or snap?Did you know that the French refer to a bow tie as a noeud papillon, or knotted butterfly? Naturally seeing the word "papillon" in an article about bow ties in Town and Country immediately attracted my attention. My husband wore both bow ties and regular neckties but he was a purest and would never have dreamed of wearing the Continue Reading
Taking Care of Business
...Yes we are taking care of business, everyday!I've been doing a little website optimization lately and I was encouraged to see that we have a high website grade from Hubspot's website grader tool. I think Hubspot is a great resource, btw. We've been getting free webinars packed with valuable information that has the most-up-to-date tools to use. The founders Continue Reading
Escape Via A Labor Of Love
Here's how to escape via a labor of love. Picture a Tudor row house in Brooklyn filled with a "laboratory" of painted floors, custom floral upholstered sofas and lots of whimsical wallcoverings often used in multiple patterns in one room.That's the setting for designers Jason Oliver Nixon and John Loecke's (pronounced Lucky) design firm, John Loecke, Inc. Continue Reading
Ice, Cool, Baby!
These places are Ice, Cool, Baby.Since it's sweltering hot outside, maybe it would cool us all off to see some chilly interiors like these icy, cool digs.The Ice Hotel is a fantasy oriented get away that might seem really practical right now. Too bad it is only open during certain months of the year. It closes in April with surrounding activities Continue Reading
