A picnic menu staple for decades, yup it’s pasta salad. But not the unappetizing kind covered in gobs of mayonnaise that makes you nervous whether it’s been out in the sun for too long. No sir, these twelve are the creative kind that will have everyone asking for the recipe.
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Botanic // Pink Pina Coladas // No Churn Mixed Berry Ice Cream // suflanda // Laurie Rubin // South Beach Beach Tent // Casey Leigh // Lace-Up Sandals // Adventures in Cooking // Rachel Comey // Dusty Rose Shibori-Dyed Napkins // Guilhermina Callala Cork Slides
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More good things coming to us by way of Australia, this time in the form of AURA by Tracie Ellis. High quality homewares inspired by years of global meandering, my favorites of which are the stoneware ceramics for the kitchen. With plenty of brights and pastels to choose from they’ll mix seamlessly with whatever you’ve already got going on in your cabinets.
Sage and Clare is my kind of boho – global treasures that are handmade, soulful, and eclectic. Husband and wife duo Chris and Phoebe’s passion for color, texture, and objects with heart comes through with every piece. Serious about ethical practices, they spend months every year working side by side with weavers, block printers, and screen printers to bring Sage and Clare designs to life.
Estella Chainstitch Cushion // Sakara Handwoven Bedspread // Friday Moroccan Tea Cup // Bowie Fringe Throw Over // Shashi Vintage Platter // Dreamy Fabric Garland
Posted In accessories, floors, furniture, house and home, living
The Alphabeta pendant lamp is a structural showstopper consisting of twenty-four different interchangeable spun-steel shades in eight different shapes – including various shaped bowls, cones, and tubes. It’s the world’s first digitally customizable pendant lamp with more than 10 billion possible combinations. When Alphabeta is displayed in groups it is likened to the letters of the alphabet forming words.
I despise the term shelfie, but I do love a well-styled set of shelves. I have three in my home that serve as both organizational epicenters and focal points. The built-in in my dining room (above) corrals favorite serving pieces and barware, along with a few other things like candleholders and glove molds. (Trays, party decor, and other odds and ends live in the cupboard underneath.) The freestanding set on wheels that resides in the kitchen holds most of my cookbooks, a collection of vases, and stacks of white dinnerware and glasses that I pull out for entertaining. And lastly, the shelves in my living room show off most of my books. (I want to get away from the organization by color, but haven’t been able to let go just yet!)
What’s your stance on shelves? Do you like them stacked full or sparse?
Michele Andersen via Apartment 34
Eve Wilson via The Design Files
Right now my two pups are my babies, and I really like spoiling them. Alyson Adams, owner of Filly Dog Co., designs and creates products that are definitely representative of Piper and Bebe’s unique personalities as well as my style. Methinks a pair of new colorful collars might be in order for their summer wardrobes!
Since Labor Day all I’ve wanted is to be sitting poolside, but it’s been cool and raining most days here in Pennsylvania. Pigro Felice‘s Modul’Air modular blow up system does double duty as outdoor furniture and pool float, so you can pull it in and out of the water to suit the mood and purpose.
(via Design Milk)
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Menswear label Askov Finlayson has teamed up with home goods company Hygge & West for a limited edition line of wallpaper. The collection consists of two designs, both inspired by Askov Finlayson founder, Eric Dayton’s, childhood memories of winter in Minnesota. The two designs are available in four colors, and every sheet is hand-screen-printed in the U.S.A. I love the organic look of both and would say this collaboration is quite the success!
