Gadi Gilan Presented by ACL x Cole, Rood & Haan Co. from Michael Williams on Vimeo.
Generally, I cringe when I hear people talk about living in a certain part of L.A. , S.F. {insert city here} 'before it was cool'. {pretentious much?} But, all is forgiven here, at Gadi Gilan's vintage American industrial lighting shop, 'B4 it was cool' on Houston street in NYC. His stock had me viewing this video over and over, pausing often, to soak in the fantastic-ness of it all. He has some great vintage stools, chairs and educational models as well.Monday, November 30, 2009
Thursday, November 26, 2009
pie

don your elastic waist bands, dig in and have a peaceful day of gratitude. i'm thankful for each of you.
xoxo
*M
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
visually delicious
One of each please......
I'm too cheap to pay the monthly membership fee over on Taigan's online shopping site, but it's a great looking site, filled with great window shopping from some of the finest boutiques around.


Tuesday, November 24, 2009
alessandra branca interview on the skirted round table
Roman born, she has the knowledge and genetic aesthetic that becomes clear as she discusses beautiful spaces that are meant to enhance a family's life, to be lived in. Her approach to design is full of life, color, texture and strength and the outcome is reflective of this. Enough of my going on and on..... listen for yourself.
And then go buy her beautiful new book not only because it's a treasure trove packed with glorious images and informative writing, but because ALL of the proceeds go to Inner City children's programs around the country. That's right %100 of the sales from the book go to helping children. Buy the book here.
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Monday, November 23, 2009
vevet & linen's Brickmaker's table give away - cast your vote!

Not easy. With such a wide variety of entries, the competition was stiff.
So, photo after photo, my top 5 kept changing. But finally I settled on five. After all of the submissions, Brooke created the list of the Top 10 choices. She has now opened the voting up to readers. You can enter your top 3 picks until November 29th. To see more of the final picks and cast your vote go here. Good Luck to those of you who entered!
it was colonol mustard and professor plum


No matter, this is a great example of how using a consistent palette can bring continuity to a small space.


The bedroom is a great example of using color and oversized graphic design to create personality and bluff character in a room. Throughout the space, there are both high-end details {such as the Madeline Weinrib carpet } mixed with dumpster dive or Ikea scores, painted yellow or white. Coverlet, sheets, House & Home; throw, Lucca; side tables, drapes, Ikea; lampshades, Eye Spy; bowl, Waterford Wedgwood; carpet, Madeline Weinrib; pillow, The Cross; wall colour, Iron Mountain (2134-30), Benjamin Moore.



great t.v. and open shelving in the galley kitchen. Countertop, Sticks & Stones; white dishes, House & Home; black china, Wedgwood; vase, bird, Quasi Modo; art, Canvas Gallery; TV, Festoon; rug, Madeline Weinrib.

Photography: Donna Griffith
Room design: Stacey Smithers
From Candian House and Home
Friday, November 20, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
::commune design::



commune design has some uniquely, commune-like wares for sale over on their recently updated site. Definitely worth a stop by.
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
pom pilot
Pom-poms are a great little embellishment to add to any package this time of year. I love the new candle line at Anthro. with a plush little trio of pom-poms topping off the lid.
You could buy these at any fabric store {Hart's fabric has a nice selection}, cutting them off of the gimp and gluing them in groups on top of packages, wrapped with some of the great papers available at Paper Source . Easy and elegant.







or for a less formal, you can make it yourself, using a bit of yarn. The yarn gives it a bit more of a retro DIY look, but still cute.


ready to get started? here's a great little pilot on how-to :: domestifluff
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
fashion's one big mobius strip-mall .
Well first of all, it was only recently that my friends and I were laughing and laughing hard, about being in our 20s and running around the Lower Haight wearing our uniform: cutoffs, black tights and 'shoots' i.e. shoe boots. "oh my god, can you believe we wore that???" It, literally brought us to tears we thought it so ridiculous.
And now look what went and happened. The 'shoots' are back. Only now they're more like shooties . and we're wearing them with skirts. And I love them again.
J.crew has these {yes, even the conservatively creative J.crew has chimed in on this look- I suspect most of their customers will be wearing them with a 'sensible slack', though } at about $265.00.
But honestly, it's a trend, so when you can find the same look {and I like the suede against an opaque tight better} for $25.00.....why not just scoop one up in every color and go for it.
and yes, someday we'll be laughing again hard. but in the mean time, it's a great updated look if you can work it.
spotted in milan....

found on a new favorite, fashion-on-the-street blog: 'all the pretty birds'
Monday, November 16, 2009
glowing review
Why didn't someone think of these ideas sooner?? Hable Construction's Glow in the dark bedding? come on, it's brilliant.
Joon & Jung's Bedskirt that, by day, looks ordinary while doing its job, catching dust bunnies and hiding boxes of out of season clothing or that errant shoe....
turns into a little, city sky line by night. Fabulously creative.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
coat du jour

The double breasted wool olga coat by red doll on etsy. Great for twirling.
I dare you
Would you could you? "Not I" said the fly. I would rather sit on the wall and watch something like this go down. I showed this series of spontaneous musicals to my girls yesterday and they begged me to help them do this. begged. me. Me of the, very self conscience when it comes to singing, to spontaneously, stand up in a crowded space and belt out a show tune about, lunch, napkins, fruit, whatever suits. They swore to me that they'd joined in. Knowing them, they'd chicken out and I'd be rushed off to the nearest hospital for observation.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Met Home:: from apartment dwelling beginnings to modern luxury living, ends

This presented the readers with a room done using a large budget, then duplicated using less expensive products- a smaller budget. Sometimes it was just a stylish piece of furniture or a great product, priced from the high to the low, flirting with us to spot the 'steal'. I believe this was one of the reasons for Met Home's success, it offered something for all of us. The rooms seemed achievable. Did you know that Met Home actually evolved from a, one issue, big page magazine called 'Apartment Ideas'?![]()
The issue was a special feature created by Better Homes and Gardens. So successful, was A.I., that over the next 10 years {'69- '79} it was renamed 'Apartment Life' and garnered huge growth in readership and advertisers.
The magazine focused on, of course, apartment living and DIY. Really sort of the Domino of its time. For once I can actually say I was too young to remember this, but I know I would have saved every copy. I found some copies for sale on ebay with a few shots of the magazine's innards
{unfortunately you're forced to look at some ebay sellers, rumpled faded sheets while you're at it- gross. have some people no shame? }
To hear more about this facinating evolution listen in this week as we discuss it on The Skirted Round Table. There's a great background interview with magazine veteran Tom Troland over at Ready Made on A.L.![]()
The high/low feature can still be found at pointclickhome.com
Monday, November 9, 2009
it's almost thanksgiving ~ are your holiday cards ready?
This is the time of year when I should be making arrangements to get my holiday cards in order. I have not. And probably won't get on it until the 11th hour. In the past, I've sent out 'Valentine Cards'. Mostly because I like to make my own cards. But also, I've actually convinced myself that people really appreciate them more, as it's been a month or so since they've received a festive photo of smiling kids to add to the bowl.
This year, I'm determined to get my act together and send my holiday cards out, oh, in the month of December.
Petite Alma who have some great cards this year, simple with fresh art and reasonably priced- a no brainer, making it the perfect system for me.![]()
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In an effort to get things rolling, I may surpass the hand made route and go directly to stationers,
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