As a Lake Arrowhead local and business owner (Dogwood Tavern in Blue Jay and Dogwood Dockside at the Marina) I follow as many (if not all) local businesses on the mountain and their Instagram accounts, including the Airbnb’s, and while there are so many truly adorable and perfectly remodeled rental cabins up here, the Little …
Sunday House Crush // The Ultimate Oasis in Santa Barbara
Based solely on the exterior, I would not call this house an oasis, and to be honest, those weren’t my words anyway, but stolen from the listing, however, I do find this home oddly appealing with its expansive modern spaces designed with an old European vibe that I’m just drooling over. It’s confusing to describe …
Book Review & Thoughts on Rules For Being a Girl
* Rules For Being a Girl by Candace Bushnell & Katie Cotugno This might seem a little bit silly to say considering I’m 45 years old and referring to YA (young adult) literature, complete with teen angst and problems I left behind almost 30 years ago… BUT OMG THIS BOOK WAS INCREDIBLE! Okay, incredible might …
Old World Meets Contemporary Inside Gwyneth Paltrow’s Home
I stumbled upon Gwyneth Paltrow’s Architectural Digest home tour the other day on youtube and just HAD to share. You may have seen it already, because there are almost 2 million views at this point BUT if you haven’t seen it, give the video a quick watch because it’s a truly unique and beautiful home …
Art + Interiors / Decor + Photography // These Fine Walls Art Gallery
What began as a simple click through from an art gallery email quickly turned into a deep dive down a rabbit hole of gorgeous interiors styled with incredible photography. Originally I thought I’d share the art I was drooling over – since my art gallery days, art features have been a regular thing here – …
Sunday House Crush // Contemporary Mountain Charmer
I look at homes on Zillow every day. Every. Day. It doesn’t help that I get no less than one million emails from Zillow to prompt me to go look at one more house in the area… I can’t help it. It’s an addiction and Zillow is to blame. Sometimes I’m delighted by the houses …
Home // Family Lake House Renovation Update – Lake Arrowhead
Hi Lovecats! Just thought I’d share a little update on the family lake house we’ve been renovating for the last few months, though it’s not all that exciting, I still wanted to share the process, which of course, has taken far longer than we all anticipated. In my experience, construction and renovation always takes at …
Home // A New Lake House and Renovation Project!
LOVECATS! I’ve missed you! Life has been unsteady… April was a dumpster fire but the flames have been extinguished and I’m working on rebuilding and rising from the ashes. Could I use ANY MORE metaphors in one sentence? Probably…. but I’ll spare you 🙂 After almost a month of silence and self care, I finally …
Decor Trends // How To Get the New Woven Cane Furniture Look
Source: The Style Saloniste Nothing reminds me of ’80s decor more than these woven cane chairs… well, and that orange-stained oak that they seemingly built everything in, and country blue and bears and… OK, there are a LOT of things that remind me of ’80s decor, but these chairs epitomize the decade for me. However, …
A Million Colors of Hazel, Golden and Red
What I’m Wearing… * Vintage Modern dusty rose pink denim dress worn as a light overcoat/shirt (also seen here) they have their union-alls in this pink denim now too! * Vintage striped turtleneck sweater… last worn here with black overalls * Lee jeans * Lee winter beanie in burnt ochra… see it also here with …
It’s a Celebration… Get Ready for the holi-holi-holidays
What I’m Wearing… * Lee VINTAGE MODERN CORDUROY UNION-ALLSâ„¢ – I size up in these! I am usually a small or size 27 in jeans and I wear a Medium in all the Lee Unionalls (I have the denim – see them here and army green – see them here). I like them to fit …
New Mountain A-Frame Office Color Palette & Mood Board
Well, my excitement for renovating and decorating my new office was put slightly on hold this week when on Monday evening, after spending a good part of the afternoon painting (priming) the exterior of the A-frame, I started feeling under the weather. And then for the days that followed I basically sat at home on …
Guess What? This Mountain A-Frame is My New Office Space!
LOVECATS! I’ve got exciting news! Well, I’m not sure it’s really that exciting to you, but I am OVER THE MOON about this! Just yesterday, I signed a lease and got the keys to this adorable little mountain a-frame to use as my new office space and I can’t wait to get in and start …
DIY DECOR Inspiration // Tiled Tables
If you’ve been noticing design trends reminiscent of the ’80s, you are not alone. The soft pastels and big bulky rounded edges on everything from sofas and chairs, to tables, architecture and even kitchen islands, surprisingly looks fresh and new again. And for those born after the ’80s, it probably looks like nothing you’ve ever …
The Ultimate Guide to Vastu Shastra for your Home
Lovecats! Just a heads up! This is a guest post, which I don’t do very often 🙂 But I think it’s pretty interesting and I thought you might think so too. I learned about Feng Shui and the connection between humans and a universal energy over 20 years ago (yikes!) and have always designed and …