November 17, 2011
Scholten + Baijings
Looks like we have a theme today! Geometrics are moving into the bedroom with Scholten & Baijings’ bright and angular duvet and pillow covers.
Posted In accents, house and home
November 16, 2011
Color Dipped Mugs
Poketo can do no wrong in my eyes, I mean just LOOK at these classy color dipped mugs! Yowza.
Posted In house and home, kitchen
November 14, 2011
Snow Globes
I love a good snow globe, sign me up for the tree and owl please!
Posted In accessories, christmas, holidays, house and home
November 14, 2011
Turntable Kitchen
I’m all kinds of in love with the notion behind Turntable Kitchen. Music! Cooking! Vinyl! Recipes!
San Francisco couple Kasey and Matthew started connecting good and music on their site with hand-selected recipes and musical pairing, and recently they began offering up a Pairings Box. It’s a curated food and music discovery experience delivered to your door, you can either order by the month or subscribe. Fab concept, no? My favorite part is that the music shows up on vinyl. Maybe, just maybe, this is the perfect gift for the foodie/music lover in your life.
PS: Don’t miss their backlog of stellar mixtapes!
Posted In gifts, music, recipes
November 11, 2011
Happy Weekend
PHOTO: nikolinelr
01/ definitely making these DIY urchin starburst sculptures
02/ and these crazy looking concrete bookends, too
03/ learn how to make Momofuku’s cereal milk!
04/ loving this abstract cat quilt
05/ a slick Movember calendar
06/ Girl Scout cookie flavored lip balms – WHAT?!
07/ turn your stove burners into art
November 9, 2011
Harabu House
Harabu House – a name derived from Sanskrit – was launched in 2010. Since then they’ve been full of globally chic offerings that are stylish and eco-friendly solutions to everyday living. Where possible they strive to find sustainable products, which provide economic, social and environmental benefits to the artisans who create them. I love a company that does good! Harabu House’s range of finds are innovative, beautiful, modern and perfect for your home. And with the holidays literally just around the corner they just might be a perfect fit for your gift list!
Check out a few of my favorites above: Reclaimed Wood Salt + Pepper Shakers, Gold Finish Coffee Spoon, Mar Y Sol Opal Clutch, and the Swedish Breadboard.
This is a sponsored post, however all opinions and editorial content are my own.
Posted In house and home, sponsored post
November 8, 2011
Storm King
Adonai by Alexander Liberman
This past Sunday CMYBacon and I headed up to Storm King Art Center in Mountainville, NY via a tour bus full of hipsters and outlet mall shoppers. And boy, was it worth it. I can’t begin to imagine a more perfect fall day to galavant around the 500 acre sculpture garden, the skies were bright blue and the leaves were a million colors. It was that in between temperature where you’re not quite sure whether a sweater is enough, or maybe you need a jacket.
Spheres by Grace Knowlton
After conquering the fantastic outdoor cafe (all locally sourced, organic fare), we took off with the idea to catch the tram for an overall look at the place. But then we kept walking. And then just a little bit further. And a little more.
Endless Column by Tal Streeter
Iliad by Alexander Liberman
Storm King Wall by Andy Goldsworthy
After thoroughly investigating the Normandy-style museum building – and deciding we’d be perfectly okay with living there – we finally made our way to the 40 minute tram ride to investigate the far-reaching bits of the property. (Psst… can you spot the couple making out in the photo above?!)
Stream: A Folded Drawing by Stephen Talasnik
Mirror Fence by Alyson Shotz
One of my favorite pieces, I loved the distorted perspective.
Five Swords by Alexander Calder
The light was insane, and all of our photos either turned out dramatic and awesome completely whited out.
Mon Pere, Mon Pere by Mark di Suvero
My favorite shot of the day, the sun perfectly blocked out by the sculpture.
Untitled by Robert Grosvenor
My favorite piece, it took everything I had not to walk over it like a bridge!
The Arch by Alexander Calder
I almost had the equivalent of a second major in art history during college, so seeing all of these pieces I’d only ever spied on pages of books was a dream.
The area got hit pretty hard during last weekend freak October snowstorm, and lots of branches were down. There were even fields that still had flashes of snow. Which when melted leads to mud. Check out my shoes the morning of waiting at Port Authority and post-gallavanting. Luckily Martin was a good sport! I definitely recommend making a day of visiting Storm King if you’re ever in the area, you can thank me later.
Posted In create, sculpture, travel
November 7, 2011
Coloured Handblown Glasses
I want these bright beauties everywhere: holding pens on my desk, organizing makeup brushes in the bathroom, and full of water next to my bed.
Posted In accessories, house and home
November 1, 2011
DIY Pixel Art
Sometimes creative adventures don’t turn out the way you’d hoped and find themselves in the trash, other times there are happy accidents. Such is this DIY pixel art project from Wit & Whistle. Amanda created this blown out pixelated piece from a photo of Iceland, can’t wait to make my own!
Posted In make it