Someday I’m going to need a house with many, many rooms in order to accommodate the massive light fixture collection I hope to acquire! My latest crush is on the Hicks Pendant. In my mind’s eye this one would be headed for the bathroom or a nice, longish hallway where I could line up a few in a row. Lovely!
“If your eyes like it, your heart will love it,” says the designer of these rice and feed bags, who employs disabled and disadvantaged villagers in Cambodia to handcraft each colorful piece. Available in laundry bags and wastebasket versions.
I, for one, love them. The cause is just one more reason to buy one. Or ten.
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I haven’t gone on a picnic in years which is really sad. But I only like them when they’re well-planned and thought out and that takes, well, time. I’m thinking that these little DIY oilcloth placemats that hold both your silverware and napkin might give me the excuse I need to head out to the closest park and share some food with the ants! Check out the full tutorial to make a set of your own.
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I’m really into retro-style kitchenwares lately, so this Cafe Style Coffee for One is right up my alley. The top half is a french press that is capable of brewing both coffee or tea one cup at a time. It’s available in ten different colors, but I’m really digging this aqua version.
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I adore little bowls and dishes in which I can gather and assemble all my collected crap. And I mean that in the most loving of ways. Really.
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For some reason I’ve always wanted to own a citrus juicer like this one. I’d set it proudly upon my counter with my Kitchen-Aid mixer and Cuisinart coffee maker and call it a day. Now it seems like at least the first part of that equation is in my budget. I’m loving the color and style of this little guy. And surprise, surprise – it’s from Martha’s Collection.
I confess. I went through my Pottery Barn phase just like everyone else. There, I’ve said it! I’ll also admit that I still receive their seasonal catalogues in the mail and am rarely interested in more than one item I see there. So when I cracked open PB’s summer issue I wasn’t expecting to see much that piqued my interests. Surprised is an understatement – I found something on almost every. single. page. Is this a new dawn of design for Pottery Barn?
1. Library Swivel Desk Chair
2. Nash Pendant
3. Priscilla Daybed
4. Architect’s Table Lamp
5. Morrow Chair
6. Santiago Lamps
7. Ada Side Table
8. Porter Pendant
9. French Metal Cafe Chair
10. Jackson Table Lamp
11. Metal File Cabinets
12. Caylie Bedside Table
Loving the Moroso chair by designer Tokujin Yoshioka. What a beautiful way to put scraps of fabric to good use. And can you say “patience”?
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I’m in a major lamp lovin’ phase as of late and this is my favorite of my favorites: the Ceramic Rise & Fall Lamp. Some of you may have noticed this little gem in the last issue of Domino. It caught my eye and there was no going back. You can control the height of the lamp and the concentration of light by adjusting the pulley system. This one’s going to need to be mine at some point.
Since I consider myself somewhat of a fortune cookie aficionado, these porcelain versions of the crispy treat caught my eye. They’d look great piled in a bowl as a centerpiece or as place-card holders. Just don’t try to crack one open because there aren’t any actual fortunes inside!