The Bucket List: Maine and The Coast

  Our bucket list continues! This time with some of our favorite things to do all over our favorite place. Let us know which ones you try and what you'd add to Part 2. Part...

The Bucket List: Summer House Style

When we head to Maine for the summer, we trade our schedules for sunshine and remember what it feels like to simply be. In honor of America's 250th birthday, we've crafted the ultimate bucket list:...

Kitchen Renovation Cont.

Over Memorial Day weekend, we will trek to Maine where spring will finally be creeping onto the island and I can do another kitchen check-in. Photos between Ethan and me have been flying, but I...

Motherhood and My Favorite Presents

We talk a lot about work and motherhood in our family. I saw Sister work tirelessly and come home exhausted many days. I also saw her exhilarated by what she was doing. There are SO...

Always Look Up! aka The Kitchen Refurb Part 1

It began, as so many great design stories do, with a whisper of a refurb–or in this case, Ethan, the young contractor renovating other parts of our summer house in Maine, taking down some ancient...

Notes on Checks from New Orleans

  A wedding brought me to New Orleans again in March, and I was able to stay ay my favorite hotel, the magical Hotel Peter & Paul. Because all things checked have been top of mind...

Dealers of Note: Palm Beach Regency

  Korinne Belock is the owner of Palm Beach Regency, a vintage furniture and décor company with two locations near Palm Beach, Florida. Korinne's shop is where Hollywood Regency flair meets Old Florida charm and...

Dealers of Note: The Lanai

  The Lanai is a vintage shop in St. Pete on Florida's west coast, specializing in bamboo, wicker, rattan, and other collectibles. There's no hunting ground like Florida for these finds, and Lizzy Sise's shop...

The Spain Guide

  We began our heavenly week-long Andalusian and Madrid trip in Seville. The "city of color and light" has an exotic charm that feels straight out of The Arabian Nights. The region's history, shaped by over...