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The Ultimate Women’s Holiday Gift Guide – Fabulous Finds for Every Woman in your Life
Because the women on your holiday shopping list deserve more than another gift card! But the right gift card can also be fantastic. If you’re anything like me, finding the perfect gift is almost as much fun as receiving one. Almost.
We’re continuing the holiday gift-giving festivities with Part 2 of my Holiday Gift Guides! If you caught my first installment The Ultimate Etsy Gift Guide, you already know that I kicked things off with Etsy and its endless supply of personalized treasures, handmade goodies, and one-of-a-kind finds.
The Ultimate Etsy Gift Guide: Personalized Gifts and Unique Finds for Everyone on your List
Let’s get this holiday gift-giving party started! And where better to kick things off than Etsy? If you’ve been around here for a minute, you already know I love, love, LOVE Etsy. Seriously, what’s not to love about a place filled with creative makers, handmade treasures, vintage finds, and gifts that are anything but ordinary?
The Best Banquette Seating Ideas: From Breakfast Nooks to Over-the-Top Lounge Moments
Let’s talk about banquette seating. You know, those built-in benches and upholstered nooks that make you want to linger over your morning coffee, order another cocktail, or curl up with a book and pretend the rest of the world can wait? Yes, those.
Banquettes have been around forever, but this is one design classic that continues to find new ways to make itself relevant. They’re practical, they’re versatile, they’re a brilliant solution for awkward spaces, and when done right? They’re an absolute moment.
2027 Colors of the Year: The Blue Color Trend – Part 2
If Part 1 of the 2027 Colors of the Year was about putting down roots, Part 2 is where things get a little more interesting.
Because while the big 2027 story is still very much about comfort, nature and creating homes that feel restorative, we’re also seeing another theme emerge: we want color that gives us room to be ourselves.
2027 Colors of the Year: The Earthy, Restorative Paint Colors Taking Over Interiors – Part 1
If there is one thing the 2027 Colors of the Year are telling us, it’s this: apparently, we would all like to calm the hell down. And honestly? That’s fair.
After years of design trends swinging between beige minimalism, dopamine decorating, moody interiors, maximalism and every shade of green known to mankind, the paint companies seem to have collectively decided that our homes need to do something more important than simply look pretty. They need to make us feel good.
Giving Me Life – 4 Spooky Nail Trends to Try this Halloween
Halloween nails are basically wearable mini art projects, with enough options for everyone from “I acknowledge Halloween” to “I AM HALLOWEEN.”
If you think Halloween decorating is the only place you get to unleash your inner creative director, think again. Halloween nails have entered the chat. And honestly, I think we should all partake.
There is something ridiculously fun about decorating your nails for the season. It’s temporary, it’s playful, and unlike painting your entire house orange and covering every available surface with skeletons, you can remove it when November rolls around. No storage bin required. Well… except for the nail polish collection you swear you are no longer going to add to.
The Freshest Halloween Decorating Ideas
Halloween decorating has come a LONG way from a plastic skeleton hanging from the front porch and a pumpkin with a triangle nose sitting on the front steps. Don’t get me wrong—I love a good jack-o’-lantern. But if you know me, you know I’m always looking for a way to take a decorating idea and turn the volume up just a little.
Fall Floral Arrangements That Are Anything But Basic
Fall florals are having a serious moment and I’m officially obsessed. Think rich, saturated colors, unexpected combinations, gorgeous texture and arrangements that look like they were casually thrown together by a French florist who just happens to have impeccable taste.
Giving Me Life – The Home Styling Edition
Welcome to the latest installment of Giving Me Life, where I celebrate the things currently making my design-loving heart beat a little faster. There are few things I love more than a beautifully styled vignette so right now Home styling is giving me LIFE.
Fall 2026 Interior Design & Fashion Trends: Part 2 — Pattern Play
If you read Fall 2026 Interior Design & Fashion Trends: Part 1, you already know that color is having a moment. Mustard Yellow, Aqua/Teal, Magenta and Olive Green are bringing the drama, the personality and, frankly, a much-needed break from the beige brigade.
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Leslie Karen is a blog dedicated to women who are forever curious, passionate and don’t believe in limits. I love DIY’ing and trying to figure out how to do things, traveling, designing interiors, finding good restaurants, fashion and reading. Basically just about anything creative and artistic.
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