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February 3, 2012
Lifestyle

Faux-rero Rochers and other Friday Favorites

I'm gearing up for our annual Super Bowl party this weekend, so my week's been busy planning our menu. I'm trying to get the perfect balance of comfort foods with style. A menu where manly meets chic. It's been tough.

By Taryn Williford
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February 1, 2012
Food

10 Second Bacon Butter

Want to make baked potatoes, corn, toast, eggs and nearly everything else in your home cooking repertoire taste better? Replace your regular butter with bacon butter. I tried this with dinner last night and it made a basic corn side

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January 30, 2012
Entertaining

Super Bowl Squares

The Super Bowl party is one of my favorite parties to plan. I don' have to worry about my spread looking chic or whether my frosting's peaks are stiff enough. All I need is nachos and wings. And beer. Lots of

By Taryn Williford
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January 27, 2012
Lifestyle

Unique Boutonnieres and other Friday Favorites

Somewhere in between taking down the Christmas tree and trying to stick to New Year's Resolutions, I've totally neglected this little corner of my world. So I'm making a new New Year's Resolution (that sounds silly) to post more often.

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December 20, 2011
Food

Amaretto-Soaked White Chocolate Cherries

Looking for something to keep you warm through winter? Here's a deceptively impressive dessert that will wow the crowd: amaretto-soaked cherries, dipped in white chocolate. Keep the kids away from these! They're flavorful, they're not too sweet, and they pack

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Welcome!

I’m Taryn Williford. I write about cleaning and living well as the Lifestyle Director at Apartment Therapy. You might also know me from the Pickle Factory Loft on Instagram. Other obsessions include: skincare, baking, koozies, plants and boy bands.

On Instagram

This morning’s theme is: Måneskin on the speake This morning’s theme is: Måneskin on the speaker, homemade chai latte, and sunshine.
Fresh from the storm: my first patio peony of the Fresh from the storm: my first patio peony of the season. 🌸🌿
Never been more ready to break into the bar tray o Never been more ready to break into the bar tray on this Friday night. Cheers to the weekend ✌️🥃
In the spring and summer, my kitchen turns into a In the spring and summer, my kitchen turns into a prism. ✨ I think I need a disco ball in here, non?
Hello welcome to my dining room that everyone thin Hello welcome to my dining room that everyone thinks is outside when they see pictures because it gets such good light. I do not take that for granted. Thank you, skylights. Not pictured: The zero closets (zero!!), two square feet of kitchen counter, and how you cant run away for alone time when you have a fight with your partner. This is loft life.
This is an old pic of my bedroom. We took this mir This is an old pic of my bedroom. We took this mirror down to have the exposed ducts replaced around Thanksgiving, and the mirror hasn’t gone back up. No reason, just purely out of energy to put this place back together. ⁣
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We’ll put it back together soon though. But in the meantime I’ve been getting dressed not based on how things look but how they feel. And that’s been strange but fun. I’m not sure I’ll keep it up when the stakes are higher than “someone I know might see me at the grocery store,” but it has felt spiritually good to not have a full length mirror for a while. ⁣
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I don’t know what the lesson here is, except when you’re decorating don’t get stuck on the way things have always been or the rules about what needs to go where. Move things. Remove things. See how it changes not just the way your space looks but the way your spirit feels. ✌️
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This morning’s theme is: Måneskin on the speake This morning’s theme is: Måneskin on the speaker, homemade chai latte, and sunshine.
Fresh from the storm: my first patio peony of the Fresh from the storm: my first patio peony of the season. 🌸🌿
Never been more ready to break into the bar tray o Never been more ready to break into the bar tray on this Friday night. Cheers to the weekend ✌️🥃
In the spring and summer, my kitchen turns into a In the spring and summer, my kitchen turns into a prism. ✨ I think I need a disco ball in here, non?
Hello welcome to my dining room that everyone thin Hello welcome to my dining room that everyone thinks is outside when they see pictures because it gets such good light. I do not take that for granted. Thank you, skylights. Not pictured: The zero closets (zero!!), two square feet of kitchen counter, and how you cant run away for alone time when you have a fight with your partner. This is loft life.
This is an old pic of my bedroom. We took this mir This is an old pic of my bedroom. We took this mirror down to have the exposed ducts replaced around Thanksgiving, and the mirror hasn’t gone back up. No reason, just purely out of energy to put this place back together. ⁣
⁣
We’ll put it back together soon though. But in the meantime I’ve been getting dressed not based on how things look but how they feel. And that’s been strange but fun. I’m not sure I’ll keep it up when the stakes are higher than “someone I know might see me at the grocery store,” but it has felt spiritually good to not have a full length mirror for a while. ⁣
⁣
I don’t know what the lesson here is, except when you’re decorating don’t get stuck on the way things have always been or the rules about what needs to go where. Move things. Remove things. See how it changes not just the way your space looks but the way your spirit feels. ✌️