Hey, y’all. I’m guest hosting for the Duck this month. Continue reading
Design
Hair is big business. My soft flowing shoulder-length wavy brown hair doesn’t just happen by accident. Rather, I owe it to my hairstylist, products, and my trusty hairdryer. Continue reading
It’s Canada’s 146th Birthday. In celebration, today’s post will focus on Canadian made products. Try not to get all emotional. Continue reading
Sunnylands is a 200 acre estate located in Rancho Mirage, California and is owned an operated by the Annenberg Trust with the idea that the estate itself will be used to host retreats for some of the most powerful individuals on the planet. Blah blah blah. Let’s get on to the design of the place.
Fair warning: this post will be full of detail oriented photos. Continue reading
It’s rare you leave the house without some form of accessory. Be it a watch, cute shoes, a decent handbag, or even a spectacular manicure. All of these add usually add to an outfit. So why not do this in your garden space? Continue reading
I watch a lot of House Hunters, that HGTV show where folks tour three perspective homes before choosing one. Or something like that. To justify the hundreds of hours I’ve spent voyeuristically touring homes, let me share a piece of what I’ve learned. Continue reading
Another installment in our series on abandoned places in the world. Continue reading
I really enjoy the photos of beautiful rooms that you share on Crasstalk. As someone who has no natural design ability (as you’ll see from the fact that I still own a butterfly chair; mostly I use it as a receptacle for coats) I find them delightful and inspiring.
It’s pretty typical for old Chicago buildings to be long and narrow as that’s how the property lots run, and my problem is that I am not using half of the space in my small apartment at all (“the dead zone”). I’d say the main room is 30ish feet long by about 9 feet. Continue reading
So, you find yourself surrounded by mason jars, corks, and I dunno, pipe cleaners and coat hangers, and you’ve decided to embark on a DIY project. If you’re like me, this will probably not happen, because 1) Where do you get all this stuff? 2) How does one ever really decide to make a reindeer lawn ornament out of mason jars, corks, pipe cleaners and coat hangers? No matter! This is what you’ve planned to do since all the Thanksgiving hullaballoo has died down and it’s right before the Christmas shopping craze gets into full swing. So, what’s a good DIY project? Continue reading
Everyone has something to say about someone else getting a tattoo. In a recent “Ask A Lady” on the Hairpin, the question was: “I’m about to turn 18 and want to get a tattoo of some writing on my shoulder. Should I?” Continue reading