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My Trip to Asia Part 3 – Japan
I have been to Asia twice in my life and I thoroughly enjoyed it both times. When I graduated from college I went to Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. It was one of the best trips of my life and when I had the chance to go to Japan, I jumped on it. At the last minute, the travel agency said that we could add Hong Kong to the itinerary and I was even more excited. Hong Kong reminds me so much of New York City and Japan was on my bucket list.
The Top 2024 Design Styles
Style is deeply personal and I’m a firm believer that if you love it, it’ll always be in style. That’s why I’m so glad that the design world is coming around to that feeling. It seems like every style is a mixture of different styles and there’s absolutely something for everybody and you can mix and match to come up with something completely unique. With that said, the trends that the forecasters are saying will be in are really nothing new. They are just updated and modernized a little. It was very interesting to dive into how these styles have either “come back” or morphed into something for the current times.
2024 Interior Design Trends – Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of the 2024 Interior Design Trends. If you missed Part 1 you can catch it here. I intentionally split the two blog posts into a more Neutral Palette in Part 1 and Part 2 is more about colorful and over the top trends. So, there’s something for everyone. But like I always say, take these trends with a grain of salt and do you boo. Do what makes you feel good about your home and surroundings.
2024 Interior Design Trends – Part 1
I’m so excited to tell you about the Interior Design Trends for 2024 since so much of what I love is trending. Now, I’m not one to follow the trends too closely because I believe that you love what you love and who cares if it’s not trending. But this time, there’s so much goodness and I’m sure you’ll agree.
The Last 2 DIY’s of the Year
Well, these are the last two DIY’s of the year people. One is holiday decor in my house and one is a present for my Mom. This year has been a learning experience for me. I found that my DIY’s are hardly conducive to blogging because I can’t guarantee when they’ll be finished. I don’t know how all of the other DIY’ers do it. I’ll have to check in with them to get some tips.
Atlanta Holiday Home – Part 2
This is Part 2 of the Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Magazine Holiday Home. If you haven’t seen Part 1 yet, you can see it here. This house gave me so many design ideas not only for the holidays but interior design lightbulb moments.
Everywhere you looked there were trees and presents. It made for a very festive home, which was the whole point. Haha I’ve long been a proponent of not just decorating your living room for the holidays. Try decorating every single room even if it’s just a bowl of ornaments. Trust me, it’ll lift your spirits so much.
5 Holiday Bars You Should Visit This Year
Holiday Bar pop-ups always looked like so much fun but I never made time to actually go. Pop-ups are when an establishment either turns over their venue to an outside company to host a special event or the establishment hosts a special event outside of the norm. This year I made it a point to visit some recommended holiday bars and I have listed some of the highlights of my visits. I hope you will be able to go to at least one this year. You’ll thank me later.
Atlanta Holiday Home – Part 1
This is my third year in a row going to the Holiday Home sponsored by Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Magazine and it didn’t disappoint. I have to break it down into two parts because the house was huge. Located in the Chastain Park area of Atlanta, we had to park at the horse park and get shuttled over to the house. It was raining while we were waiting and even with two shuttles it took over thirty minutes to finally get to the house. I would definitely recommend taking an Uber directly to the house the next time so you don’t have to wait. Even if it wasn’t raining, which was miserable, it’s no fun waiting.
Holiday Gift Guide – Pet Ideas
That’s my dog Domi. Her full name is Daisy Domague from a character played by Jennifer Jason Leigh in the movie Hateful Eight. If you know, you know. I bet you’re wondering how I got myself in this predicament. Well, it all started with the pandemic and I was at home watching all of those sad dog commercials with the abused animals. I have always loved dogs, but I had a long commute to work (an hour) and I knew having a dog was a big responsibility. I didn’t want her to have to be at home for 9 hours plus Monday through Friday and putting her in doggy daycare never entered my mind at that point.
Holiday Gift Guide – Stocking Stuffers
Stockings are my jam, meaning I’m particularly good at coming up with great stocking stuffers. A lot of people are always stumped as to what to put in a stocking and I say anything goes really. Just try to be creative. I tend to go by a few rules if you’re interested. Number one is that of course it’s small enough to fit in a stocking. Number two is that it costs under $10 and even better if it’s under $5. And I know you’re going to say, where do you get anything under $5? There’s plenty of places, you just have to look. Of course, there are some things worth more than $10, like jewelry, but I like to keep the gifts inexpensive but thoughtful.
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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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