Off to NYC.
Posted by on August 23, 2012
I’m off to NYC for a few days! It sort of feels like Christmas with all of the anticipation of Alt Summit NYC building — can’t wait to see some of my blogger besties and meet lots of new friends. A trip to Dry Bar, some shopping, and tickets to a play are also on the agenda — I’ll report back next week with a full recap!
Print from Sugar Paper LA
Shades of Green.
Posted by on August 22, 2012
I started digging through September issues over the weekend and LOVED seeing all of the green in the pages. I picked a kelly green fabric for the bridesmaid dresses in our wedding (check out the swatch below) and was inspired by a dress I saw Mara Rooney wear — I just love how bright and crisp the color looks! What do you think about these shades of green, will you be rocking it this Fall?
Giveaway: Cutting Edge Stencils
Posted by on August 21, 2012
We have a fun little giveaway today! I’m an apartment dweller who dreams of someday wallpapering powder rooms with gorgeous patterned wall coverings. But in the mean time I may have found a crafty solution for us renters — wall stencils! Cutting Edge Stencils is giving one lucky reader a stencil of their choice up to $50 value!
To enter, leave a blog comment below telling me what you would stencil at your house. For extra entries you can:
- Follow @domestikateblog on Twitter
- Follow @CEstencils on Twitter
- Like Cutting Edge Stencils on Facebook
- Follow Cutting Edge Stencils on Pinterest
Add a comment for each extra entry; I’ll announce the winner this weekend!!
(US residents only)
Scenes from the weekend.
Posted by on August 20, 2012
It was a busy weekend! I had (lots) of drinks with my girlfriends at book club, caught a baseball game at Fenway, and checked off a few wedding tasks from the to-do-list! Picking up a print for our guest book table from the framer resulted in some major excitement; and addressing dozens of save-the-dates, a little less exciting but certainly productive! What did you do this weekend?
Think Pink.
Posted by on August 16, 2012
Do you ever do a look through your old pins and realize a pattern? I picked up on a hot pink moment I’ve been having lately — from rooms to parties, clothes to furniture — everything seems to be electric pink. Another nice thing about revisiting old pins? Realizing the products you pinned are now on sale!
Ribbon, Nars nail polish, Butter nail polish, Dress (on sale!), Beach Chair, T-Shirt (on sale!), Couch, Bracelet (on sale!), Ticket.
Summer Salad.
Posted by on August 14, 2012
This weekend I had major order envy when one of my girlfriends had an amazing eggplant caprese sandwich while we were out to lunch on Newbury Street. I was still thinking about yesterday afternoon and decided to make a salad version for dinner with my own twist. Breaded eggplant with some tomatoes and mozzarella, topped with sun-dried tomato pesto — it was such a nice combination of fresh summer flavors!
Save the Date.
Posted by on August 13, 2012
Wedding planning has officially become ‘real’ — our Save The Dates have arrived from the printer! I am so lucky to have a very talented bridesmaid that custom designed our stationery suite for us. I love the black and white color scheme with just a pop of bright green that will set the tone for the rest of the wedding; and the devil is the details; we ordered monogrammed stamps to match. Can’t wait to pop them in the mail this week! 
Entertaining Weekend Guests.
Posted by on August 12, 2012
I’m sharing a recap of the great Twitter chat I hosted with Wayfair last week, and sharing all of the great tips and tricks we heard about for entertaining weekend guests. I’d love for you to head over to the My Way Home blog and join the conversation! 
Neon dipped.
Posted by on August 8, 2012
Kitchen wares are top of mind as I’m starting to build our wedding registry; I’m loving the feature on Amazon’s registry that allows you to pull in items from other websites (like etsy!). In my browsing-mode I found these gorgeous neon dipped wooden bowls, spoons, and jars from Wind & Willow Home — something a little different from the department store basics!
Rearranging.
Posted by on August 7, 2012
I wrote a few weeks ago of having a bit of decor-boredom after being in the same space for awhile. My solution was to rearrange some art and inject a couple of new pieces to spice things up a bit. I tucked my new Emmakisstina print on my bathroom shelf. And I started a new mini-gallery wall in my bedroom with a graphic record I found on eBay, an old drawing from my high school sketchbooks, and my newest acquisition, a canvas print of one of my instagram photos from a trip to the Museum of Natural History. (The nice folks at easy canvas prints sent this to me to test the instagram printing service!). A few small changes can make a big difference to keep a space feeling fresh — do you rearrange your artwork?
Canvas print C/O Easy Canvas Prints and Signs on the Cheap
