See the UK On Ten Dollars a Month 13 Aug 2013 | 07:41 am

My Inner Voice: Explain to your readers where you've been. Me: I've been in England. My Inner Voice: No, you haven't. Me: But I kind of have. My Inner Voice: No, Lisa. You actually in point of fac...

How To Live Glamorously 29 Jul 2013 | 12:28 pm

Ten Life-Changing Lessons You Can Learn from Good Design 17 Jul 2013 | 02:30 am

Good design is powerful. An artfully arranged tablescape can feel profoundly satisfying. A certain color or pattern can make your heart skip a beat. A beautiful room can make you feel that all is righ...

Festive Food with Lucy Lean 9 Jul 2013 | 08:12 pm

My friend Lucy is one of those people who turn everything they touch into fun, so when she invited us over for dinner and fireworks last Thursday, I said yes before she even finished asking the questi...

Pinch Me Now 2 Jul 2013 | 11:14 pm

A huge thank you to journalist Susan Michals for including me in her article on five up-and-coming female LA artists -- I am speechless and truly honored! To read the article, click HERE.

Oh, To Be Cold Again 2 Jul 2013 | 03:47 pm

What's the weather been like where you are? Here in Los Angeles, we've been enduring our first real hot spell of the summer. By ten am, the air is dense with heat and if you're ill-disposed to the sun...

Culture Potato 24 Jun 2013 | 12:10 pm

Is it possible to increase the amount of adventure, exoticism and sophistication in your life while barely stirring from a supine position? Why yes it is. On June 7th, I handed in my manuscript to m...

Large Was His Bounty, and His Soul Sincere* 20 Jun 2013 | 11:38 am

(Lisa Borgnes Giramonti, 6/19/13. Artwork made on computer with Bamboo Splash.) *Title taken from "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" by Thomas Gray, 1751.

Are You Brave Enough to Fail? 3 Jun 2013 | 07:07 pm

“They fully embraced vulnerability. They believed that what made them vulnerable made them beautiful. They didn’t talk about vulnerability being comfortable, nor did they really talk about it being...

The Well-Layered Room, Redux 21 May 2013 | 01:10 am

Editor's Note: This post originally appeared on March 29th, 2010. When you enter a well-layered room, you feel it. It welcomes you graciously and fills your senses with texture and color and vitality...