Petals, Buds, Blooms & Bouquets.
I pride myself in being a super disciplined person… except when it comes to flowers… Once I step foot in the Los Angeles flower market, I lose all sense of what...
Rachel
My Love Of Rosabelle
There is truth behind "the heart loves what it loves"... and I have always loved Rosabelle. Over the years I have designed florals of every shape, size and shade. From...
So Long Soho
Summer of 1989 saw the opening of my first Shabby Chic store in Santa Monica CA. My vision and intent was to bring beautiful, comfortable & functional products into the...
Creative Collab With Francesca Blume
For many of us Autumn evokes the desire for warm and cozy feelings. We wanted to bring that emotion into our Fall photoshoot by adding florals with richness and warmth. ...
Play Time & Make Believe
A long long time ago, my Mum supported our family with a business of buying, restoring and selling antique dolls. I have always credited her with teaching me (unknowingly) the...
Traveling Beauty
Gypsy at heart but a homebody in my soul... Regardless of my life long fear of flying, I moved 6,000 miles from my English roots a forever ago, and strategically...
Beautiful Common Threads
Old jeans and scruffy cowboy boots are my wardrobe staples but I have always had a love affair with lace and frills, as these counter balance my feminine and romantic side....
Creative Collab With Lucy Ledger
I have always identified with the beauty in-between the cracks of life, and have always loved leftovers. That concept has been at the core of Shabby Chic, the idea that "one...
Flowers At The Table
Anyone who knows me, knows I could write a blog for weeks about my love of flowers and how they are at the core of so much of my design...
Summer Beauty Tricks
Over the years I have compiled my favorite beauty products, that have now become my daily ritual towards my efforts of looking healthy and summery. I can't take credit for...
Making Magic
Ever since my daughter was a little girl, she has had a very specific point of view of what she wanted to wear, including her love of overalls. A couple decades later and...
Palette For The Soul
I have to be careful to keep my mind focused, as it relates to things like eating the right foods (those sugars creep in), working out (a day, or two,...