Simple Christmas decorating Margaret RyallWe all have our Christmas rituals and mine usually start December 1st.. I always make something for my entrance first. I am not one to overdo things. I re-use what I have or forage in my garden or the gardens of friends. Then I added some LED lighted twigs and silver balls an…
Have a Lovely Weekend!No links today. I'm in a food coma. After Thanksgiving this happened. Obviously, there will be no Slimdown Sunday either, but I promise next week I'll get my Christmas workout mix to you! Ughhhhhh I feel sick. Update: This also happened (insert monkey emoji hiding his eyes in shame) Sometimes you ju…
Happy Thanksgiving Y'all!The table is set. Turkey Trot has been trotted. My sister asked if it was too early for wine at 10:00 and The Suze has opened the Veuve. We have a lot to be thankful for, but mainly just that we all get to be together. Thank you friends for reading my silly little blog. It is so fun to share all my …
8 Ways to fill empty corners The four corners of a room are often a no man's land when it comes to design. I am not saying that you have to fill up every corner with something, but I am advocating thinking about your space to determine if it might need to look more "fulfilled". Here are some of my favourite solutions:Art Usin…
Suzeday Tuesday: VignettesIt's not Tuesday. But welcome to my world where I never know what day it is. At least, I know where I am. I'm in Dallas at The Suze's house aka my house aka Edward's house because everything is his right now. (He later acknowledged that the house belonged to his grandparents, but said it in a way t…
Suzanne Kasler's Bedroom In the October issue of Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles. It's pretty fabulous. She's pretty fabulous though. Feast.The Perfect Periwinkle Taffeta. I love that. P.S. Her new book Suzanne Kasler: Timeless Style would be a great gift for somebody (who'snamestartswithJandendswithENNIFERcough) …
Gift Guide: "Money Can't Buy You Class" Round here, we try to keep it classy. But we also like to have fun. Here's a gift guide for some of your fun friends. I think The Countess would approve of these. Even though she's real classy, she also like to drink a little too much and run around the house with a pirate, so she can't be all th…
Accessories: Making it all work Decorators get all kinds of requests for services from furniture layout to full home designs. I like the variety of smaller jobs with the ones that go on forever. Two of my favourite tasks are rehanging art to best advantage and providing the last layer of accessories in a home. Sometimes I get t…
Slim Down Sunday: Week 9 Lbs of baby weight lost this week: 2.7Total weight loss: 12.4 I don't know what's happening, but I feel like I'm on a good roll. I'm feeling good. Like Kelly Bensimon jogging in traffic good. I can't speak to anything specific I've done this week, except that I take it one meal at a time. I try…
Have a Fabulous Weekend! Hello y'all! blogging may be a little spotty over the nexst couple of weeks. We will be traveling to Dallas over Thanksgiving and then installing new hardwoods in our downstairs (omg!) so we have to move out for about a week (omg!). I'm trying not to stress about it. I told Kip I'm just going to …
Are you feeling blue?Hopefully you are into blue! Blue seems to be a dominant colour in Pantone's colour forceasting for both spring 2013 and upcoming 2014. Here's how it's playing out.... Monaco Blue (Spring 2013) Dazzling Blue (Spring 2014)Two blues, but with great differences. I can't say blue is a big favourite o…
