Halle Smith

Writer, Editor and Content Strategist

Carmel, Indiana

I'm a strategic, quick, creative wordsmith with more than 20 years' experience in digital, magazine, news, advertising and marketing writing and editing. I specialize in travel, interior design and home remodeling stories.

Halle Smith

Writer, Editor and Content Strategist

Carmel, Indiana

Deck the Walls, Halls & Hulls: 10 Dazzling Holiday Light Displays
Bundle up and get outside to trip the light fantastic at one of these nighttime spectacles. Everything from English Tudors and a Victorian mansion to wooded trails and zoo train rails are bedecked in twinkling splendor. Watch your littles' eyes light up at these 10 lights displays, and then warm up with a cup of hot cocoa.
Red Tricycle Portland
Picks for Fall Fun
The Red Tricycle Portland writers give you the scoop on their favorite things to do with their families this fall. From pumpkin patches to coast camping, they're all over it.
Red Tricycle Portland
Mixology
The Cohen family's kitchen was big in all the wrong places. It had a lot of space, but much of it was wasted. See how designer Robin Fisher transformed the space with an interesting mix of finishes, and a whole lot of function.
Portrait of Portland
Design from a Global View
Julie Kirby loves to cook and entertain in her remodeled kitchen. A desire to make her home feel like a vacation inspired a major home renovation. The finished result? A "Julinese" spa-inspired paradise.
Portrait of Portland
Life at the Shore
Pacific City is off the beaten path compared with other Oregon beach towns like Seaside or Cannon Beach, but that's part of its appeal. Situated between the ocean, the Nestucca River, scenic Cape Kiwanda and a national wildlife refuge, Pacific City is one of nature's biggest playgrounds for outdoor adventurers. It's also a peaceful place for Jeanie and Michael Coates to find rest and relaxation at The Cottages at Cape Kiwanda.
Portrait of Portland
Staircase to Heaven
The Hammer and Hand design-and-renovation team adds a well lighted basement play area to a 1912 craftsman home.
Portland Tribune
Spirits in a Closet
Custom and modular: Wine lovers find it easy to build a modest-size cellar to fit their lifestyles and pocketbooks.
Portland Tribune
Follow Lewis & Clark to Adventure
See the West as the first explorers did. Follow in the footsteps of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and early pioneers through Missouri, Nebraska and North Dakota -- where the Wild West began. Viewing the breathtaking landscapes, preserved 19th century towns, Native American villages and historic sites dotting the trails, you'll see how these states paved the way for westward expansion.
Friendly Exchange

About

Halle Smith

I've been writing for as long as I've been reading, since age 4. Good stories always suck me in, whether it's a classic children's book, or a riveting piece of journalism. I love to craft stories about products, places, people and destinations.

I work by day as a copywriter and content strategist for a Fortune 500 company, and I specialize in web content and digital experiences.

Evenings and weekends, I write about fun things to do with my family, places to explore, restaurants to try, and gorgeous homes to drool over.

When I'm not writing about those things, I'm doing them, or else planning my next vacation.