Hello friends! I’ve decided for the final month of the year, instead of sharing my favorite posts from the year, that I’d instead gather together a bunch of lovely homes and let you tour them and end the year with gobs of beauty, inspiration and ideas. How does that sound? For our first home tour to kick off the selection I’ve made, I’d like to welcome Nina from Scotland.

That is why I would like you to enjoy my TABLE FOR TWO story today. Maybe this is something you can do with a single friend who may be lonely this time of year, or maybe your elderly neighbor who has no one during the holidays. Invite her by for cake and coffee and make things look special.

SO!!!! That’s BIG News! I’ve been working this year on developing a PRINT magazine with LIVING AT HOME that will premiere with issue one on newsstands January 24, 2019. To say this is a dream come true is an understatement. With over 6,000 blog posts written and hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles I’ve penned, and 4 books in multiple languages, and after slews of podcasts and videos for over 8,000 students in my online classes since 2009, I figured the magazine is the one thing I’ve been trying to do since 2011 that just hasn’t happened yet. I tried it America multiple times because the fit was never right. It almost happened in 2012 but a UK magazine stole my concept after multiple meetings with me, and did it without me because it was cheaper than paying me for my idea and work

Today, I thought I’d share a few of my favorite things at the moment that make me feel good, and they are all from the recent fair I went to in Denmark, called FORMLAND. Have you heard of it? If not, here are my top 18 brands from Formland that I really loved. There are more, but these really caught my eye.

I thought I’d write something really personal on my blog again, because I’ve not done so in quite a while… But something “personal” usually takes a little time to pull together, a mood has to come and inspire the writing, you know? But today, something funny happened that gave me a great big invisible hug - a hug that I really, really needed right now, a hug that I’ve craved for months.

Good morning friends, how are you? Autumn is definitely here, in full swing actually… But I’m still dreaming of all of the days spent on Danish and north German beaches and imagining the next trip to the coast again. Seeing the work of Raven Roxanne recently gave me some good energy, since her seashore birds made me smile and think of happy times chasin

Are you ready for my next curated collection from Etsy? My first Home + Wellness collection is here if you haven’t seen it yet, please do check it out because it has so many beautiful things. You know, it is so important to help yourself first but if you can help others WHILE helping yourself, that’s even better and that’s why I love Etsy.

Hello everyone. I’m so happy to share with you the new colors just released today by Farrow & Ball, they are gorgeous and I’m sure you will love them as much as I do. My 5 instant favorites are Jitney, De Nimes, Treron, Sulking Room Pink and School House White. What are yours?