Years ago when I was assisting on an advertising photo shoot I worked on a job for a bubble bath product. Three assistants were charged with creating a big bubbly...
At Home
Repurpose that Chemex
I love the idea of the Chemex that a friend gave me a few years back--the way that it looks with the wood and the leather and the glass, how you can make several...
Twin Beds that Will Grow with Them
When our younger son graduated from a toddler bed, we bought two of these solid ash beds from Muji for our boys. These beds are great in their shared not-so-big...
Cool Beanbags
We recently stayed at the super cute Hotel Cape Charles on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and they had a collection of these very cool, sturdy bean bags, from Sitting...
Little Flowers Go A Long Way
I was at the restaurant Sitka and Spruce in Seattle recently and in addition to the amazing food, I was struck by the impact of these tiny arrangements, created,...
Candle Centerpiece
An easy (and dramatic) way to pull together a table when you're having friends over for dinner...gather different candle holders together—they don't have to match—and...
Next to the Welcome Mat
Back when we were at Cookie we did a story about shoes-off policy...and we got in this lovely hand-made ceramic sign from Rae Dunn, who makes them in her Bay Area...
Chore Monster is Your Friend
I am about to change your lives, parents. Meet Chore Monster, the ingenious child-labor motivator. This site/app is AWESOME for someone like myself who is terrible...
Bowlovers
We love these machine washable reusable cotton covers for bowls...so much better than plastic wrap! Besides being useful and smart, we also love their messaging...
An Arrangement Beyond Flowers
I love the way our friend Becky made such a beautiful arrangement of the entire top of a sideboard. On it she put collected river stones in an old tureen, sentimental...
Hot Stuff
I love me a French press—the process, the way it looks, the taste...but I don't love how it gets cold so fast. When I was at this great coffee shop called Topeca...
Fantastic Kid Bunk Room
Our friend has a fantastic ski house with a giant kid bunk room. Whenever we stay there, we sleep in there ourselves with our kids. I can't think of any greater...
