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The Spring Cleaning Edit
Readers' secrets for keeping house, printable summer bucket lists, playlists for powering through to do lists, and a cleaning supply index.
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How to Make Your Home Feel Like No One Else's
An interview with the artist behind the internet's most coveted lava lamp.
May 29
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The Color Dot Calendar is Published!
A seven year journey of persisting. Plus, I need your help creating a farmers market index, quotes that inspired me this week, and exciting updates on…
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The Art of the Pen Pal
The window for pen pal applications has officially opened! We are ready to make your match.
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The Summer Reading Challenge
Imagine this newsletter smells like Barnes & Noble paperbacks and brewing coffee in 2006.
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Advice for Making Life More Whimsical & Joyful
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Things To Do When You Don't Feel Good
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How to Make Birthdays Feel More Magical
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Feeling! Magazine
A magazine exploring the intersection of design and feeling.
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Colors for Spring
Ten color palettes to use for spring dressing, plus printable palettes to tuck in your closet for reference.
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Sometimes, We Bet on the Right Thing
Tips for branding your newsletter, my Book of the Month spring pick, and thoughts on marriage and friendship.
May 4
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How to Make Guests Feel Truly Welcome
Practical advice for getting the most important parts of hosting right.
Apr 29
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On Starting a Small Business
A one-time-only celebration, round-up of unique small businesses, and an ask-me-anything re: creative entrepreneurship.
Apr 27
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How I Built My Dream Studio in a One-Bedroom Apartment
And a spectacular giveaway with Herman Miller!
Apr 20
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Parties Need More Play
Why pulling a board game out is actually helpful, and eight games for people who don't like reading instructions.
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How I Built My Dream Studio in a One-Bedroom Apartment
And a spectacular giveaway with Herman Miller!
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What Makes a House a Home
An alternative to the modern, frictionless living space.
Mar 14
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Ideas for a Seasonal Home Refresh
20 imaginative, creative concepts for making home feel like cozy retreat as you get ready for fall & winter.
Oct 19, 2025
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Advice for Being More Creative at Home
Prompts to make you think about your home as a place of creative play.
Oct 2, 2025
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How to Make Your Home Feel Like No One Else's
An interview with the artist behind the internet's most coveted lava lamp.
May 29
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How to Bottle a Feeling
An interview with the founder of Dedcool, a secret website announcement, and a signature scent giveaway.
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What Makes a House a Home
An alternative to the modern, frictionless living space.
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Stars on Ceilings and Berry Glaze Knits
Where to find tortoise shell pens, horse-shaped candle holders, and more design escapades from the streets of New York.
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How to Make Guests Feel Truly Welcome
Practical advice for getting the most important parts of hosting right.
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Parties Need More Play
Why pulling a board game out is actually helpful, and eight games for people who don't like reading instructions.
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Can Your Home Become a Third Place?
An exploration of modern gathering, inspiration from the hospitality industry, and stories of homes turning into communal third places.
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I Turned My 700 sq. ft. Apartment Into a Boutique Hotel for One Weekend
How to reframe guests staying over as an opportunity to make your own little hotel — plus a weekend itinerary for New York City.
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