I don’t really do the placemat thing because I really like my clean, white pedestal table bare. But it wouldn’t be terribly difficult to persuade me into picking up a set of these Detailed Drawing Placemats just because.
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I fall in love with dinnerware more than I care to openly admit. But when it looks like art, surely it doesn’t count. Right? This set by Richard Ginori is stop you in your tracks stunning. {via oh joy eats}
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Most days here in Oklahoma are still partying in 90 degree weather, but this Pennsylvania girl is daydreaming about falling leaves, cozy sweaters, and fall picnics. Namely the kind that come armed with plenty of apple cider (as well as a trusty flask sidekick) and this Picnic Backpack. It’s stuffed with everything you could possibly need for four people – corkscrew, hardwood cutting board, cheese knife, wooden salt and pepper shakers, acrylic wine glasses, coordinating melamine plates, stainless steel flatware, cotton napkins,large picnic blanket, detachable wine holder and insulated cooler compartment. {via bltd}
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George Lee likens his design of Tie Tea to a boat tied up to the dock. No more losing the string of your tea bag in a mug of hot water.
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Bees have a natural geometry, did you know? The HIVE Honey Set was created to portray just that. Crafted from either clear or frosted blow molded glass, it comes with a dipper made from sustainably farmed Maine maple. One of the most well-designed vessels with a purpose that I’ve ever seen.
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I’d love to buy these Antique Silver Shakers from Pottery Barn and fashion a story about how I really bought them at a flea market somewhere off the beaten path. How they were at the very bottom of this old trunk and the seller didn’t even know they existed, so I got them for a steal. And some time later I found out they’d belonged to someone wonderful like Audrey Hepburn or the Queen of England. Something like that. Yeah. {via Brooklyn Limestone}
They say that cooking is an art, while baking is a science. I tend to lean towards the baking side of the spectrum, so being precise is big deal in my kitchen. Measurements, specific temperatures, baking soda versus baking powder. I love all of it. I’m a precise kind of girl by nature, really. Here are a few kitchen guides that have caught my eye lately.
Apron Guides. An entire apron full of useful information designed by John Caswell. Numeric conversions, cooking times for vegetables, roasting times for birds, freezing instructions, defrosting times, a cooking glossary and more right at your fingertips. And oriented so that you can pick up the hem in a pinch.
Cheat Sheet Placemat. A great way to teach kids to help out at the table. Or, if you’re like me, to teach yourself. Cotton and machine-washable for use time and time again. {via bltd}
Pastry Board. I’m currently trying to master the perfect pie crust, so the diameter measurements would greatly help me out and save lots of time. You can use the reverse side for chopping. It’s made from sustainable North American Birch, which makes you feel like you’re doing some good while getting a great product. {via design is mine}
It’s referred to as a cake stand, but I’m thinking this is more of a tiered server or fruit stand. In my world that means it’s really for collecting my rings and baubles upon my dresser. Don’t you love how it stacks together and still manages to look good? Me, too.
James Ward’s pen and ink illustrations had me with talking animals. {via Kitsune Noir}
The cone is usually my favorite part of the ice cream experience (with all that melty sweet ice cream inside – yum), but for these porcelain Sugar Cones by Virginia Sin I think I’ll make an exception.
