About three times a year, expect a fashion post (highlighting my favorites).  The last one was Spring Fashion.  Where I showed you the comfortable jumpsuit and sandals that I wore last Friday (with my body guards :) below.More decorating to...

Yesterday, I was glued to the television feeling my heart ache for all the people involved with the natural disaster in Texas.  It\'s scary but  heartwarming to see Americans pulling together.How To Help Hurricane Harvey Storm Victims.  God...

Here are all my "tried and true" favorite products from department and drug stores.  My "mature" face needs some attention in the morning.  But being super lazy when it comes to putting on make-up, my routine needs to be fast (like five...

There is a lot to love about the Modern Farmhouse look that is so popular right now.  You can incorporate this by: lightening your wall coloreliminating clutter mixing in modern elements like these chairs belowadding a new fabric or two...

Last week, Cindy and I stopped by theTancredi & Morgen storein Carmel, California. Here are some ideas to give your kitchen a little French flair.Use accessories such as:Aged metals like iron and hotel silverBeeswax candlesAnd...vintage...

Round dining tables are great for conversation and they fit nicely in rooms with a more square shape or with angled windows or in a corner.SourceWe are looking at them for two clients,one with a square dining room and another for a small...

Our little cousins were visiting from Hong Kong and we had a great time.I think I impressed them with the napkin rings.The Trader Joe\'s cookies were missing before lunch was served :)And I was very impressed with the tulips that they...

Yeah, well, I\'m not going to lie...  there can be some letdown after a big vacation when you  come home to bills, laundry and work.  Here\'s what can help...1.  Try making some of the best dishes you had on vacation.Caponatina was served...

Hi guys!  This is going to be a bit more personal than usual.Some people thought that the idea of vacationing on the island of Sicily with 29 close friends was nuts.How would we manage a group that large"Wouldn\'t there be a lot of ...

Bonjour from Paris!   If you follow me on Instagram, you know what I am up to!  This seems like an appropriate time to tell you about a casual, French dinner party that we hosted recently in San Francisco.Please ignore my "Franglish" on...

Here we have a fresh "modern farmhouse" look in black and white with splashes of red.This is another installment of the makeover at Lisa\'s house.  Her kitchen is here in case you missed it.   In fact, there is cute Lisa below in her new...

Hello and welcome to another Project Design, where Cindy Hattersley and I invite other bloggers to share their ideas and tips.  And today it\'s all about Simple Summer Entertaining!We recently had a little birthday party for my husband,...

This has been a fun project to work with Lisa (you would love her).  Today, I\'m showing her black and white kitchen renovation in the S.F. East Bay area.There was much that Lisa wanted to accomplish in time for her twin\'s graduation from...

The color green is very NOW... and have you noticed a resurgence in the popularity of house plants" They are great to add color, freshness and clean the air.  They work well in all sorts of décor: bohemian, modern, classic traditional, farmhouse...

There\'s lots of inspiration to take away from the design district in West Hollywood, California.  While I was there last week, the weather was beautiful and all the sales people had that happy, SoCal attitude that generates easy smiles.Here were...

No one walks in Los Angeles...except me all over the Melrose Avenue design district a couple of days ago.  I have a post in the works about the gorgeous, brand new fabrics I saw but first, a public service announcement....I covered a lot of ground...

One of my favorite ways to exercise is walking through a big flea market with running shoes, music on my earphones and cash limit of around $100.   My sister likes to take her cash limit to the slots in Las Vegas.  She  once said to me, while we...

No!  A typo in the title...and I\'ve already posted it.   Sorry about that.This post is a little all over the place...as last week I WAS all over the place in Southern California.I was at the Pasadena Showcase House north of Los Angeles,...

We had some great trips visiting Lisa and Jim in England.  I sort of had a mental inventory of their furnishings there (like they had a great antique map collection displayed in various rooms--mostly in the dining room).  So, when they bought...

On Tuesday, I put on my new, little Fitbit and walked over to the SF Decorator Showcase in Pacific Heights (uphill both ways :)  It\'s open until May 29th.While I was in the House Beautiful kitchen, designed by Jon De La Cruz, I overheard the...

Susan and her family of five live in a modern farmhouse style home.  We have lightened up her her family and dining rooms and it was time to brighten and refresh her powder room.Remember her dining room before"  I don\'t think I showed this...

Remodeling or just want to update your kitchen with new bar/counter stools"Consider:?  metal and leather? a bright color? semi-custom upholstery?  French Bistro -- Always In StyleHere are some of my favorites in all different price...

This is a nice dinner to make for a special occasion when you don\'t have a lot of time.  Seriously, Trader Joe\'s has stepped up their game in the meat department.  The prime filet mignon is pricey but really good.  They are small so not so...

A couple of times a year, I look in my closet and think "what the heck...nothing to wear"!"  (Granted...who knows what\'s in the ironing basket--have to get to that).  There is a difference as to what feels appropriate for San Francisco...

There were too many adjectives floating around in my head while trying to compose a title for this post!  I will let the photos speak for themselves.  The wedding reception, held in Los Angeles, was for the daughter of one of my oldest and dearest...