Welcome! If you’ve been following along lately you know that we have recently returned from a wonderful family vacation in Maine. Maine is one of my favorite places to visit in the world. It is so quaint, charming and simply beautiful. The scenery is stunning at every turn, the food is outstanding and the people […]
INEXPENSIVE WALL DECOR AND A GIVEAWAY Disclaimer: I received free product from CANVAS ON THE CHEAP in exchange for my honest opinion. Post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting the brands that help make this blog possible. Today I’m really excited to tell you about some ideas for inexpensive wall decor and a giveaway. INEXPENSIVE ideas […]
DECORATING FOR FALL WITH DIY CLOTH PUMPKINS Welcome! Thanks for paying me a visit today. As you may have seen in my last blog post, our home got the royal wedding treatment with amazing floral arrangements produced for my son’s recent wedding. Image Via However, it became a bit dreary once the flowers faded and […]
A WEDDING GIFT TO MY SON AND A GIVEAWAY The following post is in partnership with CanvasFactory.com Hi there! Well I hope he’s not reading this blog post today because I’m about to reveal one of the wedding gifts I’ll be giving to my son and his bride. In addition to that I have a […]
Hello! Today I’m super excited to be bringing you a contest from my favorite online design resource and newest sponsor. Photo by Seth Doyle on Unsplash They are a search engine for all things home decor related and they’re called HousePouch! And as you know if you’ve been following this blog for awhile, I’m always designing something, whether it […]
Recently I visited the incredible Restoration Hardware Chicago Flagship Store in the Historic Three Arts Club. Now this is a furniture store! Or is it? Well, in actuality it is much, much, more than simply a furniture store. This 70,000-square-foot, six-floor, extravagant exposition hall is more like a gallery of fine furniture as well as […]
Creative Ways to Use Roof Tile in Home Décor Hello there and thanks so much for stopping in today. I’m very excited to report that I am now the proud owner of my latest fixer-upper, which we are calling, The House On Victoria Court. We closed escrow on Monday! This vintage cottage was built in […]
When I purchased my latest fixer-upper, The House On Cottage Grove, it was filled with a whole bunch of dated and mostly unattractive art. One of the first things I did after we closed escrow on the property was to remove all of the art from the walls and gather it together in one location […]
After Orange County is a publication dedicated to living life in the slow lane. I escaped The OC for life at a higher elevation. Leaving suburbia behind, I now live in the beautiful mountain resort of Lake Arrowhead. Join me at 5,000 feet above and beyond as I cook, garden, renovate, entertain, travel and live life After Orange County.
