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Julie's Summer Favorites

Craftsmanship / Simplicity

Don’t think. Feel.

Stand back and celebrate the details.

Living / Simplicity / Trends

Tips for your outdoor space!

Whether you have a cherished second spot on the lake or just want to make the most of your backyard vibe, here are a few things that can make any home an oasis.

Hailey's Summer Favorites

Meet Hailey Schmidt, our display guru. Her eclectic style and creative spirit allow her to envision everything from displays to layering outfits (and much more)!

Craftsmanship

Summer is a Blank Canvas

Simplicity / Trends

Less Can Be So Much More

Culture / Fashion / Trends

Hosting an Effortless Summer Gathering

Summer is known for hosting parties and enjoying friends and family. Living in the Midwest often makes us feel pressured to enjoy our summer. This year make a memorable outdoor experience with a few fundamental tips for setting up your outdoor hosting space.

Holly's Summer Favorites

Meet our fearless leader in Threads, Holly Hendricks. Her rock n' roll vibe is a show stopper at work where her spunky one liners and sass fit perfectly with it.

Guest Blog: Yoga Poses with Becca

Don't Design Yourself into a Corner

Tips & Tricks | How to Layer During Summer

Culture

Mix Natural With Practical

With such a short season, enjoying your outdoor space becomes even more crucial to your leisure. We all have busy schedules. So ideally, your space becomes a sort of vacation, a place for living. Outdoor living.

Simplicity / Trends

Tips | Beauty Secrets with Zents

To us, Zents stands out in a crowd.

Brand Feature: Quay Australia Sunglasses

We are thrilled to be the only shop in town to carry a selection of Quay sunglasses!

Brand Feature: Lollia by Margot Elena

Out with the cold, in with the new

Your Weekend Trip Essentials

Let us help you put together the perfect weekend getaway packing list.

Living / Simplicity / Uncategorized

Wisdom for the Home

“While spring is the traditional season for bringing order to our homes, it is also the perfect opportunity for seeking order within.”

Spring Cleaning {Day 3}

Simplicity

Spring Cleaning {Day 2}

Simplicity

Spring Cleaning {Day 1}

Living / Simplicity / Trends

Cherishing the Seasons

While I relish our warm months, winter forms our character and brings out our best.
Tom Allen

Balancing the Neutrals

Craftsmanship / Simplicity

Making the Most of Natural Light

A room is not a room without natural light.
Louis Kahn

Trends

Newly Renovated Floral Studio

After Winter Follows Spring

Simplicity

Design Takeaways {Neutrals}

Living / Simplicity / Trends

Love is Blue, In This Case

The Fine Art of Balance

Have you ever fallen in love with a color?

That’s how we feel about these beautiful, crushed blue velvet chairs. The color is so stunning that it simply owns the room.

Let’s say you see chairs like this, or something else with an absolutely fabulous color, and you’re smitten. And then you bring it home and wonder, how on earth do I integrate this into my home?

Craftsmanship

Waxing Poetic

Simply Perfect Holidays

Holiday Decorating Basics

Sharing the holidays with other people, and feeling that you’re giving of yourself, gets you past all the commercialism.
Caroline Kennedy

Simply Perfect Tabletops {Part 2}

Trends / Uncategorized

A Gift to Yourself: Holiday Home Design

'Tis the season...

Simply Perfect Tabletops

Simply Perfect Color {Part 3}

Culture

Simply Perfect Color {Part 2}

Autumn is a second spring, when every leaf is a flower.
Albert Camus

Simply Perfect Color {Part 1}

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Dining / Living

Simply Perfect Scale {Part 3}

Keeping Lines of Sight Clear

Culture

Jellycat

Dining / Living

Simply Perfect Scale {Part 1}

Dining / Living

Simply Perfect Scale {Part 2}

Making Great Rooms Great for Everyone

No. 8: Warm

Walk the Line

You've got a way to keep me on your side // You give me cause for love that I can't hide -- Johnny Cash

Living

Fashion / Simplicity

Laundry Day

Simply Cool {Part 3}

Fall Window Displays

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.--Albert Camus

No. 10: Fresh

| Lemon Verbena |

No. 9: Alluring

Fig | Toasted Sugar | Sweet Tobacco

The Breadico Bike

Simply Cool {Part 2}

Dining

Lenny & Eva: Fall 2016 Collection

Culture / Simplicity / Trends

Simply Cool {Part 1}

It’s so important to realize that every time you get upset, it drains your emotional energy. Losing your cool makes you tired. Getting angry a lot messes with your head. -- Joyce Meyer

I Might Even Be A Guac Star

Guac Star Soothing Avocado Hydration Mask from Farmhouse Fresh

The Quest for Casual

Transition Pieces

New Finchberry Soap

See what's new from Finchberry!

Craftsmanship / Living

Contrast by Design

In the canvas of life, a flat landscape would be pretty boring. It is the valleys and the mountains that help us to appreciate the flatlands. It is the dark that makes us appreciate the light, and the cold that makes us appreciate the warm. -Anne Copeland

Pick the Perfect Pair

"Here comes the sun." -The Beatles

Holly's Lenny & Eva Routine

Willie Bertsch's Ribeye Steak Secrets

Culture / Living

Canterbury Village

Parade of Homes 2016

Culture / Dining / Living

Ankle Booties

Good shoes take you to good places.

Make a Toast

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. - Oprah Winfrey

Craftsmanship

Culture / Fashion / Trends

Window Shopping

Culture / Dining / Trends

Moscow Mule

Simplicity

Craftsmanship / Dining / Living

Beautiful and Interesting

The table is a meeting place, a gathering ground, the source of sustenance and nourishment, festivity, safety, and satisfaction. - Laurie Colwin

How to Wear Overalls

First, keep it simple.

Rose Quartz and Serenity

Pantone Color of the Year 2016

Culture

Congratulations, Graduate!

Celebrating 10 Years Together

Culture

Culture / Living / Trends

Celebrating 10 Years With You

Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one. - Jane Howard

Man Cave Dos and Don'ts

No more "Man Cave Rules".

Culture / Living / Trends

Taking a Seat

We need our comfort zones and should hold them sacred.

Craftsmanship

Dining / Living / Simplicity

Warm and Charming

Dining / Simplicity / Trends

Fresh and Springy

Dining

Taking the Indoors Out

First a howling blizzard woke us,
Then the rain came down to soak us,
And now before the eye can focus – Crocus.

Craftsmanship / Living

The Beauty of Character

A house is who you are, not who you ought to be. -Jill Robinson

Black and White

What could be more streamlined and uncluttered than white with black accents?

Elements of Harmony

Relax Into Simplicity

Living

Order and Simplicity

Clutter is nothing more than postponed decisions.
-Barbara Hemphill

Making the Transition

“April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.”
William Shakespeare

We Eat to Live

Gathering around the table to share food is one of life’s most important activities. It’s where children learn, families bond and friends connect. And we can help encourage positive interactions with dining spaces that are attractive, welcoming and comfortable.

Dining