It all started with a fashion intervention. When I was a little girl, for Easter mass, all the other little girls’ mothers dressed their princesses in frilly pink and blue frocks. My mom put me in a well-cut, no-nonsense khaki and cream dress. When I protested, wanting to look like the other girls, … [Read more...]
A Fall Picnic in the Orchard at Riverbend
Kevin had the right idea. My friends Beth and Mike’s Labrador retriever mix was roaming from apple tree to apple tree, snapping off the fruit from the branches that were so heavily laden, they almost touched the ground. He made a pile of apples and started to munch. I totally get it. At a … [Read more...]
Fall Mantels: 3 Looks We Love
As a chill enters the air, the days grow a bit shorter and the fall colors begin to appear everywhere you turn, it’s time to layer up your fireplace mantel with a drop-dead gorgeous fall display. In preparation for our big Fall Open House September 9 & 10, our visual design team has been hard at … [Read more...]
Nostalgia is Hot for Today’s Fall Centerpieces
There is something so nostalgic about fall for me. Maybe it comes from growing up in a small, Midwestern river town, where the trees turned spectacular shades of scarlet, amber and orange. Where apple orchards were bursting with juicy fruit ready for a snack or pie. Or maybe it was the excitement of … [Read more...]
Quick & Easy Thanksgiving Table Ideas
I am the Queen of the Last Minute. No matter how much time I have to prepare for an event at my home, seconds before my guests arrive you’ll find me running around like a crazy lady, trying to pull everything together. Some might argue that I’m an adrenaline junkie, living for an exhilarating Photo … [Read more...]
Welcome to Innisfree, My Cottage by the Lake
When you have a crazy lifelong obsession with decorating, like I do, and you get to play with new styles, colors, patterns and decorating trends at work all day, like I do at Nell Hill’s, it’s hard to pick the one look for your home that’s your favorite. Maybe that’s why I tweak my home décor on a … [Read more...]
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