May 25, 2013 | Places to Inspire
Over Mother’s Day weekend, I spent three days in southern California at a yoga retreat with my sister-in-law and mother-in-law. I went expecting yoga, not an architectural experience. What I didn’t realize was that the retreat was being held at an estate...
Nov 5, 2012 | On the Road, Places to Inspire
I’m bidding a brief adieu to the Carolinas for today’s post in order to share style insights from my recent trip to Paris. Ahh, Paris {sigh}. I just returned from a week’s vacation in this chicest of cities. Before this trip I might have thought of...
Sep 19, 2012 | Places to Inspire
Certain cities have a distinctive color palette all their own, and Charleston, SC is one of those places. My husband and I enjoyed a child-free mini-break in Charleston this past weekend, and I fell in love with the pastel palette of this southern city. Our hotel had...
Sep 11, 2012 | Places to Inspire
Last summer I shared a post about Charlotte artist Diane Hughes, who creates gorgeous paintings based on still lifes and nature photography. When I visited Diane at her studio for our interview, I was enraptured by her home. Diane’s space possesses the same...
Mar 30, 2012 | Places to Inspire
Perhaps only a designer like me walks into a chocolate store and is more excited by the space than the chocolate. (Well, maybe not MORE, but just as excited.) Co-owners Starr Sink, Sam Ratto, and Chris Heavner opened Videri Chocolate Factory in Raleigh earlier this...
Feb 16, 2012 | Art and Craft, Places to Inspire
FABO Cafe in the Myers Park neighborhood of Charlotte is not your typical coffee shop. With its quirky, comfy patchwork chairs and laid back atmosphere, it’s kind of like Friends “Central Perk” married a hip art gallery. The works of local artists,...
