Fabulous Finds or Junk, What’s the Story?

Posted by on 5:00 PM in Sustainable Style | 0 comments

Fabulous finds are worth more than their monetary value: they have a story to tell.   A chair and ottoman were left on the roadside near my house. Never before had I stopped to pick up someone else’s roadside discards. But I did this time. It just looked so inviting and how could I ignore the “free” sign? As it was, I had been haphazardly looking for a  comfy chair anyway. I pulled my car over into the driveway and got out to look at it. It was in great shape, not surprising considering the house it was in front of was...

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Details Don’t Stand Alone

Posted by on 4:30 PM in Style Defined | 0 comments

De-tail(s): noun. It is an individual and yet separate part of a whole …  Craft the big picture…then shrink it down…it’s all in the details. Think about how you want to look and feel.  Consider the big picture. What style appeals to you? Within the style, details matter and help to pull together the look you want. Sometimes begin small with a detail and work towards the bigger picture if that is an easier way for you. I often do this by starting with one of my favorite things and work from there. Such as a fabulous...

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Find Bliss and You’ll Have Style

Posted by on 8:07 AM in Inspiration | 0 comments

 Find Bliss and You’ll Have Style Summer has landed here in Portland. It’s bliss… The sun is slowly ascending and pouring her golden goodness over everything. As Jasmine fragrance tickles my nose and the birds chirp enthusiastically, there are the usual early morning city sounds too, of people, refuse trucks, sirens, brakes tightening and screeching. Yet, what strikes me is how the shadows from the leaves of the Aspen trees shimmer across the page of the magazine I read. Feeling bliss is distracting, beautiful and...

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How to Get Dressed When You Have Nothing to Wear

Posted by on 10:28 AM in Carefree Closets | 0 comments

To Wear or Not to Wear? How to Get Dressed When You Have Nothing to Wear. Find that you have a closet full of clothes and nothing to wear? The floor and bed might be strewn with your cast offs. Shoes, sweaters, skirts in disarray…and then you look at the clock only to realize you are running late, again. You quickly choose something, unsure if colors, patterns or styles match, you don’t feel at your best and yet, you have to go present yourself to the world. Is it that you really have nothing to wear? No. Most of us are fortunate to have...

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