I had the pleasure of hosting one of these parties in my home this past winter with The Secret Society, and everyone we invited had a fantastic evening! I myself suffer from a marked lack of the genes required for suspension of disbelief (unless it's a horror movie, which my brain will take as pure truth bombs + my immediate destiny). Despite this, I found myself enchanted with many of the magicians' acts at this fancy soiree. And our guests' party participation levels were downright magical!

Barn Doors are really hot right now. (I think Mugatu would agree.)

Check out designer Kim Gatto's magical idea of pairing live edge wood slabs with beautiful barn door hardware:

Chris Rogers is a painter and muralist in Austin, TX, and after one of his iconic graffiti murals at E. 12th and Chicon was recently painted over, he is back at it this month. The retail store who commissioned the new mural realized their mistake after community backlash to the unannounced literal whitewashing of the wall. After the community uproar, members of the East 12th Street Merchants Association spoke to the merchant, and she agreed to commission Chris to repaint a new mural.

When I bought my last home, I decided to rip out the tenant-destroyed, heavily-listing-to-one-side vanity from 1950 and replace it. I wanted something from the same era that reflected my eclectic style, on a DIY budget, and I wanted it in rose gold. I became slightly obsessed with this idea until it all came together one day with a successful used furniture Craigslist ping and a trip to Michaels and IKEA. Behold the rose gold custom paint job: