There is something magical about dining outdoors on a warm summer evening. Add a few wooden pallets, oversized pillows, twinkling fairy lights, and simple dinnerware, and suddenly your backyard feels like an intimate outdoor café. This backyard pallet picnic is one of my favorite ways to entertain friends because it proves you don’t need expensive…
If you’ve spent any time on social media lately, you’ve probably seen countless videos and photos promoting the “old money” aesthetic. Unfortunately, many of them miss the mark. They focus on expensive furniture, formal rooms, and rigid decorating rules. In reality, creating an old money look in your home has very little to do with…
One of the questions I am occasionally asked is, “What’s the difference between a florist and a tablescape designer?” While the two certainly overlap, they are not the same thing. In fact, after creating tablescapes for more than a decade and styling hundreds of tables for this blog, I have come to believe that one…
One of my favorite parts of entertaining is creating a warm welcome for guests. The Fourth of July is the perfect excuse to add a little patriotic charm to your home, and that can begin right at the street. A festive mailbox decorated in red, white, and blue lets family and friends know that a…
The Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays for gathering family and friends around the table. There’s just something special about celebrating our nation’s birthday with good food, laughter, and a little red, white, and blue sprinkled throughout the day. While I love creating festive tablescapes, I also appreciate decorating ideas that are…