Last week we talked about the importance of shopping lists and today I give you another iteration. It seems the majority of us--male and female, both--are engaged in an eternal quest to cultivate the perfectly well-rounded wardrobe. Constantly, we fret over the essentials our library of fabric is missing, we troll the pages of magazines and the interwebs for clues... In general, focusing on areas of lack is a counter-productive strategy. It prohibits us from ...

The other day I used the word tchotchke to describe some small figurine to my client and she was all, "tchotch-whaaa?" It occurred to me then that perhaps a lifetime of Jews has made me take for granted the fact that not everyone is fluent in English-Yiddish-ish vernacular. And yet, this word, tchotchke, it's pretty damn essential for us all to get on board with. And so I shall now attempt to define it, as ...

I've been working with a client to organize her children's playroom, and last week things finally started coming together; the shelving units arrived, along with the wicker baskets made to fit it. She and I got to filling up the baskets and drawers, and it was a hummin'. At some point I made reference to the labeling treatment the baskets ought really to receive. "Yeah! I love that idea!" She immediately responded.  And then, staring ...

I find my clients at very different mindsets. When we begin our work, some clients are reluctant, others nervous. Many regard the undertaking of simplifying their lives as something they've been meaning to do for as long as they can remember, and, now being as good a time as any to get started, they're on the whole cheery I've shown up. I hardly find fault with such thinking. Recently, though, I did an initial consultation ...

Happy Valentine's Day guys! I hearts you big time. And since I do, today I'm sharing the work of Kara Rosenlund. Viewing Kara Rosenlund's work is far less looking at pictures than it is falling into a world--or rather being enveloped by one. Talented on seemingly every front--photography, prop styling, sourcing and more--her creations are exquisite from start to finish, from buying to arranging to capturing, that is. Talk about sufficiency. What drew me to ...