My parents built a beautiful new home in San Antonio a few years ago and have done a fabulous job decorating it. Mom is extremely creative and every time we visit I love walking through the house admiring the new things she has done since we were last there. I get most of my good [...]
Categories: Decor,Design Trends,Friends & Family,Home Improvement,Inspiration,Portfolio
For Earth Day this year, Anthropologie created an entire theme around recycled wine corks and even hosted a “Crafting with Cork” day in many of their stores. After receiving the invite, I immediately called to reserve my spot at the event and was asked how many children I would be bringing with me. “Ummm…..ZERO?!” Then [...]
Categories: Decor,Friends & Family,Inspiration,On the Cheap,Recycled
This past weekend Jason and I joined his classmates at The Mayo Hotel for Barrister’s Ball, law school’s version of prom. The Mayo is a gorgeous historic hotel in downtown Tulsa that was recently renovated after being abandoned for 20 years. It was built in 1925 at the height of Tulsa’s oil boom and hosted [...]
Categories: Architecture,Decor,Friends & Family,Inspiration,Party,Tulsa
We recently welcomed a furry new member into our family….a 5-month-old(-ish) Chocolate Lab puppy! My brother rescued this cutie after it was dumped on the side of a country road and fell into a deep hole where it was trapped. (Luckily Trent was working nearby and heard him barking!) Since my brother and sister-in-law already [...]
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I love sprucing up the house for Christmas, but sometimes its difficult to find contemporary holiday decor that reflects our clean, minimalist style. This year I’ve had my eyes peeled for a festive new wreath…something simple, yet slightly funky that will coordinate with the white and silver color scheme we already have going on. Oh, [...]
Categories: Decor,Holidays,Inspiration
Well, now that the leftovers are in the fridge and the china is washed and safely stowed away, I can finally sit down to recap our Thanksgiving. I hosted the big meal for the first time this year and, thankfully, it went pretty smoothly. I always imagined hosting Thanksgiving to be a really stressful and [...]
Categories: Decor,Food,Friends & Family,Holidays,Inspiration,Organization,Party
I spent the weekend with Frank Lloyd Wright. Um, I should probably clarify that statement. I didn’t actually see him (he’s dead, you know), but rather spent the night inside the architectural masterpiece he designed in downtown Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The 19-story Price Tower, Wright’s tallest constructed project, was completed in 1956 when the architect was [...]
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This weekend I decided to do something about the chaos inside my jewelry box because all my necklaces were somehow tangled together into one giant ball. (Perhaps it’s a good thing they come from Target, not Tiffany’s!) Anyway, after I spent a sweet forever unraveling them, I decided there had to be a better way. [...]
Categories: Decor,Fashion,Home Improvement,Organization
So, I haven’t been this relaxed in a LONG time! We just returned from Los Cabos, Mexico, where we spent the last few days on the beach living the good life. This was our first visit to Mexico’s Baja Peninsula and we chose to stay in the quaint town of San Jose del Cabo at the [...]
Categories: Decor,Design Trends,Food,Inspiration,Travel
We bought our first home on June 9, 2006, two days shy of our 1-year wedding anniversary. The cozy 1,534 square foot house, which we loving called “Chaz Schraz” (because it’s on Charles Schreiner Trail), was located in the Legend Oaks neighborhood in southwest Austin, about 15 minutes from downtown. Last month we sold our [...]
Categories: Austin,Decor,Home Improvement,Staging