Looks like home and lifestyle retailers are starting to expand into "mini-cities"--real estate developments that are sort of self-contained destinations. Urban Outfitters has announced such a plan for Devon, Pennsylvania, termed The Devon Yard. It turns out IKEA started their [...]
My writing partner and I decided to get out of town to focus on the book and screenplay we're writing simultaneously. Our original idea when we booked this getaway was to come back with at least one finished product. But [...]
By now you may be aware of my recent fascination with Australian home decor magazines, so it's probably no surprise that I make a beeline at the bookstore for anything with "Australia" in the title. Vogue Living: Australia caught my [...]
I am DYING to have an adventure and watching 36 episodes of House Hunters International every week is not helping matters. Two nights ago, I applied for an interior design job in London for sh*ts and giggles, but I would [...]
If you watched the ads that ran during the Super Bowl, chances are good you were as psyched as I was to see the Griswolds in their family truckster, reunited for a Home Away ad. Home Away is a company [...]
A day after returning to Austin, I'm feeling a little guilty about the harsh words I used to describe my first impression of Marfa, TX. When I began writing about the experience, I was...well, mad. I rolled into this ghost [...]