Living room makeover

I didn’t grow up super decor-minded, you guys, despite what you read on this blog and possibly see in my obsessive Pinterest habits. I grew up in a bunch of weird different homes over the years, the most stable of which had cheap-ass wall-to-wall builder-grade beige carpet, Formica countertops, those ugly schoolhouse linoleum floors, and aluminum… Continue reading Living room makeover

More design I love/hate

After my recent post about design trends that I love/hate/waffle on, I came up with a few more that I thought were worth sharing. Because, you know, maybe the Pennsylvania Geological Survey will sponsor my blog. Shut up. Also, this turned into more than a few. What can I say? I have NEVER claimed to… Continue reading More design I love/hate

I was on House of Turquoise!

Back when Erin from House of Turquoise went on vacation in July, I had my humble little home office featured on her amazing blog. I got lots of helpful interesting input from fellow commenters, but I was bummed that I couldn’t actually post that that was happening here since my site was down at the time.… Continue reading I was on House of Turquoise!

The Arco Lamp

Grant’s stepmother has this fabulous Arco Lamp in her living room, which she got after her mother told her she could buy “one lamp” for her first apartment (or something like that).  So she went out and bought a MoMA-designed, $900 (at the time!) lamp with a marble base.  Her mother learned to be more… Continue reading The Arco Lamp