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On the Right Foot: Creating a Sense of Escapism, One-Pot Pasta Recipes, A Comprehensive Guide to Secondhand Shopping & More!

March 7, 2022 by jessica Leave a Comment

Image credit: Aaron Burden

Happy Monday! I hope your week is off to a great start. Our contractor’s team is continuing to make progress on our powder room this week. Unfortunately we have a supply chain hiccup with our grout, pushing our project back a week. The tile is already laid in mortar (peek at it here), so this week will be priming and painting the powder room and getting the wood trim painted and in place around the window and part of the door. We’ll grout on Friday. Monday will be putting the final pieces of trim in around the floor and setting all of the fixtures so we can finally move to the main bathroom. The process is taking longer than we had anticipated, but it really is looking beautiful and I’m so grateful that we’re in the position to make these improvements to our home.

Even though we don’t have children, I still enjoyed this read on how a pair of toy mice created a welcome sense of escapism during the pandemic.

Last week we went to Harvey House for dinner, which was named one of Esquire’s best new restaurants for 2021. For those of you in the Madison area, it’s worth checking out. It’s expensive, but it’s by far some of the best service I’ve had, and the meal and drinks were both exceptional. Plus, they have matchboxes if you’re also into that sort of thing!

I just love glassware and treated myself to a pair of these glasses after admiring them all of last year. They’re even better in person!

16 one-pot pasta recipes.

I had no idea how tile was spaced before the introduction of plastic spacers. This was really interesting!

The prettiest shades of blue are part of the most recent roundup of covetable finds.

A comprehensive guide to secondhand shopping.

I’m obsessing over these oversized floral statement earrings.

Predicting the future of brick-and-mortar stores in 2022.

Enjoy the week!

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On the Right Foot: How to Help Ukraine, Coffee Break History, a Signet Ring for Your Pinky & More!

February 28, 2022 by jessica Leave a Comment

Image credit: Camille Brodard 

If you’d like to help Ukraine, here’s a list of organizations to support.

For fellow former Gap employees, here’s a fun trip down memory lane by way of the brand’s in-store playlists from the ’90s and early ’00s.

Here’s where things are at with our powder room remodel. The walls are going up today!

Bringing the charm of the English countryside into your home.

Truth.

Did you see the collaboration between Jenna Lyons and Mejuri? I adore this petite signet ring!

While we’re on the topic of jewelry, how great is this chunky gold bead necklace? Wear it with a demure cashmere crewneck sweater.

Finding the proper sconce placement.

The capitalist origins of the coffee break.

What I bought and loved in February.

Research suggests that birds may have their own language.

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On the Right Foot: The Battiest Love is Blind Cast Member, Airport Cocktails, Why You Need to Check Your Avocado’s Origin & More!

February 21, 2022 by jessica Leave a Comment

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On Friday, we celebrated the end of our first week renovating — and let me tell you that it was a doozy. It wasn’t so much an issue with the project; that went smoothly enough. We decided to go ahead and replace all of our antiquated plumbing with new PVC pipes. The old galvanized pipes will continue to corrode as time goes on, so it made sense to add that to the scope of our project while the walls were open. The kicker was that I tested positive for COVID on Tuesday despite being vaxxed and boosted. Talk about the worst timing! I’m grateful that the contractor’s team was still willing to do the work so long as Dave and I stayed quarantined upstairs. (We started the renovation with our first floor powder room.) The plumbing is being finished today and the inspector comes tomorrow, so we can close up the walls and get to the pretty stuff once that’s signed off on!

The meanings behind James Abbott McNeill Whistler’s masterpiece The White Girl.

In unexpected trends, influencers are taking their dolls to the American Girl Cafe. How do I get in on that action? #TeamMolly

A few things that caught my eye recently.

The romance of drinking at an airport bar. (Airport drinking is undoubtedly my top not-so-guilty pleasure.)

No, avocados won’t keep you from buying a home, but avocado farms may be linked to deforestation — all the more reason to make sure your avocados are ethically farmed.

Lilac and red are one of my favorite color combinations, which has put this blouse at the top of my wish list. Those unexpected cutout details are just icing on the cake!

This is neat: hard-to-recycle plastics are now being made into “concrete” blocks.

So true.

Are you watching season two of Love is Blind? It’s batty. And this spoiler-filled recap is too good not to share.

Have a fun week!

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On the Right Foot: A Malachite Cocktail Ring, History of Gucci’s Bamboo Bag, An Inspirational House Tour & More!

February 14, 2022 by jessica Leave a Comment

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Happy Monday — and a very happy Valentine’s Day! (Here’s some history of the holiday for those interested.)

