Style Your Summer: Covered Porch Makeover!
Is your exterior ready for maximum summer enjoyment? Here in Chicago, our porch sitting days are limited! I am so excited…
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Centered City Guide: Northern Michigan
If you are new to the blog, you may not realize I have several CENTERED CITY GUIDES – don’t miss these…
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Year in Review: 2017 Highlights
As I write this post at more than 8 months pregnant, I can no longer balance my laptop on my stomach…
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Our Maternity Photos & Holistic Thoughts on Pregnancy
I’ve been trying to name and start this post for at least thirty minutes! “Our Maternity Photos and Holistic Pregnancy Tips”…
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Chicago Design Studio Reveal!
We are SO DANG EXCITED to announce the opening of our design studio and cabinetry showroom in the Lakeview neighborhood of…
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Baby Shower Highlights
Pregnancy is such a time of anticipation, with both wonderful moments and stressful ones. For lots of women and couples, I…
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Studio Grand Opening + Powder Room Giveaway!
What started as a small sub-lease on little storefront this spring has now become an official INTERIOR DESIGN STUDIO! I am…
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Centered City Guide: Jackson Hole, WY
“Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam and the skies are not cloudy all day.” I have never quite…
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Spring Home Tour Week One: Doreen Corrigan
Today is the first of the Friday home tours this spring! It’s always thought provoking and inspiring to see how someone…
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The Mood Board: How to Create A Feeling
For some, creating a mood board comes naturally. You save bits and pieces of your life; a card from a friend,…
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Save the Date: Art Fair Fundraiser
SAVE THE DATE!! – FRIDAY, MARCH 24th, 6pm – 9pm Very excited to announce a fundraising shopping event to benefit Loom…
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Outfit to Room: February Edition
It’s time for a monthly does of fashion with guest contributor, Alyssa Doorhy, of CoChic Styling. Alyssa and I both love…
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Centered City Guide: Minneapolis, MN
Last weekend, I had the good fortune to be invited on weekend trip to Minneapolis, MN with some inspiring creatives and…
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Fashion and Interiors with CoChic Styling
Hey there, I’m excited to share a new monthly post concept and my latest collaborator! Alyssa Doorhy is a Chicago-based stylist…
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Save the Date: Lake Forest Show House 2017
I’m thrilled to be participating in the Lake Forest Show House 2017, along side Relativity Textiles! We are co-designing the back…
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2016 Review: Popular Posts, Inspiration & What’s Your Mantra?
Happy New Year friends! I’m not one for resolutions per say, but my yearly tradition seems to center around the notion…
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How to Make Painted Watercolor Cookies
When Cate Gutter of Whisked by Cate saw artist Kristi Kohut’s vibrant abstract art she immediately thought to create her painted…
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A New Home for the Holidays
We haven’t been religious about sending a yearly holiday card, but I sent one the year we got married, and this…
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Centered City Guide: Sawyer, Michigan
It’s been a long while since I did a city guide post! We had so much fun on our latest getaway…
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WALLFLOWER: A Floral Design & Interior Decor Workshop
Hello there! Super excited to tell you about an upcoming event that I am co-hosting. It’s my first workshop as Centered…
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Baking with Dinah of Spinning J Bakery and Soda Fountain – Almond Biscotti Recipe
We are lucky to have the talented Dinah of Spinning J Chicago share a delicious recipe with us today. Her light…
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Natural Skin Care Party
I want to share about a fun event I hosted for some lady pals recently. A natural skin care party, otherwise known…
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Styling Black Jeans Three Ways for Fall
If you caught last weeks Women Who MAKE interview post, you’ll know I featured local womenswear designer Sophia Reyes. During our…
Continue reading →Apartment Therapy Feature: My Real-Life Style
It’s always flattering when someone likes what you’re wearing or how you’re styling yourself. Who doesn’t like a little compliment? As…
Continue reading →The Best Spots for Outdoor Summer Yoga in Chicago
What’s better than a well-rounded yoga class? In my opinion, it’s yoga in NATURE! There’s nothing better than breathing in fresh…
Continue reading →Colorful Exteriors & Wanderlust
Lately I’ve been dreaming about two things, 1. My client’s homes (there are many days I wake up debating paint colors)…
Continue reading →Navigating a Career Change with Compassion
Many of us leave college with a degree, but not with a direction. In my eight years since college graduation I…
Continue reading →Centered City Guide: Austin, TX
Alright y’all, I’m kicking of the Centered City Guide posts with my recent trip to Austin, TX. I went out to…
Continue reading →A Beginner’s Guide: Loving Kindness Meditation
What first comes to mind when someone says, meditation? I used to picture monks in orange robs who lived far away…
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