talula’s garden

Chestnut Hill Ice Festival

It is no secret that we at Tallulah & Bird love Philadelphia.  It is also no secret that Chestnut Hill is one of our very favorite of the many awesome Philadelphia neighborhoods.  This little village is one of a kind and we feel so very lucky to live and work...

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Good Tidings Of Great Joy; 2017

Good Tidings Of Great Joy; 2017

Composing this gathering is one of my true pleasures of  every year. I cling tight to those I love and this evening is a way for me to show each and every one of them how grateful I am to have them in my life.  Sweet smelling greens, twinkling lights, tiny treasures...

The Chestnut Hill Beer Garden: Market at the Fareway

The Chestnut Hill Beer Garden: Market at the Fareway

There is something undefinable about the way an environment can soothe the soul and induce relaxation. The Chestnut Hill Beer Garden was designed to do just that. Enter through the garden door; a stunning antique from India and find the loveliness nestled in front of...

The Art of the Find

The Art of the Find

Digging for treasures. Seeing possibilities in what has been passed by. Adaptive Reuse. The reimagining of the most prosaic. The perfect piece of loveliness, just how it is. Never will this grow old.....never does it feel like a job. The Art of the Find. No better...

Good Tidings Of Great Joy – 2016

Good Tidings Of Great Joy – 2016

Every year at this time I am overflowing with a cacophony of my own stories in my own head. Nostalgia has always been a deeply conflicting emotion for me, riddled with both joy and sadness. Feeling the pain of lost loved ones is really just feeling their imprint on...

Philadelphia Urban Farmhouse

Philadelphia Urban Farmhouse

We love all the interior design work that we do, but this one in Philadelphia is one of our favorites. The client really trusted us to transform the space in to something very special and we think that the results are just that! The master bedroom space was several...

Little By Little, The Bird Builds its Nest…………..

Little By Little, The Bird Builds its Nest…………..

A garden has always been a sanctuary for me, a respite, a place to refuel. I love the art of applying interior design principles to create outdoor living spaces enhanced by the beauty of a flower, a delicate fern, a tree; all invitations for the honey bees and the...

Unbirthday Dinner

Unbirthday Dinner

I just celebrated another birthday.  The number of times I was asked if I feel differently or if I was depressed was the only part of adding another year that diffused the joy that I am still here, surrounded by those I love and embracing life with all that I have....