My OBT

What if you spent every day looking for One Beautiful Thing?


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Etsomnia™ 110: Hell’s Kitchen

This is a kitchen angel dish towel. She's meant to keep your kitchen safe, presumably from people with taste.

This is a kitchen angel dish towel. She’s meant to keep your kitchen safe, presumably by warding off people with taste.

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.)

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Architectural Digest Home Design Show 2015 – Exhibitors Roundup

Marretti Stairs

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