Ahhh pergolas. They’re so beautiful, breezy and lovely, are they not? Can’t you imagine long, languid afternoons spent around a beautiful teak table while you drink bubbly things with friends under a wisteria-covered arbor? YES. I’m over at Better Homes & Gardens where I did a roundup of some stunning pergolas, and I’m now coining […]
Editor’s note: happy 4th of July weekend! I’m taking off to the lake w/ the fam for a nice long weekend. Come back mid-July for all new posts and updates! In the meantime, I’m on Snapchat as ps-studio and on Instagram @pencilshavings. Every home needs a landing place – that spot for bags, keys, gardening […]
The number one question I’ve been asked is what my favorite white paint colors are. Whites can run the gamut of colors. There are warm whites, cool whites, and true bright whites. There are no hard and fast rules on what is a right white; it truly boils down to what looks best in your […]
Not quite orange and not quite pink, coral is one of those nebulous colors that comes in and out of style. In the 80s and 90s, it was probably best described as peach – my fourth grade teacher was famously obsessed with peach and had everything including her house and her car painted in her […]