My wariness of decorative items -- as mentioned in my last post -- extends to books, which might be an unusual stance for someone with a master's degree in Library & Information Science. But, having worked in three libraries, an illuminated manuscripts gallery and a rare books shop, I agree with the first law of [...]
I won't lie to you: I'm nearly as pleased with this post's title as I am with the items pictured below. This weekend I picked up three emery pillar candleholders from Crate & Barrel and then rounded out the half-dozen with three blogger-approved candleholders from CB2. (Manhattan Nest is surely responsible for moving some units for [...]
Happy new year to you all and welcome to new readers! Now that my subscriber count has surpassed 1,500 (thanks, everyone!) and we've rolled into 2013, I wanted to pause to do a DIY project round-up. Not necessarily comprehensive, just a visual introduction to what goes on around here. 1: Operation Obscurement: Window Film 2: [...]
A few months ago Design*Sponge posted a round-up of art scarves, including this awesome furoshiki from The Link Collective: Folded Paper Furoshiki designed by Lucinda Newton Dunn (Photo copyright: Link) Link says: "Furoshiki (風呂敷, fu-rosh-ki) is a type of traditional Japanese wrapping cloth. Each of our products has been hand printed in Japan, using traditional [...]
Lola is a bit of a pig when it comes to my houseplants, treating them as an all-you-can-eat salad bar. Adding plants to my hoard collection is a trial-and-error process: some plants he simply isn't interested in, others he gorges on until he pukes. Those are either relocated to my office (which is like a [...]
Project Palermo 