Apr 16, 2024 | Lifestyle & Decor
Last fall we started noticing something strange: fish motifs appearing all over interiors, on ceramics and lamps and table linens, and in our favorite shops—subtly at first, and then everywhere we looked. Eventually fish became so inescapable we dubbed it an official...
Apr 16, 2024 | Lifestyle & Decor
A while back, Alexa wrote about a project by one of our favorite designers, New Zealander Katie Lockhart. What we especially admire about Katie is her deft touch when it comes to mixing different styles and periods so that the overall look isn’t too fussy or...
Apr 14, 2024 | Lifestyle & Decor
A Focus on Function helps Strengthen this Bronx IKEA Kitchen Renovation Homeowners: Elisabeth and Jay posted their townhouse kitchen renovation on SweetenWhere: Norwood, Bronx, New YorkScope: IKEA cabinetry adds storage to this kitchen to create a more contemporary...
Apr 14, 2024 | Lifestyle & Decor
“Your home should be your storyteller—the weaver of the red thread and a marker of you and yours.” “The rolling hills are almost human in their falls and curves.“ “It’s not the fanciest house, but if it makes people feel, then I’ve done what I think is right.” You’d...
Apr 8, 2024 | Lifestyle & Decor
If there’s one thing I am experienced at over the past five years, it’s moving! For better or for worse, we have just completed our third move within five years (with two kids and pets!). In this post, I will teach you everything I have learned about how to pack, how...
Apr 8, 2024 | Lifestyle & Decor
Have you ever killed a houseplant and had no idea why? Do you wish you had a green thumb? In this post, we’ll share the best low maintenance indoor plants for your home. We’ll help you choose houseplants for low light, indirect light and bright light rooms in your...
Apr 8, 2024 | Lifestyle & Decor
Lighting makes a space! Lighting makes a space and it always seems to be the budget breaker as well. In decorating my son’s room I had my heart set on some beautiful, kelly green barn lights from an online store; they were also ridiculously overpriced at $340 a piece....
Apr 8, 2024 | Lifestyle & Decor
Ready to start your remodel? Here’s everything you need to know about hiring a general contractor Home remodeled by a general contractor with Sweeten Major remodeling projects are extremely complex, and require a high degree of planning, coordination, and oversight....
Apr 8, 2024 | Lifestyle & Decor
In honor of today’s eclipse, we’re revisiting all kinds of solar power… If you’re looking to reduce your utility bills and your carbon footprint, solar power could be the way to go. The big question: Will the savings in your energy bills eventually outweigh the...
Apr 8, 2024 | Lifestyle & Decor
Noted this week: how to dip your toe into color (in the tiniest room in the house), a home office in a springy hue, and more: Above: Spring things in this week’s By Instinct: A Colorful Project by Designer Sophie Rowell That Follows ‘No Rules’. Photograph by Chris...
