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{today I love… California wedding invitations!}

Today I’m filling in over at the haystack needle, sharing some of my favorite California wedding invitations while Jen is spending some time out in San Francisco (lucky girl!). Read more...

before & after basics: stripping furniture

hello friends! this is  barb blair from knack, where i transform furniture on a weekly basis and love every minute of it. i opened knack studio about three years ago, but have been painting furniture for the past 8 years. in that time period there have been numerous creative experiences, which ultimately led to my passion for transformation and all things “furniture”. Read more...

Past, Present and Future by Cath Conroy…

(the following post was written and photographed by (blog)house guest Cath Conroy…) I have a confession to make. I am one of those people who perpetually lives life in the past or future. Like most humans I have a tendency to focus on where I’m going rather than where I am right now. My partner* on the other hand is content to while away an entire day lying in the grass, staring at the sky and thinking of nothing but cloud gazing. He is the poster child for Eckhardt Tolle. Read more...

Todd's 'Unbuildable' Modern Home House Call

Name: Todd Location: Overland Park — Kansas City, Kansas I found a corner infill lot in an already established neighborhood on the edge of a 40' ravine. People thought the lot was pretty much unbuildable so it set for years. I came across the lot and decided I could build up and make it work. I ended up building a 3 story modern home with a rooftop deck overlooking the ravine with downtown views. Read more...

Summer Blues: Color-Inspired Entertaining

I'm still waiting for my invitation to Diddy's next White Party. In the meantime I think I'll host a party of my own, right here right now. It's a blue party, and you're all invited. Maybe it'll be a pool party, Palm Springs style, with chic gals in retro bikinis and Sinatra-hot guys sipping martinis. Sky and aqua meet pink and black for a swinging shindig. Just add water for a guaranteed good time. Or maybe it'll be just us girls. Read more...

Faucets & Fixtures: Blanco Purus I Kitchen Faucet

I have to admit I wasn't unhappy when my 15-year-old pull-out faucet suffered an irreparable leak earlier this year, precipitating the need for a new faucet. After an extensive search, I settled on the Blanco Purus I Series Single-Handled Kitchen Faucet with sidespray (and a lifetime warranty), available at eFaucets for $471. I'm happy to report that in addition to being aesthetically pleasing, the faucet works beautifully. Read more...

Cereal Box Marble Run

I give Joel Henriques two swissmiss thumbs up for this simple and beautiful rainy weather kids activity idea: Build a marble run out of a cereal box. What I especially love is that he made sketch first, then started building. See the step by step instructions here. Read more...

Charlatan, Martyr, Hustler

I remember seeing Joey Roth’s Charlatan, Martyr, Hustler graphic in the 48 Magazine and loved it. Happy to learn that Joey now offers it as a beautiful 11″x17″ print. Read more...

Roessler Caquelon

It’s so totally not Fondue season here in NYC, but still, I am drooling over this Fondue Caquelon by Swiss Roessler Porcelain. In fact, I want the entire Heidi Collection. Read more...

Inspired By: Photographer Petra van Raaij

I love the gorgeous visual storytelling of photographer Petra van Raaij.  Her entire portfolio is packed full of soft and airy inspiration.  I also really like the images in her collection of personal pieces (which seem to have been taken with a vintage camera).  So pretty! It is all worth a lovely meander through her work, so pop on over for a visit right here.  Just a word to the wise, there is a tad of moderate nudity in her body of work. Read more...

ballpoint drawings.

With a name like Butt Johnson, you almost have to be an artist, yes?Link:  BUTT JOHNSONShare: Read more...

When All Else Fails, Sharpie! The Art of Heike Weber

We all have had the "what to do with my floor" conundrum. Do I add a rug? Install hardwood floors? How about polished concrete? I could go on and on, but I think it's safe to bet that the last solution that came to anyone's mind was permanent marker. Read more...

Good Ways for Couples to Share Food Responsibilities?

Q: How do couples share responsibilities for food in a relationship? I get the sense that my boyfriend expects me to be almost 100% responsible — yet he eats three times as much as I do. I love to cook and share, but spending $20 each night on dinner adds up to something unaffordable over the long term. I don't know how to broach the subject without hurting feelings. Read more...

Avoiding the Post Vacation Blues

I recently read an article about a troubling reality: vacation doesn't actually make us happier. It's an interesting concept, because maybe we just feel happier while we're on vacation, but immediately digress back to our original unhappiness the minute we step foot in our homes. Maybe there's something we can do to help deal with those crap-I'm-home-now blues. Read more...

before & after: lauren & nick’s chair + jennie’s chandelier

sometimes there’s nothing quite like a good makeunder: taking something that has been decorated, painted, or bulked up somehow and stripping it down to a simpler, purer state. Read more...

Filmkonst Magazine

Filmkonst (filmk) March 1998 Simple but beautiful cover for the now defunct Swedish magazine Filmkonst. (via things to look at) —– Also available for your viewing pleasure: Icographic Journal, Classic Film Stills, Enjoy this post?  Sign up for our tasty free grain edit RSS feed. Read more...

Jura Chrome Toaster

The Swiss Jura Chrome Toaster is one of the items I regret having given away when I moved to NYC. It’s a beauty of a toaster. I love its analog on/off button and that you have to move the handle down to flip the toaster. Read more...

positive posters

Positive Posters wants to give graphic designers an outlet to create freely, and to use their skills to inspire, challenge and make a positive difference in a non-commercial way. Positive Posters was founded in 2009 by graphic designer Nick Hallam. It’s an non-profit international poster competition run by a group of volunteers based in Melbourne, Australia. The competition is held annually between July and October. Read more...

Back Home

After a three week stay in the swiss alps, I am back in the studio. Our Switzerland stay was absolutely fantastic, but I admit that I loved coming home to Brooklyn. While I’ll miss the soothing cowbell sounds, the amazing tap water, the luxurious houseswap house we stayed in and all that yummy Bratwurst, I am simply *happy* to be back in my beloved NYC. I apologize for the lack of posts over the past two weeks. Read more...

We’ve Got An Announcement: Freebie Winner!

Another announcement: you guys are quite the recently/currently pregnant bunch (amongst other newsworthy things). We loved reading all of the announcements you “typed at the top of your lungs” on this week’s giveaway from The Paper Cafe and Take Note! Designs. Perhaps some of you would like to make your baby/moving/birthday/holiday/all-other announcements on paper? Even well-designed paper at that? Well, now you can. Read more...

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