When planning for outdoor entertaining, one thing I try to keep in mind is how to make my gatherings as sustainable as possible. Eco-friendly living doesn’t stop at the threshold of your door! Practicing pesticide-free lawn care, using energy-efficient lighting, and hosting your outdoor parties without single-use plastic are all great ways to keep you,…

Summer is here at it’s best. It makes you want to sit back, relax, and enjoy your home. Nothing says simple, fresh, and uniquely beautiful more than handcrafted wood furniture.  I’d love to introduce you to an incredible company dedicated to sustainability – Gat Creek. Gat Creek builds solid wood furniture by hand that inspires…

I returned from a jam-packed trip to High Point, North Carolina, where I attended the High Point International Home Furnishings Market a month ago. It’s the largest furnishings industry trade show in the world! I’m full of inspiration and  can’t wait to get all the goodies I found stocked in the store. A few highlights…

We’re in full-on spring cleaning mode on the blog, and today, being Earth Day, I wanted to talk about the benefits of using eco-friendly cleaning products in your home. The fresh scents and colors of nature in springtime serve as inspiration for me in my design and in creating homes that are sustainable for people…

Listening to the news this morning, I heard that yesterday (Super Saturday) is the biggest shopping day of the year because it’s the last Saturday before Christmas. If you haven’t yet found that special gift for the lover of the coastal lifestyle on your list, take a look at my top 10 Coastal Christmas Gifts….

Today’s post is the last in my series of five posts featuring different types of coastal style. Honestly, I can’t believe 5 weeks have gone by since my first post in this series, and New York State remains in “Pause “, and only portions of the country are starting to recover from the Corona virus…