There's a reason it's called the family room, it's where the family gathers together. The Kitchen might be heart of the home, but the family room is the second heart (or in chakra speak, the high heart). This room is where all the cuddle sessions happy, where dinner parties end, and where you head to after a long day when you just need to sit back and relax. In every type of design we think that it's about looks[...]
Wedding seasons has a certain magic about it. There's a feeling in the air that you can't escape. Maybe it's spring and you can feel the world combing back to life, or in the fall when everything is changing and the colors dance around you like your friends on the wedding dance floor. Whatever it is, magic seems to build when many are gathered to celebrate love. The thing we're all looking for and hopefully are luck[...]
Choosing a location for your photoshoot can be one of the hardest parts of putting your shoot together. You want a place that fits the story of your relationship or family, something that's not to busy and also not too far away. On top of it all, it should be breath-taking. That's a lot of pressure on a single location, but luckily, we live in the beautiful state of Colorado, which means we have plenty of choices wh[...]
I have a soft spot for birthdays. I myself take the entire month of January to celebrate Katiepalooza ending the month on my birthday with something big. So when it comes to other people's birthdays I always push to make them a little bit more magical than they expected. It might just be sending them a card in the mail with stationery that makes them smile, or perhaps my favorite, to make them a special dessert that[...]
I’d been waiting to see that smile for two years. In reality, I’ve been waiting to see both those smiles. My sister, MaryAnne, and her husband had been on the adoption path for a few years and each month it became harder and harder. The countless calls of craving to have a child but unable to get pregnant and then having adoption possibilities fall through. Even on my wedding day, they got their hopes up wh[...]
Tea and croissants (or any other tea time baked good) are my eucharist. It's the thing I give to almost every person that walks into my home. Its the way I heal those who aren't feeling well mentally or physically and how I, myself, come back to my body when the day just starts to feel like too much. I've often heard that the art of making tea is a meditation all of its own. This is where the iconic Japanese tea[...]
"May you never fall prey to fitting in. May you always swirl in all the directions the sacred winds want to take you. May you never hush your laughter nor your tears May you breathe without restriction. May you show up every single day to the calling that is you. And may you always know the courage of your heart." –Fig Ally A dear friend sent this poem to me after talking about the journey I[...]
After my laptop is closed and I’ve put all the lids back on my paints the anticipation grows because I know what tonight holds for me. An hour of alone time with a good book, a subtle playlist, and a bath filled with ingredients to heal and nourish. My baths are not your childhood bath time (although I’m not against so fun toys to play with in there!) Each week I combine a variety of ingredients to make the p[...]
I remember the moment I found out the company I worked for would be closing its doors. It was the height of Covid and the last 7-days had been the hardest I’d ever worked. I was overcome with grief that the dream of this company would come to an end and also, so much relief. The truth was, I was dying inside and my body and mind couldn’t continue on like this for much longer, I was beyond burnout. We often do[...]
This last year I’ve been on a journey, a soul search if you will. It’s been a day-by-day journey of separating out the parts of me that are truly me and the parts that have been curated in order to fit in. I often go back to things I knew to be true at 16 but have forgotten somewhere along the road to adulthood. This is why it felt appropriate to grab the book Women Who Run With Wolves when I found it on a shelf[...]