Discovering A Secluded Ashram In Rural Virginia. Stranger Things Have Happened.
The handle wouldn’t turn.
Shi– oot.
I’d promised myself that here, I wasn’t going to swear.
How To Design Your Kitchen Layout Like A Professional.
Okay. So I don’t actually know about “rules” for a kitchen layout. And I’m certainly not a professional. But I’ve remodeled two of my own kitchens, and so far I have a 100% satisfaction rating when it comes to layout. That makes me an expert of my own domain. Read the rest of this gem…
No Passport Necessary: Discovering Tranquility The Local Way.
Introducing my new local travel series. Read the rest of this gem…
Inappropriate Insults And Thai Fish Curry.
Recipe for Thai fish curry with shallow-fried basil. And a really inappropriate joke at my sister’s expense. Read the rest of this gem…
We Need To Talk About Money. And Cabinet Earrings.
I’ll tell you what. It’s photos of projects like Christina’s, which I posted on Friday, that have the power to either kick a huge motivational boot to my butt or just make me want to give up entirely. Read the rest of this gem…
Now THIS Is A Plumbing Pipe Closet Organizer.
How to build a plumbing pipe closet organizer. Redux. (Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!) Read the rest of this gem…
Indulgent Introspection. (And A BIG Travel Announcement.)
A culinary vacation. I’m (finally) embracing the unknown and good things are happening. Very good things. Read the rest of this gem…
My Grandma Knew Style Before Style Was A Thing.
Some of you know that, as a freelancer, I occasionally photograph and write house tours for Apartment Therapy. My friend Jaime encouraged me to apply for the gig a couple of years ago, and my inner voyeur — the one who thinks dusk is the perfect time to walk the mutts because that’s when people turn their lights on but don’t close their drapes — leapt at the prospect of actually getting paid to look inside people’s houses.
How To Pretend The 70’s Never Happened. (By Painting Your Kitchen Cabinets.)
This is it — the full, step-by-step process of how I updated and painted my ugly 70’s kitchen cabinets. Read the rest of this gem…
Smoked Salmon Dill Linguine. Embrace The Fat.
So.
Maybe you don’t love to cook. I get it. You’ve got a lot going on, work has been super stressful, and the kids are running around with water balloons and makeshift machetes and expelling the last of their summertime energy along with every last one of your fragile, frayed nerves. Read the rest of this gem…