Setting the Table
Holiday

Enter to Win $1,000 to HomeGoods! Our Children’s Tablescape Giveaway Ends Tomorrow

Updated 12/01/10 3:40 PM · Posted by LilSugar · 16 comments

Enter to Win $1,000 From HomeGoods and LilSugar!

This holiday season is all about the children's table! Spending a bit of time to create an attractive tablescape that will encourage kids to sit through the meal so mom can eat too is worth the effort. In the last month, we've showcased four fabulous designs on LilSugar. Two were created by Bob and Cortney Novogratz of SIXX Design and we created two of our own. Test your knowledge by taking Read more

Editor's Pick

Creative Interaction: The Art of Getting Kids to Sit at the Holiday Table

Updated 09/01/11 1:15 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Arts and Crafts Children's Table Design

Feed your children's bellies and their creativity with an interactive tablescape that will have them glued to their seats during holiday dinner. Inspired by Bob and Cortney Novogratz's kiddie tables, I planned this design as a blank canvas to inspire kids to open their mouths to eat and their minds to create! See my step-by-step guide to creating this whimsical look! If your fete is fancy, see my Read more

Editor's Pick

Sweeten the Holidays With a Shirley Temple Children's Table

Updated 11/23/10 2:15 PM · Posted by · 5 comments

Pictures of Shirley Temple Children's Table

Life doesn't get much sweeter than sipping on a Shirley Temple! Break out the grenadine and set your children up with a tablescape that will keep them seated during holiday dinner. Inspired by Bob and Cortney Novogratz's kiddie tables, I planned a decadent design to play on a tot's sweet tooth. See my step-by-step guide to creating this maraschino cherry colored look! And, head over to Read more

Holiday

Table Designs From the Novogratz Family of SIXX Design

Updated 11/18/10 1:17 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

Table Designs From the Novogratz Family of SIXX Design

No one knows how to keep a home more kid-friendly and high on design than Bob and Cortney Novogratz! This month the stylish couple will be creating two adult tablescapes exclusively for CasaSugar and they enlisted their seven children — Wolfgang (Wolfie), 13, Tallulah and Bellamy, 12, Breaker, 9, Five and Holleder (Holly), 5, and Major, 20 months old — to inspire two children's tables for Read more

Holiday

Setting the Table With the Novogratz Family of SIXX Design

Updated 11/15/10 5:24 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Table Designs From the Novogratz Family of SIXX Design 2010-11-02 06:00:50

No one knows how to keep a home more kid-friendly and high on design than Bob and Cortney Novogratz! This month the stylish couple will be creating two adult tablescapes exclusively for CasaSugar and they enlisted their seven children — Wolfgang (Wolfie), 13, Tallulah and Bellamy, 12, Breaker, 9, Five and Holleder (Holly), 5, and Major, 20 months old — to inspire two children's tables for Read more

Money

9 Ways to Earn Extra Cash When Money Is Tight

Updated 05/24/12 12:55 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Ways to Earn More Money

I'm sure everyone can do with a little more cash in their wallets. Here are some great suggestions by Wise Bread for you to make extra money. Even though I'm self-employed full-time, I'm always looking for new and exciting ways to make more money. Earlier this year, I wrote a Wise Bread post on websites that can help you earn extra cash. More recently, I came across a blog post on Zaarly titled, Read more

DIY

See How We Gave This Ikea Lampshade a Nautical Twist!

Updated 05/22/12 4:51 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

DIY Rope Lampshade

As part of our Styled by You $500 Giveaway with IKEA, Elka Karl and I have been thinking of ways to punch up basic Ikea products. You may have seen how I added block-printed ikat polka dots to this Asele lampshade ($15). Well, now I'm revisiting the same shade with an entirely different approach. Armed with some thin manila rope, a glue gun, and a Bran table lamp base ($20), I set out to create a Read more

Mother's Day

Casa Capsule: A Miami Kitchen Update, Mother's Day Gift Options, and Philippe Starck's New Design Hotel

Updated 05/12/12 10:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Casa Capsule Posts For Week of May 12, 2012

Take a tour of this Miami kitchen's rocking update. This classic country wedding is absolutely lovely. The lovely lilac inspired this roundup of lavender decor pieces perfect for Spring. There's still time to make one of these DIY Mother's Day gifts. Get some great ideas for eco flower arranging, perfect for Mother's Day. The flowering branches and table settings at this David Stark-designed Read more

community

OnSugar Blog: If the World Revolved Around Families . . .

Updated 05/07/12 3:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Kids in Restaurants

Lots of moms like to think out loud, and Jo Aaron is one of them. Here is one of the latest posts to her Mommy Brain blog. While innocently looking for a restaurant suggestion online the other day, I stumbled across an anti-parent, anti-child blog entry that just annoyed me. It was an angry (and narrow-minded, in my opinion) piece about how awful it is when this particular person has to dine with Read more

Inspiration

Traditional Elements Meet Whimsy in This Wonderful and Fun Ranch Wedding

Updated 05/04/12 4:54 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Alice in Wonderland Wedding Pictures

Here's a post from ShanDurRah from the CasaSugar Wedding Decor and DIYs group My now husband Andy and I are fascinated by the whimsical and by fantasy. We already had a beautiful setting at Calimigos Ranch in Malibu, CA, so it did not take much decorating to embellish it. All the invitations, programs, table numbers, and escort cards were DIYed by me. The lovely photography was done by Flutter Read more