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summer home updates

22. June 2011

Since the last photos were taken of my living room and bedroom, I’ve made some summer updates to my apartment. Given the warmer weather and my evolving sense of style, I’ve chosen to go with brighter pops of color. Some of these colors and trends are even making their way into upcoming collections as well… [...]

[sponsor post] golightly jewellery + giveaway

6. June 2011

Today we have an inspiring post by Jen, an MML sponsor, Midnight Hustler, and jewelry designer. Her company, Golightly Jewellery has a great mix handmade gems and classic styles at very affordable prices. Below she shares some encouraging words about entrepreneurship. And to makes just a bit sweeter, she’s sharing a pair of Whitney earrings [...]

easy diy nailhead corkboards

2. June 2011

Today I have a little DIY project to share. I’ve had this one on my mind for about a year now, and a few weeks ago I finally completed the project. Here was my inspiration from my friend Alaina over at Live Creating Yourself: I adore nailheads and given that I wanted the boards to [...]

[sponsor post] acute designs interview & giveaway

17. May 2011

Today we have a sponsor interview and giveaway with the lovely Regina, founder and designer of Acute Designs. Her shop is the perfect mix of affordable handmade baubles for hair, neck, wrists, and shoes. Below Regina shares how she used her creativity and passion for accessories to launch a full-time business after breaking out of [...]

designing behind closed doors: my linen closet

9. May 2011

I originally wanted to call this post “My Souped Up Linen Closet” but Mr. Lively in a mix of sarcasm and reflection mentioned that it should be titled “Designing Behind Closed Doors” and the name stuck. Yes, I unabashedly went way far beyond the call of duty and created a beautiful linen closet for my [...]

moving made easier

19. April 2011

  As I mentioned last week, I am moving to a higher unit in my apartment building today and tomorrow. Then on Thursday morning I fly out to San Francisco for a bag photo shoot followed by a trip to LA to meet Mr. Lively’s parents. So from today through Tuesday, April 26th, I will [...]

clutter free living (part two)

5. April 2011

As promised, I have captured a few of the ways that I keep clutter to a minimum in my living room and kitchen. Though my apartment is not large, the tricks below help things seem intentional and decorative when they are mostly just clever ways to store items I need and use on a daily [...]

clutter free living (part one)

5. April 2011

Time to take a bit of a break from all of the Midnight Hustling! Today I thought I’d take a moment to share what I’ve learned from years of exfoliating unnecessary clutter. Any of my friends (or even Mr. Lively) can tell you that it’s rare to find a mess in my apartment. And though [...]

design your look: win $200 cash and jess lc jewelry

21. March 2011

Ladies, this is big. We’ve decided to launch a new challenge at Jess LC: An outfit collage contest to win $200 and two pieces of Jess LC jewelry for the perfect spring look. Yep. I’ve decided to launch a contest that I myself would drool over. All the details are above and on our DesignYourLook [...]

throw out fifty things: 2011 edition

3. February 2011

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I’ve recently done a Throw Out Fifty Things Challenge. Though my living room and bedroom were recently featured in Rue Mag, and everything looked orderly and “made under,” there were still 50 superfluous items floating around my home at the time of the shoot. It bears repeating that [...]

my bedroom tour

27. January 2011

Time for bedroom pics! You’ll see a lot of photos that didn’t make it into the Rue Mag feature (pg. 46) because the article was focused on the live/work space rather than my bedroom. And again, Emily Anderson did a fantastic job capturing the special moments in this room. To be honest, I hated this [...]

my living room/studio

27. January 2011

I have to admit, I’m still buzzing with excitement over the Rue Mag feature (pg. 46) today. In fact, there were so many more awesome photos that didn’t make the magazine, I decided to make an entirely new post sharing them. Emily Anderson did such a great job with the photography it was impossible to [...]