A curated selection of home and lifestyle writing focused on everyday living—cleaning, home care, gardening, and sustainable habits. These samples reflect service-driven editorial designed to be practical, accessible, and useful to readers.
Articles focused on home style and decor for the winter 2013/spring 2014 issue of Aspen Peak In the Abode & Beyond front of book section, I wrote two articles: one focused on the new boutique called Georgia Brown and another on the new Kenworthy line at Chequers Antiques. Click here for a larger view of […]
Lifestyle writing in the Summer/Fall 2013 issue of Aspen Peak magazine Brunello Cucinelli’s European style has been enhancing our downtown shopping since the high-end store launched this past winter. But come June, sartorial Aspenites can celebrate that Italian style and comfort in their homes, too. “Our lifestyle collection is a very natural extension of our […]
Lifestyle writing for the 2013 Memorial Day issue of Hamptons magazine For the first issue of the 2013 summer, I wrote about a ceramic Oscar de la Renta pitcher. Speaking with the brand’s home creative director, Miles Redd, I detailed how this piece could fit into any East End home. Click here to view the […]
A shopping guide for the 2012 holiday issue of Hamptons magazine While the Hamptons is certainly known for its summer season, not everything closes when the weather changes. Here, I spoke with the owners of boutiques that are open year-round about what they’ll be offering for the holidays. Click here to view the magazine page […]
Home & design writing for the July 2012 issue of Popular Mechanics While I was a freelance editorial assistant, I researched and wrote an infographic on lawn designs to accompany an article written by one of the senior editors in the print issue. Click here to view the magazine page as a PDF.
Home writing for the July 2012 issue of Popular Mechanics As a freelance editorial assistant, I gathered new product ideas forr the front of book magazine page, Upgrade. Click here to view the magazine page as a PDF.
An editor’s letter for the Vox special budget travel issue on Mar. 17, 2011 I learned at a young age how to vacation on a budget. Until I was in middle school, I thought a vacation meant driving 18 long hours from my house in Bartlesville, Okla., to my grandparents’ house in Rapid City, S.D. […]
Design writing for the January/February 2020 issue of Luxe Interiors + Design New York magazine There’s something special about seeing your art come to life, and award-winning designer and artist Elizabeth Sutton is about to do just that on a citywide scale. In collaboration with leading paint provider Janovic, Sutton has created five distinct color […]
Design writing for September/October 2019 issue of Luxe Interiors + Design New York magazine There’s a window of opportunity for designers at Hunter Douglas. The custom window treatment company is launching Design Studio, a program that will provide top-of-the-line collections made in high-end linen blends, velvets, silk blends and more. Brooklyn designer Rebecca Atwood, founder […]
Becky Rapinchuk began sharing her cleaning routine on the internet in 2009, before Instagram and influencers were a thing, during the “wild wild west of blogging,” as Becky describes it. Before Becky had kids, she could take all day to clean her home, but once her family grew, she realized that wouldn’t work. She had […]
Just like with fashion, in home décor, sometimes what’s old is new again. And that’s certainly true with wallpaper. Available in a range of sizes, designs and colors, there are hundreds of wallpapers available on the market—and there’s certainly one that could fit your home. Sometimes you don’t need a piece of artwork, you just […]
The Pantone Color Institute determines the Color of the Year by analyzing what colors are starting to trend in fashion, film, technology, etc. And one color they see on the horizon for 2019 is coral. That’s why Pantone 16-1546 Living Coral was named as the Pantone Color of the Year 2019 in December. Inspired by […]
I grew up in a middle income home in middle America. We were certainly not what you would call “fancy.” I’m pretty sure what we used as a “butter knife” for most of my life was actually a fish knife. But when it came to thank you etiquette, you would have thought my mother was […]
These ingenious ways to use the spirit will have you stealing from your own bar cart. Vodka is a versatile alcoholic beverage. With its mild, smooth flavor, it goes great with something as simple as soda water or as complex as a spicy bloody mary mix. But it also has a diversity of benefits you […]
Not only do houseplants add a pop of green décor to your home, but they’re great for your health: Indoor greenery can lower blood pressure and certain varieties can purify and humidify the air. Plus, the leafy greens are believed to boost mental health. September 17 marks the beginning of Indoor Plant Week, so we’ve […]
These easy tips will have you turning your old food into gold in no time. Composting may seem like something reserved for farmers in Kansas or hippies in Woodstock, but it’s actually a fairly easy practice that any eco-conscious person can adopt. You might ask, “Why should I compost?” Food trash makes up a large […]
‘Chopped’ champ Adrienne Grenier gives advice for getting the best produce on your next neighborhood trip There’s nothing quite as great as bringing home a bag full of colorful, ripe farmers market produce. But that being said—picking out the right produce for the season, knowing which vendor to purchase from or even how to know […]
