west elm Archives – Christiann Koepke

St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital is known for their work and compassionate care for children. I was more than honored to plan an event that would benefit their work. For the second year West Elm held a benefit dinner for …

There are many ways to approach holiday and tree decoration, and I’m here to make sure you have options : ). Preferences can be based on taste, the size of a living room, or the limited amount of time in …

It’s the time of year where holidays are starting to creep up on us at every turn. Halloween is quickly approaching, and with it being right in the middle of the week, I wanted to plan a party with …

Every season and what I call the “In-Between seasons”, brings inspiration to my life. The change in colors and weather lights my creative fire. The last season of the year is special because it includes multiple festive holidays and allows …

My new space is everything I’d hoped it would be; bright, airy, light and just stunning in the simplest way. In searching the Portland market for my new abode earlier this Spring, I knew I wanted to be in the …

It’s been a wild week so far as I’ve been working on wrapping up last week’s Scratch Session (which was such a success, recap coming soon on the journal!) and then onto next week’s Secret Supper! It’s the first of …