We love how a love of beautiful things can bring people together. Enter Katie, the NEO-traditionalist blogger (but she’s so much more!) who posts about fabulous design of all kinds—from bookends to beach towels—and offers her own assortment of fashionable flea-market finds to the mix (and those are for sale!) One look at her blog, and we knew we liked her.

Her most recent Monday posts have introduced readers to Plucky Pioneers, women “on the design frontier,” and we were both thrilled and honored to take part in the series. The interview questions were such fun, and we can’t thank her enough for asking us to be involved. Check out the interview, our cheat sheet of favorites, and Katie’s shop …if you love beautiful things, you’re sure to become a fan, too.