{holiday decorating} Thanksgiving Tabletops

I love a fantastic table. How better to invite guests to eat, drink and be merry? So in the great Thanksgiving tradition I thought we could toast a few beautiful, thoughtful and terribly creative tabletops:

* Nature's Inspiration: brown eggs + white painted pumpkins + gold toned flatware + traditional white plates + a great graphic napkin + branches, twigs or even feathers
* The Riches of the Harvest: ochres and rusts + timeless brass + fanciful china + a bold tablecloth + orange pumpkins + blooming flowers + cobalt blue glass + a tiny touch of sparkle
* For the Kids: butcher block tablecloth + pattern dinnerware + hand stamped place cards + hand drawn place mats + some pots of crayons + a pop of wooden fruit

Have a happy day of rest, a day of giving, a day of thanks & a day of celebrating all that is important in this life. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

*Photography via Briton Loves It, Eddie Ross, Coco+Kelley

{idea notebook + decorating} Tips For Renters

Having lived in New York for so long I understand what it is like to be a renter yet want to create a real home out of the space you dwell within. The key is to transform your space by looking at it as special and using what you have wisely. I like to play with color, highlight any beautiful moldings or architectural details, use pieces that can multi-task while maintaining their style and accent rooms with scaled-down flourishes that make grand statements.


*Images 5, 6 & 8 via Home Rules by Nate Berkus, Image 4 via Small Room Decorating by BHG , Images 1,2,3 & 7 via domino: the book of decorating published by Simon & Schuster