Go to Ikea first I like to say. Find your inspiration and take those ideas to Ikea to see if you can bring it to life for less. I bet you can. The 2 keys to a custom Ikea kitchen are out of the box thinking and a good finish carpenter/cabinetmaker. Mine is OUTSTANDING and if you live in the San Francisco Bay Area I...

I am on the hunt for a machine washable area rug runner for my newly renovated open kitchen/living/dining/everything room. The floor guy is coming today to put the final clear coat on the floor which means tomorrow I can bring in the dining room table! You can’t grasp how monumental this is until you understand that...

AHHH Pareeee;) This photo was shot by Peter Medilek.  We recently did a photo shoot of my condo at Veer Towers. I’m attempting to figure out how to blog from my phone, it might be a bumpy ride;)

I was at West Elm again a few days ago… I can’t seem to get enough of that place.  I’m always impressed by their lighting, they always have something gorgeous.  My favorite thing by far was the globe chandelier, It’s so Boardwalk Empire to me!  And the way they displayed it at the store was simply stunning, way nicer in...

that sometimes make the biggest impact, don’t you think?  We’ve all seen the reproduction light bulbs that look so super cool, like these from Restoration Hardware: via Restoration Hardware The issue with those is that they are pricey and they are not energy efficient, I guess the latter is the bigger crime especially...

And we continue the holiday decor into the dining room, wreath on the window is in sad need of a ribbon! And when I say everywhere I mean everywhere, the china cabinet gets some bling too! And more bling… Peace out.

I wanted a big ass white apron farm sink, but I didn’t want to pay big ass prices… they go for up to 1K, sheesh. Then I spy the one at Ikea, it is enormous and white and apron and under $300. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Double Domsjo: I challenge you to find a big ass kitchen sink like this one for under $500,...

We are cooking with gas in my house lately, lots and lots of it.;) We purchased a 36 inch Bertazzoni range at an appliance sample sale way way back in July. The thing is gorgeous, I spied it as soon as we got into the showroom and had the salesman put a SOLD sign on it immediately. It is black enamel with a stainless...