Gem Mirror

I’d probably hang this beauty of a mirror horizontally above my fireplace. A little girly, a little art deco, a lot coveted.

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A Good List

It hasn’t taken me long to realize that freelancing requires a completely different sort of organization than my old 9-to-5. I’ve always been a big list-maker, but now it’s even more imperative that I have things in order and prioritized. I really like Mateo Ilasco’s To-Do List and Weekly Notepads, they’re well-designed and organized and perfect for this new path in my life.

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Nesting Steel Shot Cups

Loving the smart industrial design behind these nesting steel shot cups from Wintercheck Factory. Yes they’re meant for alcohol, but just think of everything you could use them for in between benders! I’m already plotting who’ll be the lucky soul to receive a set come the holidays.

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Oink

Possibly the best take on a piggy bank I’ve ever seen, Oink reimagines the classic with two large slots for nostrils and corked plugs for ears. The slots make depositing your earnings a breeze, while the corks let you remove your hard earned cash without breaking the bank (pun intended). (via Design Milk)

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Happy Weekend

PHOTO: Hilda Grahnat

01/ digging the latest incarnation of this desktop wallpaper project
02/ a very well executed video series about studying abroad
03/ I Heart New York
04/ interested in this letterpress collaboration, Friends With Benefits
05/ some mad genius deep-fried Babybel
06/ abandoned Victorian houses made out of LEGOS
07/ inbook charging stations for your iPod + iPhone
08/ another recharged desktop collaboration series from Shanna Murray

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State Fair Magnets

I’m sort of completely into animal figurines lately, I trolled the dollar bins are Target for weeks looking for some to spray paint gold. I love these state fair magnets, they’d look completely unobtrusive on my white fridge. You know, for farm animal busts.

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Autumnal Libations

 

The arrival of fall makes me want to drink in a completely different way than summer, it’s a fact. Summer’s cocktails are all about patios and feeling refreshed and bathing suits. Fall’s cocktails are more along the lines of comfort, relief, and battening down the hatches for winter’s arrival. Here are a few that should help ease you into shorter days and longer nights. Click on the image to be taken to the cocktail recipe source.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Pantone Xmas Balls

Yes, it’s only the early stages of October. And yes, Pantone is everywhere these days. But I couldn’t resist sharing these ornaments because really, how great would these look on a tree, my fellow design nerds?

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Happy Weekend

PHOTO: Jena Coray

01/ gorgeous color block scarves
02/ whoa, this apartment is intense in a great way
03/ beautiful light paintings of dinosaur skeletons
04/ coveting this zig zag shift dress
05/ pumpkin cocktails with a punch
06/ in lust with this convertible teak pool table
07/ such a great idea, use scarves to make curtains!
08/ make a DIY Kelly Wearstler-inspired scarf

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