When there’s a choice between new and old furniture (or even new and old houses, sometimes), I’m drawn to the solidity, detail, and character of the latter. Darryl Carter’s simple, clean, largely neutral/natural, design aesthetic projects just the right level of warmth and calm coupled with a sense of history that […]
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! I have SO much to be thankful for this year (and thankfully, every year), and YOU, lovely, supportive Reader, are one of them! Thank you for reading, commenting, sharing, and supporting Joy and Sunshine Blog 🙂 J&S ** The pictures above are of two easy, use-what-you-have DIY Thanksgiving […]
Romantic Style My interior design/decor style definitely skews towards modern minimalism: open spaces with few furnishings; color in small doses; practically bare counters and tabletops. While this book was a completely out-of-character purchase for me, something about the utter super feminine prettiness all up and through the pages just makes […]
One of my friends* from public health school suggested Le Petit Marche’ in downtown Kirkwood as the perfect spot for a casual brunch group meet-up, and boy, was she right! We all enjoyed our meals, of course, and the relaxed, comfortable French country environment was just perfect. I’m not-so-secretly hoping […]
West Elm appetizer plate and Aveda rosemary mint mini soaps QUICK TIP #1: Use common items in off-label ways When I couldn’t find a soap dish I liked – I know, I know: picky much, J&S? – for our master bathroom, I left the “bathroom accessories” department and headed for the […]
This is a quick, easy project – my favorite kind 🙂 – to add some color to wall art and/or photography. It’s removable and changeable for the commitment-phobic like myself. Click HERE to check out another way to add color to wall art and photography 🙂 Materials: Frame with mat […]
I use colored cardstock (widely available at art supply stores like Michael’s and in the office supply/scrapbooking section of stores like Target) to add a pop of color to framed vacay pics. It’s quick, inexpensive, and for the decor commitment phobic like myself, easy to change out. Simply disassemble the […]
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