The challenge: photograph one color for a month. The results: nowhere near a photo a day featuring the color blue, but almost photo a day of still lifes. By taking more purposeful photographs on a more regular basis I'm well on way to achieving one of my New Year's resolutions: continue to improve photography skills. Today's the last day of January, so my last day of purposefully shooting the color blue. Tomorrow is February and I'm on to the color red. How are you doing with your New Year's Resolutions? Bon Apetit! Eden   Credits: All images taken by Eden Hensley Silverstein for The Road to the Good Life.

A few weeks ago a bunch of our friends headed down to the British Virgin Islands to go sailing. As we're dining with two of them tonight, all I've been thinking of lately is sailing away. Today's shoe pick and outfit have a fun nautical look. The Finds: Laundry Sun Hat, Ink Blot/Daisy, Shelli Segal, $68 ; Fair Trade Bead Bracelets, Set of 3, $14.98 ; Striped Adette Dress, True Navy/Prosecco, Kate Spade, $498 ; Norah Large Satchel, Canyon (pictured), Lemon, Indian Elephant, Black, Tory Burch, $525 ; Colourcode Platform Pumps, Yellow/White (pictured), Natural/Dark Natural, Light Gold, Green/Navy Leather, Blue/Red Leather, Black/White Leather, Nine West, $89 Too many stripes? Or just enough? Ciao Bella! Eden   Credits: All images taken by their respective sellers: Kate Spade NY , Nine West , Nordstrom , Organic Stores , and Tory Burch . Collage created by Eden Hensley Silverstein for The Road to the Good Life.

As with color, I believe an accent or two of type can add personality to a space. In our apartment, we have two paintings that include type, one in our living room and another in our kitchen. The Finds (top clockwise) : 11 1/2" x 11 1/8" A-Z Letterpress Collage, $85 , Top Block Type ; 18" x 18" Typewriter Series Pillow Cover, $32 ; My Adobe Cottage , Faux Metal Letter, $8 , Turnbow Designs ; Alphabet Decals, $46 , Tasty Suite ; Typewriter Keys Vinyl Decals, $25 , Street Wall Icing . Offerings from five Etsy sellers caught my attention this week for variation in texture, weight, and nods to old manual typewriters. The letterpress collage from Top Block Type reminded me of the screened fabric that my mom had designed; she had chosen a warm palette with browns, reds, and oranges. While her design was two dimensional, I really like the textures of this collage. The alphabet decals from Tasty Suite have similar sense of texture for me with the varying font weights. I...

Shopping for baby is not as easy as just popping into your neighborhood Baby Emporium. This makes creating a baby registry more complicated than it needs be. Curious as to why? Pick up a copy of Baby Bargains and page through it. You'll quickly find that the Good, Better, and Best picks for individual baby needs aren't available in the same place. The Finds (far left clockwise) : Nest by El Greco, Solid Maple, $699 , Rating: A; Naturepedic Waterproof Fitted Crib Pad 52" x 28", $59 ; 2 - Quickzip Crib Sheet Sets, Ecru, $32.99 ; 2 - QuickZip Zipper Sheets, Sage, $16.99 ea.; Innerspring Crib Mattress 52" x 27" x 5" by Restwell, $199 ; Naturepedic Organic Cotton Contoured Changing Pad 33" x 16.5" x 4", $99 ; 3 - Naturepedic Contoured Changing Pad Covers 33" x 16.4" x 4" $29 ea.; 2 - Marquisette Swaddling Blanket, Lavender with Mocha Mod Circles, $15 ea.; 2 - Marquisette Swaddling Blanket, Lavender with Mocha Mod Circles, ...

Technology surrounds us. We use it every day without thinking. Yet, rarely do we stop and think about its effect on us. Today I consider how I view technology and how I perceive it being viewed by others.   This reflection was spurred by a friend asking the following question: For you, what does it mean to be an active technologist who started in the Web 1.0 era? Here's my answer to that question.

This weekend I assembled key items from Gates nursery that represented the color palette I had in mind for her nursery. I snapped a photo, manipulated true black and the midtones, and then generated a palette using the Color Palette Generator by Jeff Minard. One color that's noticeably absent from a little girl's nursery is pink. While I love pink and pink was a secondary color in our wedding palette, I don't want Gates enveloped in a pink cocoon. Note that pink wasn't always reserved just for girls, in 1918, the trade recommended pink for boys and blue for girls: “ The generally accepted rule is pink for the boys, and blue for the girls. The reason is that pink, being a more decided and stronger color, is more suitable for the boy, while blue, which is more delicate and dainty, is prettier for the girl. ” Source: Smithsonian Magazine How did you chose the colors for your child's nursery? Ciao Bella! Eden   Credits: All images taken by Eden Hensley Silverstein for...

I'm still excited about Mad Men's return, so today's font is retro. To find my pick, I took inspiration from 1960s print advertisements , specifically a 1963 Heublein Cocktails advertisement photographed by Darren Mcgavin. Kelmscott Roman was designed by Nick's Fonts and is available for personal use from Font Squirrel. Happy Designing! Eden   Credits: All images taken by Eden Hensley Silverstein for The Road to the Good Life.