Marathon day in New York feels like a block party the whole city was invited to. Everyone is cheering, dancing, and clapping for strangers and friends. It is my favorite New York day of the year. And my favorite way to celebrate athletic people running 26 miles is to relax with boozy brunch. I liveContinue reading “marathon brunch”
Category Archives: decorating
small cool space
I finished one of my 2013 goals of decorating my apartment to enter Apartment Therapy’s Small Cool Spaces contest! I’m so happy with my home. I am really proud of turning this apartment into a place I truly enjoy spending time in and showing off. Please stop by Apartment Therapy’s site and vote for myContinue reading “small cool space”
adventures in spray paint
I have this shelf by my door. I use it to hold my purse or shoes right when I get home. It’s the perfect size for the tiny space between my front door and my closet. And it was black, which was fine. But not great. So I got some spray paint. And headed toContinue reading “adventures in spray paint”
pillow talk
It’s finally time for Apartment Therapy’s Small Cool Spaces contest! I can’t wait to enter, but first I have a few finishing touches to complete for my apartment. One of those touches is these throw pillows. I made them! Well, I made the pillow cases, anyway. The pillow forms I got from Ikea.
home improvements
My mom is in town, and it’s been so great! She has graciously been helping around the house and that’s meant lots of cleaning and errand running, and also lots of huge improvements to every day life. I’ll post more of the whole apartment later, but check out the before and after of this notContinue reading “home improvements”
this weekend
No new embroidery this week, but I did update the display! My mom is in town visiting and the week was full of errand running and getting ready, and now that she’s here it’s full of fun. We are working on my apartment in between running around the city. I got some fabric to makeContinue reading “this weekend”
design question
I need help. (I mean, it’s not that serious, it’s a decorating problem, but I’d love to hear your thoughts on it.) I’ve been obsessed with getting my apartment as close to finished as possible, and I’m a little stuck with the wall in my bedroom. Ideally, I’d love to hang an elaborately framed mirrorContinue reading “design question”
apartment update
One of my goals this year was to get my apartment ready in time to enter it in Apartment Therapy’s Small Cool Spaces contest. I believe it’s usually in April, which gives me about one more month to put on the final touches. Back in November, I listed some of my dream goals for my apartment.Continue reading “apartment update”
favorite quote embroidery project
So I’ve gotten into embroidery. It was only a matter of time. I have just barely dabbled in it, but I’d like to explore more. I like that it’s tedious–I get in a zone. Since I’ve rearranged my room, I’ve been thinking of ways to make it more homey and more me. I’ll eventually getContinue reading “favorite quote embroidery project”
company
Now that I have the space, I love love love having people over. I’m #thankful for my friends who make the trek out to my part of Brooklyn because I really do love sharing my home with them. Last weekend I was lucky enough to convince TWO people to come spend an evening at myContinue reading “company”