I am a fairly organized person (my live-in boyfriend might say more like "anal retentive") and I find my junk drawer totally liberating. The other day I cleaned some stuff out of it (match books wi...

Ugh. I hate the idea that every baby needs to have an "original" name these days. Your name doesn't make you interesting, it just indicates that your parents are dorks. I saw a kid na...

I am so much more charmed by homes like this than the West Village place that was recently featured. Anyone with tons of money can hire a decorator, point to some stuff in a catalog and, poof, furn...

So cute! I'm always impressed when people can decorate in a way that is fun and girly without being precious or frilly. That house just looks loved and lovely. PS--I want that floral b...

I just need to give a shout out to Paulina Market in Chicago, too. I spent many hours of my childhood there eating summer sausage. If I still lived in Chicago, I would buy some stuff there today!

I think it would be a delicious stand in for wine when deglazing a pan to make a quick sauce, especially with pork!

Ahhhhh! These sound SO good right now! Damn you low-carb, sugar-free diet!!! AHHHHH!!!!!

Ugh. I grew up in Lincoln Park and, quite frankly, houses like this pain me. Yes, living walls are lovely...blah, blah, blah. But it would be so much greener to just renovate one of the many BEAUTI...

'Hate to be a brat, but I'm not sure Santa Cruz counts as the NW.

I really love that this house is neat without being crazy immaculate. It makes it feel like you're actually entering someone's house, not a magazine shoot. Great colors in the kitchen...