• Travel

    Loving Lucerne

    As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, this week we were able to spend a wonderful weekend in Lucerne, Switzerland. Since Lucerne, is in the primarily German speaking north-central part of Switzerland I was surprised to see that the architecture looked much more French than German. Every door, balcony and gate…

  • Products/Shopping

    Power of Steampunk

    This weekend while visiting Lucerne, Switzerland we visited a beautiful clock tower that allowed you to view all of the inner workings of a giant clock dating back to 1535. The intricacy off all the gears and clock workings could not help but bring to mind the current trend we…

  • Vintage

    Passion for Painted Furniture

    Anyone who knows me will tell you I love painted furniture! A garage sale find can get an instant transformation from a quick coat of paint. Right now the chalk paint craze is in full swing, aged and distressed to look old and weathered but that is not the kind…

  • Interiors

    Ditch the Matchy Matchy

    Eclectic Home Office by Los Angeles Media & Bloggers Lisa Borgnes Giramonti Is it too late? Did the furniture retailer sucker you into the whole matching set of furniture with that great sale ad? or Maybe you thought that was the only way. Don’t feel bad I have been suckered…