About Me

 Copy of Erg Armageddon

 

Diane Henkler  
From the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA    

inmyownstyle (at) gmail (dot) com

 

 

Quotation I Live By: “To invent you need a good imagination and a pile of junk”

   -Thomas Edison

 

First Piece Of Jewelry I Designed: A pair of earrings for my Barbie when I was 8.  I made them by cutting the tips off of the beaded end of straight pins.  The beaded end was like a post earring.  Once the pin was shortened I could pierce her ears with them.

 

Signature Flower: A mix of deep purple and lavender hydrangeas. I can’t get enough of them. I have them in baskets and vases in every room of my home and planted outside in my garden.

 

Favorite Place: Anywhere there is a view of water, the larger the body of water, the better. It could be standing on the bow of the Staten Island Ferry to lying on a beach or swinging on the swings that rim the Burlington, VT waterfront.

 

Married with Children:  Married my husband, Ed 26 years ago at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland

Most Prized Possessions:  Kelly and Mandy, my daughters.

 

Most Prized Material Possession: My first grade pencil case. It’s pink and the inside still smells like crayons and graphite.

 

What I Want To Be When I Grow Up:  After I graduated from The Fashion Institute of Technology I thought I wanted to be a product designer, but life took me on a different path and I ended up being a display designer.  Now I do both, during business hours I’m in display, after I enjoy creating beautiful, useful objects for myself, home, family and friends.

 

Favorite Inside Pastime: Watching old movies from the 40’s and 50’s,especially if they take place in NYC or during WW II and have Cary Grant, Doris Day, Rock Hudson, or Audrey Hepburn in them.

 

Favorite Outside PastimeSitting by above mentioned bodies of water, kayaking, swimming, riding bikes and hiking while on vacation with my family.

 

Music I Listen To When I Need A Lift: Coldplay, The Moody Blues, anything by John Williams. I also love the sound of church bells ringing in the distance and will stop and pull over to the side of the road just to hear them.

 

Places I Go When I Need Inspiration: The streets of NYC, public libraries, bookstores where you can read and have a cup of tea or a latte while you browse. Flea markets, magazines such as In-Style, Country Living, and my friend Karen Sacavage’s design studio/workroom.

 

Dislike: Amusement parks, I get really dizzy the minute I walk through the gate.

 

Still Want To Design: The perfect handbag. It would be a bit of “Audrey Hepburn” meets “Jane Goodall”.  A small black croc bag  that would have a long strap and lots of pockets for organization that would hold my camera, cellphone, sunglasses, keys, and lipstick and not look bulky.

 

Splurges: Travel and skin care products. 

 

Collect: Seashells, matchbooks, and colored pencils since I was a child.

 

If You Walked Into My House Right Now You Would Immediately Know:   I love Purple!

 

Proudest Moment: Getting my book, Instant Decorating published and demonstrating projects from it on TV

 

Surprising Fact:  I have an identical twin sister named, Carol. 

 

States I Have Lived In:  Pennsylvania, New York, California, Washington, North Carolina, and New Jersey 

 

Can’t Live Without: My Pilates Reformer and Lipstick!!!

{ 9 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Kim Johnson Gross 01/06/2010 at 10:10 am

Hi Diane, I just found your site because you mentioned how much you like the Chic Simple books that Jeff Stone and I created—thank you! I love your site—it feels like home to me. I enjoy how you share style and beauty in a calming manner. I have a new book coming out May 1 called What to Wear for the Rest of Your Life. I will be doing a book event in the Philadelphia area and would like to invite you when details are firmed up. All best, Kim Johnson Gross

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2 Emma 02/13/2010 at 8:20 am

Happy SITS Saturday Sharefest! Your site makes me want to write up a big old list of projects for myself. I’m really impressed!

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3 Danielle 03/07/2010 at 7:52 am

Hi Diane:
Your site is gorgeous. Just got here and can’t wait to really look around. I joined as a follower. Hope we can keep in touch!

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4 Sharon 03/08/2010 at 7:57 pm

Hi Diane! Just wanted to let you know that I haven’t forgotten to send you the list about plugins, I just haven’t gotten there yet… But hopefully this week!

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5 Suellen Golden 03/20/2010 at 11:41 pm

Hi Di!

Great site! Love it – you’ve done a really good thing for novices like me to find inspiration.

Love ya, miss ya,
Suellen

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6 Diane @ InMyOwnStyle 03/21/2010 at 10:20 am

Hi Suellen – Missing you too, it seems like last week that we were visiting you. It was 3 months ago – time really is flying by. Thanks for stopping by.

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7 Carol 03/27/2010 at 2:08 pm

Hi Diane!

Your hubby just told me about your website. Knowing you. I knew it would be fabulous!! After 15 yrs of being your neighbor and friend and seeing first hand how creative you are – I am glad everyone gets a chance to see what you are up to!!!
Miss you but you can be sure I will be following your site.

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8 cindy K 06/08/2010 at 11:51 am

Hi, I loved reading the information about your daughters , I can realte. Nice when they grow up as you still have them but as friends Also I love the retro blue desk and drawers you painted, very pretty. Nice work you create. I will checking in. Cindy

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9 Blessing 06/14/2010 at 5:31 pm

I’m a new follower (via google connect). Thanks for sharing your thoughts on your blog. Looks like i’ll be digging into archives. When you get a chance please stop over at Safe Home Happy Mom and follow us as well. Have a terrific week!

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