Category Archives: Decorating
Garden Tour at Edgewater Farm
From the 1930s until 1963, Edgewater Farm was a Catskills bungalow colony where families came to spend the summer in 30 cozy cottages nestled along the Esopus Creek. Today, it’s home to dinner parties, charity events, and lots of fun. … Continue reading →
Egg-stra Special Easter!
If Easter Egg hunting was an Olympic Sport, I’d be a gold medalist. An egg hunt on a gorgeous spring day is always memorable, (especially the smell if you don’t find them all!) Whatever your plans are this weekend, make … Continue reading →
Garage Sales – Spring cleaning
Okay folks, we had snow in New York and at my country house in the Catskills it was 9 degrees this morning. I’m not sure what’s going on with the weather in your neighborhood, but here’s my prediction: by two … Continue reading →
Aunt Jean Gets Her Tree
Happy December! The time of year when my Aunt Jean tries to outdo my Christmas decorating ideas with antics of her own … like stealing the perfect tree… Want a holiday #hohoho and #hahaha? Watch here.
Here’s to the Holidays!
Now’s our chance to throw some sparkle around, have some fun, and show the people you care about that you love them. I wish you and yours the happiest of hohohos, the merriest of moments, and the excitement of a … Continue reading →
Better Show: Perfect Stockings
Catch me on The Better Show with the fabulous Brooke Hogan Friday, December 19, showing how to give the perfect stocking. Stockings give you the chance to think of the individual and what they like and make it special for … Continue reading →
Halloween – My Kitty Litter Cake
It’s almost Halloween, so let’s go camping… I mean CAMPy. For your Halloween displeasure and for grossing out your friends, Lizz Winstead and I whipped up for Howdini.com one of my personal favorite things to take to dinner parties: My … Continue reading →
Gardening — Secret to Happy Living
Audrey Hepburn once said, “To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” I couldn’t agree more. One of the things that got me through the hard winter was knowing the tulips I’d planted were working below ground to spring … Continue reading →
Aunt Jean – Not to be Outdone!
Here comes Peter Cottontail… and Aunt Jean’s caught him. Join Aunt Jean (and her two unsuspecting foils) as she raids a henhouse, fights the crowds at Wal-Mart, dyes her eggs with shaving cream, and flirts with Mr. Electricity. Yep, she’s … Continue reading →
Happy Easter EGGstravaganza
It’s Easter and it’s time to think outside the basket! I had a great time with the gorgeous Rebecca Budig on The Better Show finding clever ways to hop into Easter. Watch here. We show you some unusual ways to … Continue reading →