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  • Nuvole Cole & Sons Wallpaper, Barnaba Fornasetti, Elle Decor

    Grisaille Wallpaper

    I know what I want to do in the dining room. Problem is, I probably can't. Barnaba Fornasetti, Elle Decor…
    May 27, 2014
  • Rifle Paper Co. Hygge and West Wallpaper Bathroom Design #makingitlovely

    A Guess at the Plan for the Bathroom

    A guess, because the design is tentatively based on the only design we can see from the upcoming line of…
    March 24, 2014
  • August's Bedding

    Wallpaper in August’s Room (A Cautionary Tale)

    August's room was already wallpapered with pale blue and white stripes when we bought the house. August is an awesome…
    September 12, 2013
  • EleanorTenenbaum

    Eleanor Tenenbaum

    E was with me a few days ago at the Chicago Kate Spade store, where they have Scalamandré zebra wallpaper…
    June 20, 2013
  • Making it Lovely's Dining Room

    New Marais Chairs in the Dining Room

    New chairs provided in part by Industry West. I recently wrote elsewhere about the evolution of my dining room. Everything…
    November 28, 2012
  • Mini Terrarium and Fern Centerpiece

    I made a terrarium last week that I will share with you soon, but this isn't it. This is a…
    April 16, 2012
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  • Nuvole Cole & Sons Wallpaper, Barnaba Fornasetti, Elle Decor

    Grisaille Wallpaper

    I know what I want to do in the dining room. Problem is, I probably can’t. Barnaba Fornasetti, Elle Decor Sasha Bikoff, Domaine Home The…

    May 27, 201443 comments'W' for Wallpaper, Dining Room, The Victorian House
  • Rifle Paper Co. Hygge and West Wallpaper Bathroom Design #makingitlovely

    A Guess at the Plan for the Bathroom

    A guess, because the design is tentatively based on the only design we can see from the upcoming line of wallpaper by Rifle Paper Co.…

    March 24, 201417 commentsBathrooms, The Victorian House
  • August's Bedding

    Wallpaper in August’s Room (A Cautionary Tale)

    August’s room was already wallpapered with pale blue and white stripes when we bought the house. August is an awesome little boy, but he’s not…

    September 12, 201360 commentsAugust's Room, The Victorian House
  • EleanorTenenbaum

    Eleanor Tenenbaum

    E was with me a few days ago at the Chicago Kate Spade store, where they have Scalamandré zebra wallpaper in the bathroom. She loved…

    June 20, 201334 comments'W' for Wallpaper, Parenting
  • Making it Lovely's Dining Room

    New Marais Chairs in the Dining Room

    New chairs provided in part by Industry West. I recently wrote elsewhere about the evolution of my dining room. Everything is always changing a little…

    November 28, 201258 commentsDining Room
  • Mini Terrarium and Fern Centerpiece

    I made a terrarium last week that I will share with you soon, but this isn’t it. This is a little premade guy that I…

    April 16, 201230 commentsDining Room
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