Normally, lunch for me during our busy fall and holiday season is a few quick bites squeezed in between appointments. So I couldn’t wait to attend the elegant Committee of 100 annual luncheon a few weeks ago at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Mo. I love this benefit event, which … [Read more...]
Window Treatments Warm up this Family Home
My friend Tammy readily admits she has a problem. She is a self-confessed fabric-haulic who never met a plaid, paisley or floral she didn’t fall head over heels in love with. We have a lot of fun at Nell Hill’s leading her astray, giving her a quick call every time we get in a new fabric that will … [Read more...]
Timeless or Daring? Tips to Refresh a Space
In the spring, when everything is fresh and new, I get an irrepressible urge to indulge in new decorating projects, giving some of the tired treatments in my home some much-needed energy. Want to have some fun mixing things up in your home? Sometimes the simplest changes – like adding an unexpected … [Read more...]
Welcome to Innisfree: How to Live with a Bookworm & Love it!
Is it possible for a house to be so full of books that the foundation starts to sink, or it slides down the hill into the lake? If so, then Dan and I are in big trouble. We have so many books packed into our little cottage that I feel like a branch of the local library. When we decided to … [Read more...]
Warm Up Your Windows
I have fallen back in love with window coverings. Do you remember back in the day, when we covered our windows in big, heavy drapes? I was not a fan. Then, as people grew tired of all that fussy finery, we gravitated toward clean, simple coverings like blinds and plantation shutters, or left our … [Read more...]
Welcome to Innisfree: A Peek into my Bathroom
Is it strange to get excited about your bathroom? Maybe. But I sure love this little space in my cottage. I’ve long been a believer in making every room in your home equally lovely, even those out-of-sight private spaces like your bath. So when we were remodeling our little fixer-upper on the lake, … [Read more...]