gilded ginkgo home & lifestyle

10/08/2025

Hutch game strong!!!

05/06/2025

It's been a while, friends.

I'm embracing today's dreary weather in Denver—we don't get much rain here, so the drizzle is a welcome seasonal change.

I've been thinking a lot about change, seasonal and otherwise. I think I'm a person who thrives on newness; it's a fun way to live, but it can make the day-to-day feel monotonous if I'm not motivated by something shiny and novel. I do think a big change is on the horizon in my life, just not sure how—or when or where.

I want to know—what's the latest change, big or small, you've made in your life?

- e

01/05/2023

Somehow Mabel makes it into every photo I take.

05/12/2022

Shelf styling is both fun and anxiety-inducing for me. It's tough to achieve a homogenous style without appearing too boring or curated.

I tend to design my shelves around my framed art that I'm using --- you'll see here that there's a good amount of green and gold in my decor items and trinkets, which comes straight from the art and frames that I've chosen.

What are your go-to items for styling shelves in your home? ✨

05/12/2022

Be honest with me and yourself here: Are you using an old candle as an ashtray?

If the answer is yes — and even if it isn’t — it’s high time to start buying and displaying smoking accessories that aren’t just functional, but attractive.

It’s high time to start buying and displaying smoking accessories that aren’t just functional, but attractive. Here are my three picks for places to find coffee-table-worthy bongs, pipe…

04/25/2022

I can get a little restless when it comes to the design of my home.
Switching up your wall art is a good way to scratch that itch without having to, you know, get your boyfriend to help you move the couch. Again.

One of the easiest ways to personalize and give a space purpose is to add art to the walls. In my book, “wall art” is anything from framed photos and paintings/prints to shelves and wal…

04/20/2022

If you can’t browse the physical aisles of secondhand stores — or if you aren’t a fan of having to pick through piles of junk to find treasures — then you should head to Instagram, where there are hundreds of accounts dedicated to reselling curated collections of thrifted treasures.

If you can’t browse the physical aisles of secondhand stores, then you should head to Instagram, where there are hundreds of accounts dedicated to reselling curated collections of thrifted tr…

04/19/2022

If you're anything like me, you're obsessed with Architectural Digest's Open Door home tours. Shay Mitchell's has been my favorite since it premiered in early 2020; here's why.

Mitchell’s taste is a glorious combination of Mediterranean and moody, eclectic modern styles.

04/14/2022

I’m legitimately at The Other Side Furniture Boutique every. single. weekend.

04/14/2022

Hi all. Emma here -- I wanted to share a little bit about what I've been working on in my free time lately. I've merged my love for writing and design to create an online home for me to share my projects, decor finds & advice and my general musings about interiors.

Not much has been posted yet, but stay tuned -- I've got some creative ideas and big plans. Love to you all.

An introduction. Hello, my friends. I’m Emma. You may know me in real life, or you may have just stumbled upon this blog thanks to social media. Either way, I’d like to thank you for joining me here as I begin a very new and very exciting journey tied to one of my greatest passions: home design ...