holidays in los angeles

I'm wrapped up in a blanket next to my first full-size, proper Christmas tree that isn't in my parents' house and feeling very cozy and very happy about this holiday season. It's been an interesting and challenging year in LA, so it feels very important and worthwhile to make the holidays here peaceful and joyful. So far, so good. Thanksgiving was a Friendsgiving, with six friends from Washington gathering around a table in California. Angela helped me cook and decorate all day, making all of my favorite recipes my mom made growing up while drinking mimosas and piling up the dishes, and everything turned out kind of perfect. I was a very happy hostess. 

PS: a little craft paper, a DIY Craigslist table, some pinecones gathered from our last trip to the mountains, and some tapestry candles made for a sweet winter tablescape  with just enough room for plates full of food and a few wine glasses per person. 

living //room//

It's always, always a work in progress, but I am so happy to have a home that I love just sitting in. Every piece is either found, or thrifted, or made, or sought after...everything has a story behind it and within it. I'll never forget this little duplex. 

i n s p i r e : southwestern indoors

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White walls, dark woods, rich prints, indulgent textures, an excessive amount of greenery...you know that emoji with the hearts for eyes? That's me right now. So looking forward to a new look! This southwestern style is not only on-point and on-trend, but it lends itself easily to the thrifters and collectors of vintage of today. Nothing has to quite match, and you can always add to it. C'est parfait!  

day dreamin'

I am constantly dreaming of a house that's mine--one that I can cover with fresh paint, hang shelves wherever I please, change the floors, knock down walls to make open space, add bright wallpaper and new doors and of course a pup to the backyard--but until then, I'll just keep adding small bits to this little rented home.