Our bathroom remodels begin tomorrow and I can’t begin to tell you how excited I am to see it all come together. We’re beginning with the powder room and then moving to the main bathroom. See the “before” photos of the main bathroom here and the product list for the renovation here.

For those who love malachite, here’s a fabulous cocktail ring.

The opening photo is from this gorgeous home tour.

How Gucci’s bamboo-handled bag came to be.

I ordered the gingham coat that I featured in a recent post. It’s beautiful! Trust the “True Fit” recommendation; it was spot-on for me.

Can you change your personality in three months?

I enjoyed this look back at Betty Davis’ wardrobe philosophy.

I don’t need this quilt, but I very much want this quilt.

This lemon poppy seed loaf with a yogurt glaze looks divine!

Have a wonderful week!

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On the Right Foot: Rewiring a Vintage Lamp, Potato Milk, Kimchi Cream Cheese Dip & More!

February 7, 2022 by jessica Leave a Comment

Our product selections (above) for the powder room are coming together! Here are the links for the tile (bought locally), faucet, light fixture, and hand towel. (We’re using these shades for the sconce.) Work begins on Feb. 15 and once the powder room is done, we’ll start work on the main bathroom. I can’t wait!

I’m drawn to homes with neutral colors, but with a variety of textures and accessories that keep it from being boring. This tour is worth a scroll.

Kimchi meets cream cheese in a dip that I have to make soon!

I pre-ordered Emily Henderson’s upcoming book.

The latest list of covetable finds. I’m crushing on that coat!

It looks like potatoes are the next source of non-dairy milk.

Sarah Jessica Parker designed the heels in And Just Like That.

It gives me immense joy that there’s a cat in the White House again. I wrote to the Clinton’s cat Socks as a kid and received an “autographed” photo as a reply. I’m tempted to send a letter to Willow on Oliver’s behalf.

Dusting off your passport in the next year or two? Consider adding Lisbon to your travel plans with my list of recommendations.

Bookmark this link for rewiring an old lamp for your next vintage find.

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Jessica Hamm
Hello there! I'm a first-time homeowner updating a 1920s house in Madison, Wisconsin. I have a penchant for travel and a love of costume jewelry.

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Our guest room wasn’t a design priority until la Our guest room wasn’t a design priority until late last year when we finally bought a bed, mattress, and a set of sheets. We used some of our own extra bedding (tucking in the generous overhang of our king blankets under the queen-sized mattress) and old bedside lamps from our bedroom: functional, but not quite the charming space I’d envisioned.
 
That started to change when I purchased the Popcorn Grid Coverlet from Schoolhouse — an item I’d been eyeing for years — plus some graphic floral pillows. Then came a bright blue round cushion and the sweetest Teig lamp, both generously gifted by Schoolhouse, and the room finally started to come together. You can shop my picks here: https://liketk.it/5f322

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Growing up in northern Wisconsin, lilacs always hi Growing up in northern Wisconsin, lilacs always hit peak bloom right around my birthday on May 30. My mom would fill a large crystal vase with fresh-cut stems, and their scent would waft through the house. 

Now that I live a few hours south and lilac season wraps up earlier, the blooms actually mark the start of my birthday month.

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Snapshots from the past week: • Spent quality t Snapshots from the past week:

• Spent quality time with my favorite cat

• Biked for Pacificos, chips and quac, and tacos at @bandit.tacos 

• Loved how the rain collected on the Lady’s Mantle I planted last year

• Dipped my toes (quite literally) into this year’s mesh shoe trend

• Snapped a lot of Lily content

• Drove home with a new lilac in the passenger seat
Finishing our guest room has been a focus of ours Finishing our guest room has been a focus of ours this year, and the cute Teig Lamp from Schoolhouse is such a charming addition to the space. It’s named for the German word for “dough,” which is perfect for its soft, petite shape.

Find this and the other Schoolhouse items we’re using in the space here: https://www.shopltk.com/explore/bedknobsandbaubles/posts/e01ae8c9-38af-11f0-b5c2-0242ac11000b

(The lamp and circle pillow were gifted. I purchased the other items.)

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Stripes, windowpane, floral, and a single polka do Stripes, windowpane, floral, and a single polka dot of bright blue to punctuate our guest room bedding. 

#guestroom #bedding #schoolhouseliving #schoolhouse #landsend #homedesign
I’m challenging myself to get through a backlog I’m challenging myself to get through a backlog of travel photos before we book our next trip. First up, photos of the gothic York Minster. I’m not religious in the slightest but I can’t resist stunning architecture and the opportunity to climb hundreds of cathedral stairs for a city view. This one only had a single rest stop about halfway up the flight of 275 steps for a closeup view of the flying buttresses — and a waiver you had to sign before your ascent to promise you’re healthy enough to make it.
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