• Glamping (Or, my kind of camping)

    It’s August and a lot of our friends are going camping. In all honesty, I’m not a big camper–love the idea of it, the feelings of nostalgia it brings up, but then in practice I’m not a big fan. Too hot, too cold, too wet, too buggy. We just spent a couple of nights up at the Grand Geneva in Lake…

  • Linen Closet Reveal

    Here’s a look back  at one of our most popular posts involving Tessa and organizing–two of my favorite things! So, this weekend we took on the hefty project of Tessa’s linen closet. Testing the tips put together for yesterday’s post on the perfect Martha Stewart-esque linen closet, we set forth into dangerous territory…and we’re only exaggerating a little bit! Here’s what it…

  • Designer Crush: Summer Thornton Design

    Chicago has so many great interior designers. One of my favorites is Summer Thornton who just has this way of making traditional design look so fresh by giving it a twist with new, contemporary changes like unexpected colors and fabrics. She has a way of making rooms feel rich and opulent without feeling stuffy and unapproachable.  Maybe if I had…