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Feeling Decorous
You’ve probably noticed that I am a bit obsessed with the design of the Art Deco period (c.1908 to 1935). Continue reading
Etsomnia™ Volume XLIX: Death by Bedazzling
Translation: OMG! Glitter!
Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.)
For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
©RiesingsRockers
Extreme Seating
Photo credit Calazans Estudio
Brazilian design brothers Fernando and Humberto Campana clearly don’t lack a sense of humor. Continue reading
Etsomnia™ Volume XLIII: Not the Brightest Bulbs
When it comes to lamps (and everything else), cherubs are almost always a bad idea. Even the dog looks disgusted.
Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.)
Mid-Century Marvelous Offer
Guess what? The artist responsible for today’s beautiful thing is not only talented, but generous, too! Jan has offered up two free A3 (11×14″) prints of your choosing to one lucky winner! Here are the rules:
1. Click on the Handz Etsy store.
2. Browse the beautiful artwork.
3. List your two favorites in the comments on this post.I will put the names of the “contestants” into a hat, and pick the lucky winner!
Thanks, Jan!
Gorgeous Grayscale
York Wallcoverings’ Peek-a-Boo Picture Gallery Wallpaper. AllModern
When I happened upon this beautiful wallpaper, it sent me down a black, white, & gray rabbit hole. Continue reading
Give It a Rest
As distressing as the big pointy bird canopy is, it’s the giant, scary bird feet that really freak me out.
“I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.” Eleanor Roosevelt
Metal Heads
Salmon Studios LLC
Salmon Studios describes what they do as “Psycho-organic metal sculpture.” Continue reading
Architectural Digest Home Design Show 2015 – Exhibitors Roundup
Marretti Stairs
Last night I posted about the DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS) Dining by Design exhibition. Today, as promised, I want to share with you a few of the exhibitors that really stood out for me at the Architectural Digest Home Design Show. The rest can be seen in my Flickr album starting here. Continue reading
DIFFA Delivers!
Photo by: Marion Curtis/Starpix
(Sorry. I know it’s late. I was out having fun.) I told you this morning how excited I was to be going to the Architectural Digest Home Design Show, and I’m happy to report that the show did not disappoint.
Interior Design Adventure!
Meet the Nugget
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My Mind is In the Toilet
“Excuse me, agate go to the bathroom.”
You’re welcome.
We share our island with the corporate headquarters of Call-a-Head Corp., the “We’re number 1 at number 2” people. So suffice to say we spend some time thinking about bathroomy stuff.
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Down the Rabbit Hole!
Sir John Tenniel’s Illustration from Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”
Well, make me small and call me Alice!
Infinitesimal Apartment Living
©Kitoko Studio
Costumes for Appliances!
Mondrian fridge wrap ©Vinyl Revolution
Welcome to the magical world of fridge decals! Continue reading
Walls of Voodoo
©The Internet
I have long had a bias against wallpaper. Continue reading
I Didn’t Even Know Stalinesque Was a Design Style
©Andrea Wyner for The New York Times
“I decided I wanted to design the apartment in the style of a senior bureaucrat of the early Stalin period,” said the owner, antiques dealer Sergei Bobovnikov, 47. Continue reading
My OBT 