A Great "Fall" House

One of my favorite things to do every season is to reaccessorize & make my house feel warm & cozy or light & airy or however that season feels to me.

Here's a great house from Country Living that is perfect for Fall & I just wanted to share:

I LOVE the wall color in the kitchen. Not too warm, not too cool. (In the magazine it's a hint more olivey. Oh why didn't they list the color?!) Gorgeous.

And lanterns are so great indoors to give a more outdoor-in, natural, aged feel:

This stone fireplace is really warm & strong but the room still manages to feel bright & airy:

I'm helping my dad redo his home- it's a huge restoration of an old lake cottage which I'll write more about later- & he's got a really beautiful stone fireplace in the living room. We've got lots of dark, heavy furniture pieces in there that I think are just making the room too dark. I'll have to see what I can do to lighten it up.

Anyway, have a great weekend! Enjoy the Fall weather & go eat some apples & cheese!

All photography by Matthew Gilson

ware clay.

On of my best friends, a ceramicist- Lindsey Augustine- has just started up her new ceramics company, Ware Clay. Check out her wesbite at wareclay.com

Her handmade jewelry & pottery is so earthy & fun! She also does custom work.

AMAZING BED TIP - this will change your life!

Above is the Westin Heavenly Bed & for me it's been the model of a perfect bed since I first ran & jumped into one in a Westin hotel room. (It looks THAT inviting: All white, fluffy but tailored, tons of pillows, just barely pulled down so you want to get right in... You pretty much have to jump right into the bed when you walk in the room the first time.) All-white bedding has become almost a hotel staple, but let's remember who did it first.

an english caribbean bedroom with modern twist I did

Anyway, here's the REALLY AMAZING TIP I learned from some hotel (I can't remember which!)

When you're adding the top sheet (pretty side down) leave a little 3" fold down at the bottom where your toes are so that they don't get "trapped" down there by the sheets! Tuck in at the bottom & I don't do the sides because I kick them out anyway.

I hate it when my feet get trapped so this little fold has been my lifesaver! No more pointed toes in bed. FLEX AWAY! ;)