8 Great Basket Resources Plus Some Great Basket Decorating Tips

Decorating with baskets is a great way to put finishing touches in a room. Use a platter style as a centerpiece. Throw some balls in a bowl and place firewood in a tall basket tucked in a corner. Oh, and they’re a terrific way to store all kinds of things in a most attractive way. The major point is – your room isn’t done until the accessories are in place. And baskets are one of my favorite ways to do it.

Here are 8 great resources for finding the perfect basket to finish your room – just in time for the holidays.

1. Serena & Lily

I adore the baskets from Serena & Lily. They’ve taken classic African and Asian designs and tweaked them with modern color and spirit ($68 – $290). Read More…

Home Tour: Lizz’s Beautifully Decorated Jewel Box Home

My friend Lizz is  a brilliant web designer who has a great eye for interior design as well. When Lizz isn’t at work, she’s either sailing her boat or taking photographs, including these of her home, hidden away on a quiet street in Grosse Pointe. Let’s take a sneak peek, shall we? Read More…

Boho Dorm Room: An Eclectic Mix Of Total Grooviness

We’re back in our sad dorm room and my first alma mater, Goucher College. While the education is excellent, the furnishings are not. Not fab at all. But we’re happy that we’re livin’ single. We can express our individual, artistic style without having to negotiate with our former roommate, Thumper and her boyfriend, Blair Noel Hunter Cochrane.

Let’s see what we can do with this room, shall we? Read More…

Dorm Room Inspiration From Around The Globe

Dorm rooms are on my mind this week and next. Everyone needs a little inspiration, so  I thought I’d send some ideas your way. There are several favorites over at Apartment Therapy that I thought you’d enjoy, starting with this Indian-inspired nook that looks nothing like a dorm room to me. Bravo on that! You can see the other ideas by following this link.

Old Money Dorm Room Decorating Ideas: A Preppy Room For Every Buffy, Muffy & Trip

Is this your dorm room? Congratulations on scoring a single – and for your acceptance to Goucher College – a spectacular institution of higher learning. Boo on the frightening furniture. Really Gophers, can’t you do better? This nightmare is almost too grim for any student arriving from the prep-lands of places like Grosse Pointe. That tragic bed is not working with Muffy’s highly honed lock jaw accent. It’s almost bad enough for Thumper’s (real name) mom to over-serve on the gin and tonics.

Keep that collar popped, Worthington Triplet, III (not made up). I have the perfect solution for transforming a girl’s eye-sore of a dorm room into the ultimate Little Club (see Preppy Handbook) dorm room simply everyone will be lining up to join. Just remember to act bored when you see the results. Read More…