Home sweet home.
Traditional children's rooms aren't really my style. I'd choose a striped room with faux animal busts over a teddy bear theme any day of the week, which is why I'm smitten with the boudoirs featured in Serena and Lily's latest catalog. Forget the toddlers: I'm moving into this pad! The grocery flats behind the bed serve as an economical yet funky way to bring a rugged look to the room. Add a Read more
This year for Christmas, I received a very cool print by artist Kelly Louise Judd. Of course, I still haven't gotten around to framing it! I have a feeling that I'm not the only procrastinator when it comes to framing artwork. It's one of those bottom-of-the-list tasks that we often forget, yet once the artwork is matted, framed, and hung, it can make such an amazing difference in a home. I've Read more
No need to put a caption on these photos. The cost and ease of use of digital cameras allow new parents to photograph every first their child experiences. Gone are the days where moms would dress baby up and run to the local mall to have monthly photo sessions to capture their lil one's growth over the course of their first year. Now, mama can prop baby up on the couch and shoot endlessly, Read more
This photo from phenomenal cake shop Miette in San Francisco features a delicious detail: hanging framed pictures from ribbons. I've seen this technique employed at another local sweet shop in the Bay Area, so I wonder if there's a connection between satin and sugar. Whether or not you serve cake at your own casa, adding ribbons to your framed artwork will sweeten up your home base. To do so in Read more
Thanks to technology, you're able to get a look at your wee one before she makes her debut. New parents cherish the blurry black and white image that is their bundle of joy's first ultrasound picture and the refrigerator door (where it usually ends up) hardly seems like a worthy spot to display it. Instead, frame it. Simple frames such as the Koala Baby Sonogram Frame ($17) will show Read more
Sgdish writes on Su Casa that she "found this adorable oil painting of a Yorkie on eBay, but it needed a little 'something something,' so I came up with adding an extra antique frame around the picture to give it more presence. Try it with a piece of art that just isn't big enough." I love this idea, and I love that painting, too. Sgdish, by the way, is a proud owner of four Yorkies herself, so Read more
I adore the distinctively kitschy look of paint-by-numbers art, not to mention the quaint "everyone's an artist!" idea behind it. Completed number paintings can be great thrift-store finds, and now the frame-mavens at Umbra have come up with the PhotoArt Frame ($55). Designed by Sative Turner and fashioned from birch, the paint-by-number frame comes with a brush, paint, and an instruction sheet. Read more
Winking, blowing a kiss, or wearing a boa — anything goes in photo booths, which is what makes them so addictive. While it's nice to have shiny, posed, professional photos from your wedding, more and more couples are also including photo booths at receptions to capture silly moments with friends and family. Before you start planning your wedding's photo booth, take a look at our 10 tips for a Read more
Starting a life as husband and wife is an exhilarating time — the celebrating, the planning, and of course the gifts! But what if you and your fiancé are on different pages? Check out the answer in this special wedding season Ask Savvy question, which will be answered by SavvySugar and a very savvy bride. Submit your questions in our Ask Savvy group. Dear Savvy, I am newly engaged and Read more
The Tribeca Film Festival is in full swing in New York City, and Take This Waltz was among the many we were excited to check out. The film stars indie staple Michelle Williams as a woman whose magnetic pull to a neighbor makes her question whether she is truly happy in her marriage. Who's behind it? The film was written, produced, and directed by Sarah Polley, whose most recent directorial work Read more
