#mhartlifestyle The Assistance League of the Eastside‘s Holiday Home Tour is just weeks away and I’m honored to once again deck the halls for this A M A Z I N G cause! If you live in my corner of the country, this is a must see holiday event! Our squad, led by...
#mhartlifestyle I call this Sunday soul food… earthy Chanterelle Mushrooms and fragrant freshly plucked garden parsley and thyme. My garden is packed with parsley right now. Gotta use it on the daily! This combo is the perfect Sunday light bite and a page straight out of my childhood. Back in the day, I...
#mhartlifestyle Now this is a nightmare of a Halloween CockTALE! Slurp! Oh yes, The Poe Pomegranate and Rosemary Smoked Martini drop is SMOKING hot! It’s inspired by the dark poetry of Edgar Allan himself and it’s a cocktail for ALL the senses. Wisps of chalky white vapors encircle the smoky gray vintage glass. The intoxicating scent...
#mhartlifestyle This morning I’m styling a festive yet seriously simple Halloween bar tray. A girls got to be ready when entertaining happens, right? So I pulled together simple bar touches like: a repurposed gin bottle turned floral vase with feathers and inexpensive fresh greens, a Halloween ornament carafe topper, mini bouquets, real and velvet pumpkins and...
#mhartlifestyle I’m always looking for quick and simple ways to add a little inexpensive panache to my gatherings and these Halloween ice cubes are so CHILL! Pardon the puns but they do the trick PLUS they’re a fun treat! The frosty All Hallows’ Eve creations are great for champagne cocktails or kids cups! ...
#mhartlifestyle A high wind storm is rolling toward the Seattle area and while most folks are stocking up on practical storm related supplies like batteries, candles, WATER… I am creating pretty fresh floral no carve pumpkins! Whaa? They have a word for this, denial. Or perhaps, I’m simply creating my kind of calm before the storm....
#mhartlifestyle On this crisp autumn day in the Pacific Northwest, I’m delighted to be taking my morning cappuccino here in our courtyard by the bluestone fountain I designed. However, this Autumnal scene has me anything but blue! Perhaps that is because our outdoor room is all dressed up for fall with a few simple touches...
#mhartlifestyle Ho Ho Holiday wreaths! Okay, I know we haven’t carved our pumpkins or turkeys yet… but this just can’t wait! So excited to tell you about our upcoming Wreath Making Workshop at the Washington Athletic Club in Seattle, open to all WAC members! On December 5th at 6 Pm,...
Something BRIGHT & beautiful to start your week! XXO,
Here’s a hauntingly pretty and super easy, layered Halloween dessert that ghosts and ghouls will go batty over! It’s a Halloween pudding parfait with panache! It’s a showy little dessert but it’s short on time {YAY} and long on looks because well…who has an abundance of time and who doesn’t love a good looking...
It’s an early morning Fall harvest in our Kitchen Garden and my French basket is packed with garden goodness! Ripe figs from the mini orchard and green apples plucked from our espaliers. Just a handful of string beans and a bag full of sugary ripe golden yellow and red tomatoes. ...
Check out these pretty in pink, fairy tale like marbleized pumpkins! They are so dreamy and easy to create! They are made with nail polish! I started with a real cream colored pumpkin and sprayed it white (optional). Once it dries, all you need is: nail polish, a stir stick and lukewarm water in a...
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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