The latest issue of Martha Stewart Weddings is jam packed with fantastic ideas. One of my favorites was the unique color combination of bright yellow with gray. It’s such a fresh and modern mix! The magazine ran a whole spread of wedding ideas with along this theme. In the meantime, I’m thinking about how I…

Katie Speed (isn’t that the best name?) wrote in earlier this week with a tough shopping challenge: I love, love your “What to Wear” posts so I decided to get some ideas for what to wear to a music festival coming up called Coachella. When planning an outfit for such an event, you must take…

My pale skin (really, so very pale) is out of fashion now that the sun is out and my tweeds are put away. The advent of spring means that it is time to get serious with the bronzer. I normally wear some bronzer everyday, but it needs to be stepped up in spring and summer.…

Between choosing paint for the apartment and musing over wedding colors, I’ve been hue crazy the last few days. Luckily, I found the perfect book to compliment my obsession. It’s called “Color: A Natural History of the Palette” and investigates the origins, anthropology and history behind ten colors. I’m only through ochre, black and white…

Today’s challenge comes from Emily in San Luis Obispo (what a coincidence!). She’s an adorably petite school teacher with some big events ahead: I have a couple of weddings to go to this summer and I spotted a cute/cheap dress at Forever 21. I was wondering if you could give me some ideas for shoes/accessories?…

Spring cleaning fever continues to rage in our apartment! I’m no Martha Stewart, but I have a basic checklist for airing out the apartment after a long winter. Even though Rob and I have a housekeeper who comes once a week, there are still a lot of jobs that need my attention a couple times…

For those impacted by the terrible incident in Virginia. Our thoughts are with you.

I included this affirmation ring in a What to Wear outfit a few weeks ago and have been obsessed ever since. Wouldn’t it be gorgeous paired with a delicate spring dress? Shopbop.com has fourteen Rachel Leigh rings including this one for sale. Each with bold gems, designs from nature and bright gold. At $60 to…

These pocket-sized city guides from Wallpaper (“the most authoritative and influential design magazine in the world” la de dah) are a refreshing variation on the traditional travel book. Instead of 250 pages of restaurant, sights and hotel recommendations, these guides give you just a few select gems paired with big photos and brief descriptions. I…

Oh, it was so glorious to be home this weekend! Rob and I celebrated not going out of town by walking home after work in the nice weather Friday. We stopped at our local hardware store for paint chips and the produce market for groceries. Once home, we had a quite dinner of curry soba…