{Decor} Next Home Project Kickoff & A Personal Update

DIY Trunk Before

May 1st marks a fresh start. And for The New Yorkies, May 1st marks a fresh start with a personal update and a new design challenge! (Go straight to paragraph 4 if you’d like to skip the mushy stuff!) When Gwyneth and I moved to North Carolina from NYC a little over four months ago, [...]

{Decor} NC Home Tour Part III – The Entry

Uncommon Goods Zebra Wall Hook

What a difference an entryway can make. As we shared in Part II of our North Carolina Home Tour, the transition from NYC to North Carolina hasn’t exactly been a cakewalk. But in finishing up the tiny “entryway” of our new home yesterday, Gwyneth and I got a big reminder that if we can practice [...]

{Decor} NC Home Tour Part II – Living Room

Coffee Table Vignette

Last week Gwyneth and I shared the Part I of our NC home tour, and today we’re back for Part II – the living room. As with our Expedit bookcase, we’ve tried to find new uses for the same pieces we had in our New York apartment. Unlike our bookcase post, you’ll see a few [...]

Putting The City Behind Us & Thank You

Brooklyn Bridge

Dearest friends – It has been a while since you’ve heard from us, but you have been a constant on our minds since we went off the grid last week. In fact, your comments and emails are a big part of why Gwyneth and I are unpacking our belongings at my parents’ house in North [...]

Goodbye, New York

Meredith and Gwyneth_Central Park_Watermarked

It is with a hole in my heart and a pint of Ben & Jerry’s Chubby Hubby in my hand that I’m writing tonight to tell you Gwyneth and I will be leaving New York City. Since we shared the news that I got laid off at the end of the Summer, we have done [...]

We Believe In Pink

I Believe In Pink

In this year of blogging, when we’ve written about “the heavy stuff” we’ve been referencing furniture we haul from the dumpster or days we decide that an outfit with two statement necklaces is better than an outfit with one. We hesitated for a minute about sharing our newest project with you, because it’s heavy in [...]