Simple Fall Decor How to: Jeweled pumpkins, Glitter Gourds, Horns & Hides
It’s a parade of pumpkins at our house! Some are plush with real stems and dressed up with beautiful English brooches. While others… are all glitter & glitz! {Pier 1} I paired this sparkly gold number with an earthy wood base. I love the unexpected combo of earth & glam. In our...
Behind the Scenes of our 425 Magazine Fall Photo Shoot at Woodinville Lavender
How fun & fabulously FALLish is this quick behind the scenes I-phone snapshot of our 425 Magazine fall picnic photo shoot in the peaceful & beautiful fields at Woodinville Lavender! I can’t wait to see the talented Brooke Clark, of Studio B Portraits amazing images from our magically misty morning at this gorgeous lavender farm, tucked away in Woodinville,...
Falling for Fall
Fall is making its way into every corner of our home and I LOVE it! I’ve officially fallen for a season filled with earthy fall branches… flowers, in ridiculously rich fall colors & cool, repurposed containers. I picked this one up at a fall barn sale! Oh, and my vintage Villeroy & Boch plates...
Fall Breakfast ~ Irish Oatmeal
They had me at the packaging, seriously…Irish oatmeal, steel cut and in a super bronzy, pretty tin! It’s the REAL deal and it’s what’s for breakfast! We’re going old school. Forget the microwave. It doesn’t cook in an instant but boy, it is SO worth the extra few minutes! AND for me, it’s nostalgic. I...
Happy September!
We’ve turned another page on the calendar! Can you believe it’s SEPTEMBER? The FALL shift is underway at our house. Yours? It’s that time of year when I crave rich harvest colors, earthy extras and COMFORT food!!! While away on a trip to Walla Walla, “the guys” trimmed one of our Magnolia trees, ...
Thanksgiving Ornaments and Autumn Comes to the Lake
Fall w~i~n~d~s whip up the lake and have our Weeping Willows whirling. Autumn brushes up against our doors… as the last summer leaves of our glorious fig trees succumb to fall’s inevitable embrace. Our scrolled metal bench looks lonely sans summer pillows & pad but...
The GlamThanksgiving Table – Tiny Caramel & Glitter Dipped Pears in Minutes
Image Stefanie Knowlton Photography They’re a jewel of a fruit and soooo sweet. I’m talking about Seckel pears…the tiniest member of the pear fruit family. I picked them up at my local Metropolitan Market. They’re SO sweet, they’re called ‘sugar pears’. I love the yummy shades of maroon and green! They make a perfectly pretty...
Fall Inspiration from Girls’ Night In with Monica Hart at Metropolitan Market!
Stefanie Knowlton Photography Here it is!!! Our fabulous Girls’ Night In Fall Fête at Metropolitan Market Kirkland! A stylishly glam evening featuring the perfect mix of whimsy & sophistication! Tablescapes were filled with fresh, fun, feminine, F A L L inspired ideas pulled from the store tables and shelves…but that’s not all! ...
Girls’ Night In with Monica Hart at Metropolitan Market
Tonight is the night! The fall Fête! It’s Girls’ Night In at Metropolitan Market in Kirkland! So excited! Some VERY Pretty Pumpkins will be on parade! I’ve packed up a plethora of pumpkins and put them on display at Met Market for the ladies to peruse! From chalk painted to gilded to...
The Plush Pumpkin Patch
My plush little pumpkins are now nestled in Spanish moss and tucked into our oversized shell in the living room. This, thanks to a little #inspiration from a friend. {Thank you Janice!} It’s a pumpkin patch of sorts, in shades of white, taupe and pink. With a nod...
Girls Night In with Monica Hart at Metropolitan Market ~ Fall Fête
Mark your calendars for Thursday, October 24th! It’s the fall edition of Girls Night In with Monica Hart at Metropolitan Market Kirkland! The event is from 6pm to 8pm. Join me for fresh Autumn decor & tablescapes, complimentary wine tasting, fall bites & recipes! Tablescapes will be brimming with fall inspired ideas, from a...
Creating a Fall Harvest Welcome
It’s harvest time in our little apple orchard . Dozens of crisp apples from our columnar and espalier apple trees, ready to be picked, peeled and sliced for apple crisps, tarts… and perhaps a caramel apple or two. {LOVE} An inviting tray of the red, gold and green apples rests on our entry table at the...
Inspired by a love of beautiful, yet simple design, food and entertaining. Monica’s distinct approach led this former television news gal to create La Famiglia Design. 
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