Here’s what we’re into this weekend

What we’re reading:

These tips on how to read more (check out my earlier reading lists here and here for book recs)

An East Hampton renovation for a family focused on entertaining and hosting

Clashing colors, bold design, and surrealist-inspired decor are a few of this year’s biggest trends

Have you mastered this Instagram pose? Speaking of, the creator of the “baby giraffe pose,” Eva Chen, is one of my favorites to follow on Instagram these days (her stories are the best). Check out this article on how she landed a fashion dream job for the platform.

This piece on Andy Cohen’s updated Bravo greenrooms are swoonworthy

This week on the blog:

Picnic essentials: packing your perfect picnic basket

Gifting guide: what to bring your host, hostess, or new homeowner

What we’re listening to:

Currently loving the She Said / She Said podcast

What we’re looking forward to

The Fun House at the National Building Museum

Checking out these gardens in DC that are absolutely stunning right now

Our favorites:

Hillwood Museum’s weekly #FlowerFriday on Twitter

These Amanda Lindroth wicker-wrapped hurricanes (here and here) and raffia-wrapped glasses

Parrots on a raffia perch on these Mercedes Salazar candlesticks that are just too fun

This bath soak from Goop

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