STYLING INSPIRATION FOR YOUR HOME, FOOD & FASHION

It’s Summer farmers market time!  I’m going to the Market at least 3 times a week to get all those beautiful fresh vegetables.  Have Caprese Salad, Panzanella Salad and Santa Fe Salad with roasted corn on repeat every week!  (Check out our make on repeat recipes with bread.) There is nothing like ...

Some of my favorite summer wardrobe pieces are white and cream colored neutrals.  BUT, my black one-button tailored blazer is my seasonless (from summer to winter) always will be wearing piece. It's a classic piece for me ~ I wear it with white shorts or white jeans ~ always classic, always polish...

While I do believe in a “no rules” philosophy to styling ~ there are some guidelines I have when home styling ~  proportion, scale and balance. Before starting to style your bedroom, access the scale and size of your room to determine what size furniture to get (or use) Avoid getting too small or to...

Summer is coming!  We tend to have (& go to) parties and entertain more in summer than in winter months. With entertaining comes stocking up on our entertaining pieces and with summertime cocktails ~ that means glassware.  Keep in mind that your glassware serves double and sometimes triple duty.  ...

Next week I'm going to Brimfield Antique Flea Market for four days.  Think it's the Stylist in me ~ but where ever I'm going, I fully immerse into the style. First place I think of when I think about what I will wear is the beautiful, creative, artistic, romance of Magnolia Pearl.  I've always bee...

Summer picnics, parties and gatherings are coming up!  What better way to celebrate the sunshine than with a tabletop palette of yellow. Here are some of our favorite yellow tablescape pieces, how to style them, and multi-purpose pieces for your summertime parties (and really ~ your everyday meals...

While I love classics when styling ~ neutrals, black and white ~ I also love to mix in a bit of trend.   As part of the research, development and implementation of photo styling for clients, I do a deep dive into their creative direction.  Right now, the deep dive is in Botanicals ~ in home, inter...

Loving all the blooms in each category of the lifestyle market!  From home, food and fashion, when styling, I always add life ~ whether it's greens, branches, blooms, flowers.  Here are some florals that are inspiring me lately for upcoming photo styling assignments ~ & for me! ;)  While I know yo...

As a Lifestyle Photo Stylist, whether I'm styling home interiors or tabletop, flowers and vases are a must have. The vase and vessel collections in my Prop Collection for clients and for my home is one of my favorites. The Brimfield Antique Market is arriving in our area next week which is a "must...

Some of the biggest fashion designers have fully embraced animal prints and patterns.  For decades animal print has been “in fashion”.  Roberto Cavalli is synonymous with animal print. Over the years, the prints have been designed into luxury and refined elegance.  Every season it’s said:  “animal...

Life of a Lifestyle Photo Stylist is researching, searching, sourcing, shopping and inspiration.  As always, we share our sourcing journey with you so you find inspiration for your home!  If you're looking for unique, one of kind, whimsical and creative pieces to style your home, you will LOVE Wes...

When photo styling a brand's imagery that has a nostalgic feel, mood and vibe ~ I always pop into Leif. They always have fabrics and textures that echo back to a time when ricrac, gingham and hobnail was on everyones table.  Leif sells online but also has 2 shops in Brooklyn, New York.  Owner, Sta...