I’ve been on a pillow kick lately (can’t forget about Lyla Designs) and the end is nowhere in sight. With a tight budget and a hankering for home shopping, I’ve got to be creative. I can only paint so many walls. And so, enter the pillows. Scene: diffractionFIBER, my new Etsy find and coincidentally, my [...]
If it’s Mid-Century modern you dream of (and how can you not?) then look no further than Prague Kolektiv. I’ve know about this store for years ever since I passed by it on a window shopping spree in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn. I’ve yo-yo’d on sharing this golden kernel of knowledge with the world. [...]
I’ve had my eye on this Japanese charcoal water pitcher ever since I saw it in an issue of USAirways Magazine this past spring. Now, Design Within Reach is offering %15 off all accessories and the pitcher has been discounted from $85 to$72.25. According to the Design Within Reach site: Using Iouseki stones and Binchotan [...]
Yesterday, one of my favorite graphic designers, Joy Deangdeelert Cho, founder of Oh Joy! Studio and known for her amazing designs for Target and Urban Outfitters, released her newest blog, www.happyladyeats.com. This blog makes me hungry! You don’t want to miss this. PLUS her most recent quote is from the famed Philadelphia chef, Mark Vetri. [...]
Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting this cute store with my mother. They offer dozens of custom goods sewn by hand. The shop owner, Carli (Lyla is her dog) explained to us that all the work is done by her and her mother, which I LOVE! Bags, wallets, makeup cases, pillows…there’s so much [...]
While I’m always a proponent of homemade Halloween costumes, this Rocky Balboa costume from Toys R Us is pretty spot on! Plus, how did they find someone who looks exactly like Sylvester Stallone in 1980? It’s magical. If I were to do the costume home-style, I’d opt for the “Rocky in training” look. Get some [...]
A home made of Legos? A pear tree full of pears in the shape of Buddha? It doesn’t get any better (or wackier) than this compilation of some of the most incredible things on the internet. No, it’s not just a clever name. It’s the truth! www.incrediblethings.com
I’m just saying that if you don’t have you, you need one. It’s fantastic. Deer Head Door Knocker, $38 at UrbanOutfitters.com
Finding the perfect shower curtain can be one of the most frustrating endeavors. You can never find exactly what you want and you can’t understand why its such a difficult thing. But, none-the-less, shower curtain shopping always proves to frustrate. Today, I read about a website where you can customize your shower curtain with your [...]
I was excited to discover these great pulls at Lowes this week. Take a look at a few of my shots – my personal fave is the branch pull – totally chic and the price point couldn’t be better. All the pulls ranged from $1.50 to $4.50.