Category Archives: Decorating
Life 101 – Every Home Should Have…
Hope you’re going to have some fun in your yard this weekend. During the summer, one of my favorite things is to roll my garden cart out to the flower beds and whip up some arrangements. I think every home … Continue reading
Bruce on Summer Entertaining
Check out the feature in Chronogram Magazine which includes my ideas on summer entertaining: “It’s summertime and the living is easy!” gushes Bruce Littlefield, quoting George Gershwin. A party maven and arbiter of American fun, Littlefield suggests our summer get-togethers … Continue reading
Garage Sales – New economy
My garden cart is a garage sale find. I adore it and think it has so much more character than something new out of the box. I think with the economic times we find ourselves in ($5 gallon gas!) and … Continue reading
Bruce Talks Garage Saling
Today, the inimitable Cindy Adams featured me as her NY Post column’s “Only in New York” line: “RECORD citywide garage sales coming. At Da Tommaso ‘Garage Sale America’ author Bruce Littlefield: ‘People who before never dreamt of one will have … Continue reading
When I grow up…
It took Scott Weaver more than 35 years to design this amazing kinetic structure entitled “Rolling Through the Bay.” It is made out of over 100,000 toothpicks and depicts San Francisco with balls roll through it. Watch. It’s a viral … Continue reading
Holidays – Easter
Have you boiled your “Spring Spheres?” Made your over-the-top bonnet? Unpacked one of last year’s 700 million Peeps? I’m busy planning which part of the chocolate bunny I’ll bite off first. Of course, there’s a poll: 76% of Americans bite … Continue reading
Decorating – Imperfectly perfect
I’ve had amazing fun decorating Edgewater Farm with vintage garage sale finds. It’s imperfectly perfect. I showcase lots of gorgeous, inexpensive, and easy decorating in my book Garage Sale America. My goal with every purchase is to buy things that … Continue reading
Pet fun – Toy shopping
Last night, I grabbed a quick break from writing to do a little mind-clearing, a.k.a. “shopping.” Where did I end up? In the Home Goods pet section, buying a fun squeaker toy for Westminster! He was happy, and I that … Continue reading
Life 101 – So long Christmas
Some of you will think I’m crazy. Others will nod knowingly. I’m hunkered down at Edgewater Farm this week writing, writing, writing on deadline for my new book. And everywhere I look, there’s the “one last thing” Christmas decoration that … Continue reading
Life 101 – Craft box
While making my Valentine cards, I realized that every house should have a craft box, and the winter is the perfect time to put one together. I keep my crafts-from glue gun to glitter- in a variety of vintage wooden … Continue reading
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