Curtain Call

I was absolutely blown away by your support for yesterday's announcement. Thank you, thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart. You sure know how to make a girl feel great! 


Now back to our regularly scheduled programming...


One of the trickier decorating challenges (in my humble opinion!) is finding the perfect curtain solution. Natural light is ideal in any interior — but it's not quite as charming when it's blindingly bright or causing a glare on your laptop or TV! Here are a few of my favorite solutions of late...

Abbe Fenimore

Christina Murphy in House Beautiful

Hi Sugarplum

Filipe Pereira and Austyn Zung in Lonny

Jenny Komenda

I love the idea of building a pelmet box to camouflage any unsightly hardware that goes into hanging the actual blinds or curtains. It's an easy and inexpensive fix that can be tailored to any shape or space! See Jenny's awesome tutorial HERE.

I was absolutely blown away by your support for yesterday's announcement. Thank you, thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart. You sure know how to make a girl feel great! 


Now back to our regularly scheduled programming...


One of the trickier decorating challenges (in my humble opinion!) is finding the perfect curtain solution. Natural light is ideal in any interior — but it's not quite as charming when it's blindingly bright or causing a glare on your laptop or TV! Here are a few of my favorite solutions of late...

Abbe Fenimore

Christina Murphy in House Beautiful

Hi Sugarplum

Filipe Pereira and Austyn Zung in Lonny

Jenny Komenda

I love the idea of building a pelmet box to camouflage any unsightly hardware that goes into hanging the actual blinds or curtains. It's an easy and inexpensive fix that can be tailored to any shape or space! See Jenny's awesome tutorial HERE.

DESIGN DARLING {THE BOUTIQUE}

If you've been reading for a couple months now, you know that I quit my first job and decided to start my own business. I've been playing coy about details so I could really nail down the concept and start putting plans in motion behind the scenes. But now I'm pulling back the curtains on my new full-time gig...

...A brand new e-commerce site featuring a tightly edited assortment of accessories and decor! The past couple months have been a blur of preparations: registering Design Darling LLC, opening wholesale accounts, talking to mentors and new friends, and working on the new site. I can't wait to share the fruits of my labor with all of you!

I have lots of favorite little brick-and-mortar boutiques where I like to peruse and pick up gifts, whether apartment accessories or jewelry or paper goods. But I had yet to find the place where all those things converge online: a one-stop shop for all the lovely little details that make a house a home and an outfit a show-stopper. Imagining that many of you might feel the same, I decided to take a leap of faith and create it myself.

When Design Darling {the boutique} goes live in early March, you'll find fabulous art, baubles, clutches, pillows, trays, and more! Whether you're decking out your new apartment with your roommates or your first home with your husband, I hope it will become your go-to shopping destination for accessorizing, decorating, and gift giving.

Sign up for the mailing list HERE and let the countdown begin!!!

If you've been reading for a couple months now, you know that I quit my first job and decided to start my own business. I've been playing coy about details so I could really nail down the concept and start putting plans in motion behind the scenes. But now I'm pulling back the curtains on my new full-time gig...

...A brand new e-commerce site featuring a tightly edited assortment of accessories and decor! The past couple months have been a blur of preparations: registering Design Darling LLC, opening wholesale accounts, talking to mentors and new friends, and working on the new site. I can't wait to share the fruits of my labor with all of you!

I have lots of favorite little brick-and-mortar boutiques where I like to peruse and pick up gifts, whether apartment accessories or jewelry or paper goods. But I had yet to find the place where all those things converge online: a one-stop shop for all the lovely little details that make a house a home and an outfit a show-stopper. Imagining that many of you might feel the same, I decided to take a leap of faith and create it myself.

When Design Darling {the boutique} goes live in early March, you'll find fabulous art, baubles, clutches, pillows, trays, and more! Whether you're decking out your new apartment with your roommates or your first home with your husband, I hope it will become your go-to shopping destination for accessorizing, decorating, and gift giving.

Sign up for the mailing list HERE and let the countdown begin!!!

Currently Coveting

One of my favorite things about Currently Obsessed (besides the fact that it's like Pinterest in shopping list form — hellooo, addicting!) is noticing trends in the items I add to my list. For instance, I recently fell in love with these deeply saturated hues on dresses, scarves, and even a hat! 

Emilio Pucci scarf (on sale!)

Topshop dress

Crumpet cashmere scarf

Alloy skirt (bargain buy!)

Reiss wide brim hat

3.1 Phillip Lim dress

And since I'm pretty sure this Reiss hat is the first I've ever posted...do you ever wear hats? Now that I'm letting my hair do its naturally curly thing, I've found myself craving an easy hat to throw on for bad hair days or inclement weather. Total effortless chic, don't you think? I also have my eye on this one...

One of my favorite things about Currently Obsessed (besides the fact that it's like Pinterest in shopping list form — hellooo, addicting!) is noticing trends in the items I add to my list. For instance, I recently fell in love with these deeply saturated hues on dresses, scarves, and even a hat! 

Emilio Pucci scarf (on sale!)

Topshop dress

Crumpet cashmere scarf

Alloy skirt (bargain buy!)

Reiss wide brim hat

3.1 Phillip Lim dress

And since I'm pretty sure this Reiss hat is the first I've ever posted...do you ever wear hats? Now that I'm letting my hair do its naturally curly thing, I've found myself craving an easy hat to throw on for bad hair days or inclement weather. Total effortless chic, don't you think? I also have my eye on this one...