Etsy finds for kids
If you missed out on the sweet deal on an Oeuf crib knock-off that I spied from Overstock a while back, here's another hip crib for ya: Love the inventive use of Amy Butler fabric on this floor pouf, which [...]
Etsy Fab Finds, Part 2
Continuing on my Etsy tear, here are some pieces I'd love to find a place for... The lines of this metal bed are just as I like them: simple and clean. The design of this coffee table is so inventive [...]
Etsy Fab Finds, Part 1
This week I feel like concentrating on stuff from Etsy because I'm bored with virtually every other home decor web site and this stuff is f-r-e-s-h, baby! If I lived close enough to Denver to accommodate the seller's requirement for [...]
Separated at Birth
This mounted buffalo head made out of cardboard looks a lot like my favorite building in NYC...
West Elm Coming To Austin!
Thanks Lynn, via Facebook, via Yelp, for hipping me to the fact that West Elm is opening a store in Austin! FINALLY! I could not be more excited unless I were interviewing Candice Olson on July 14th. Oh, right. I [...]
HGTV's Design Star: Season 4 Interviews with Judges, Designers
I've been invited to interview the three judges of HGTV's Design Star the week prior to the July 19th premiere...and I'll be chatting up each designer the morning after they get the boot. So if you have any questions for [...]
Keepin It Weird
I've been slightly down in the dumps about how square my neighborhood is and have been feeling nostalgic for our days living in the '04. (The 78704 zip, for those of you out-of-towners, celebrates the weird.) Even our Starbucks seemed [...]
Artist of the Day: Judy Paul
I'm a big fan of local artist Judy Paul's work and recently discovered a few resources for purchasing giclee prints of her pieces. New Era Portfolio is an Austin-based company. They create giclee prints on-demand, which means you can order [...]
Home Staging in Boerne
A couple of weeks ago, I spent a day staging a vacant townhouse in Boerne. Check out how it turned out: I used the existing red paint to our advantage, turning that bedroom into a fun kidspace and incorporated other [...]
HGTV's Design Star: Final Designer Added to Cast
It turns out there will be one more designer added to the Design Star mix...selected by the other 10. Among the options: Gary Andrews If the eyes are a window into the soul, then Mr. Andrews is this season's FON [...]