I’ll start by prefacing – I was not born and raised in the South, but it sure is where my heart has always been! I love the South, so much so that my boyfriend and I decided to drive 12 hours from Pennsylvania last summer to Charleston, SC to spend 72 hours there. We were in love with the idea of a historic charming coastal town (first time there!), and decided if we loved it, then that’s where we would move. Simple as pie. We do stuff on a whim people. Driving into Charleston was unimpressive – however after what seemed like a 100 mile stretch of horribly maintained highway, you suddenly are transported into this old brick-street line city. *My advice is to drive if possible – because you’ll want a car to get around, or fly in and rent. Either way you can’t walk from Island to Island..* We decided to stay at an Air BNB off King Street – the main drag. It was definitely the right choice because it was walking distance to almost everything we needed. We also snagged a killer deal ($80 a night!) by booking last minute. We were in a second story studio apartment, but trust me, the city is so beautiful, you will barely be in your quarters at all! We arrived Friday night and had reservations at a quaint french restaurant that I found online. We always starts things off easy the first night – but oh my gosh I didn’t realize we’d be […]
The Eclectic Me
Hey, I’m Katherine, so glad you found my blog! [ I also coined myself the queen of bohemian living – maybe that will stick one day? ] I decided to start this blog after years of being in the design field. I’m a professional interior design with a degree in Interior Architecture…but in design school I was always more excited to rummage thrift stores for vintage finds and redo my dorm room after class. I would also drink copious amounts of espresso to stay up all night painting furniture…aaaannddd nothing has changed folks. Fast forward a few years and I’m standing in my kitchen, ranting to my boyfriend (bless his heart) about my career. I was on my second glass of wine, sitting on the floor with my fur babe, Wilbur, just rambling on about how I just want to write about design. I had no doubts about my design ability – and my clients loved my work, but I needed more! I frankly didn’t care about “trends” and what paint color was in, because that wasn’t how I looked at design – I look at spaces as therapeutic experiences, and I wanted to create that for people…not just create pretty living rooms. I felt I had so much to share, and that I could help people create homes that fulfilled them too, or share life lessons that help them…and if nothing else I could give someone a good laugh, because my life is pretty crazy. I spent all my free time […]