Last December we were contacted by our friends at Slice Magazine about featuring our holiday decor (remember this fabulous colorful white Christmas tree?) in their magazine. So I gladly said yes, and agreed to leave up all the Christmas decor until early January. One cold morning, the editor, stylist, and photographer showed up on a […]

A wee bit of holiday cheer for you today! I love the way my little white tree turned out this year. I was inspired by the Confetti System tree topper and garland I picked up from West Elm. Full of cheer! The little side trees were only $8 at Target! Read the story of how […]

Today’s before & after is all about reinvention. When my beloved grandmother Blanche passed away a few years ago, I was the recipient of a few pieces of her furniture, a buffet in particular.  A delightful shade of green, the buffet and the matching china cabinet (that still – to this day – smells like […]

Over the weekend, Mr Shingleton happily installed his new toy, the Nest thermostat. In fact, I have zero doubt that right at this very moment, wherever in OKC he may be, he is gleefully adjusting our thermostat from his iPhone or iPad.  However, once it was all installed, the new round thermostat was sitting in […]