I’m unimpressed with my landscape design skills, but that shouldn’t be too surprising as A. I’m not a landscape designer and B. Technically Brian was supposed to be in charge of this outdoor project because “you’ll take too long and …
Happy Thanksgiving (And How Birdie and I Decorated For Our Last-Minute Thanksgiving Dinner)
Like many people, our usual thanksgiving was canceled. We’ve done the last 20 years at Brian’s parent’s house in Sacramento with all the cousins, aunts, uncles and it’s the ONLY time of year that we all get together and it’s …
Our Scandinavian (And Easy, Mess-Free) Holiday Living Room Reveal + How I Finally Figured Out My Biggest Styling Problem… And Solved It
Last year we decorated our house in LA per usual – we went all out which took 3 days with 3 people. It’s my job so this is actually “normal”. Then two days before Christmas we came up here for …
All The “Hows”, “Whys” And “How Much’s” Of The Turf At The Mountain House + Introducing My Landscape Designer – Brian Henderson
Few debates have run so all-consuming and lengthy as the “should we have bark, sod, or turf in the backyard” at the mountain house. It’s right up there with other compelling debates, like “The 2019 almost marriage altering wood ceiling …
Let’s Talk Vessel Sinks & Wall-Mount Faucets
Jess here! So my friend recently bought her first home and needs to do some renovating (she will laugh at the “some” part of that sentence). It’s a bit of a fixer-upper but it’s going to be so wonderful once …
How to Bring “Winter” In (Without Going Full Holiday…Yet) With Target
I hate starting a post with bad news, but we only have three weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year. Last year, we had just over 4. I don’t know who decided that Thanksgiving should be so late, but they …
Reveal: A Refresh of the Kids’ Room in the Mountain House
Welcome back to our two-day stretch of MORE mountain house “reveals” except they’re all kind of “refreshes.” The kids’ bedroom was actually the first room in the entire house that we revealed back in March but it was styled and …
Mountain House Reveal (Yes, Another One!): The Coziest Upstairs Guest “Bunk” Bedroom
I bet you thought mountain house reveals were over? WRONG! We’re back in the upstairs guest bedroom, which we sort of showed you in this post, but now it’s fully done. We got weird with this one, and I’m so …
We Are Renting Out the Mountain House…But To Who?
We have officially decided to rent out the mountain house when we aren’t staying there. Brian booked another play so our weekends will be in LA for a while and it actually makes me sad to know that it’s JUST …
All the Hows, Whys and How Much’s of Upholstering with (Kid- and Pet-Friendly) Crypton Fabric
In an attempt to have pretty furniture while also living a full life with disgusting children equipped with hands and feet and mouths full of a marinara, jam or gold old-fashioned dirt, we’ve opted for finishes that are, well, forgiving. …