It’s not quite a Polar Vortex, but it’s been really cold – relatively speaking – in Los Angeles. I’m enjoying having more of a winter season than usual so I’m not complaining, and it’s been a great excuse to spend more time around our fireplace. Fireplaces are sometimes overlooked as purely utilitarian, when in actuality, […] Read More…
Philanthropic Art
Artist Sydney Croskery is one of my oldest and dearest friends and she’s launched a really cool idea – she’s selling her “warm-up” sketches and paintings with all proceeds going to charitable causes. Warm-up sketches function in much the same way that stretching warms up muscles before you exercise—they help an artist warm up before […] Read More…
Gifting | 25 Earth Friendly Holiday Gifts
Earth Friendly Hostess Gifts In September I attended the annual fundraising event for Surfrider Foundation – an organization that’s doing all it can to save the world’s oceans from pollution—no easy task. We go every year since Surfrider Foundation is run by our close friend, Chad Nelson, but this year the message really hit home and I keep thinking about […] Read More…
Low, Medium, High | Thanksgiving
One of my favorite aspects of Thanksgiving is setting the table. I love all the fall colors, the warmth of the holiday and the idea of sitting down with the people I love and appreciating each other and the beauty that surrounds us. This year I’ve been busy figuring out how I want my […] Read More…
Go Green to Add Value to Your Home
With so many amazing eco-friendly building products on the market (like the recycled herringbone tile pictured above) we can all toast to a future of more sustainable and earth friendly building practices. Although it’s so important that we don’t harm the earth as we improve our living, working and playing environments it is a fact that sustainable methods and […] Read More…
