Lisa over at LUprints sent me a nice email about their charming textiles. LU is short for Lisa (Komuro) and Ulla (Clark) both from Pemberton, British Columbia. LU Prints strives to create fun and fresh linens and clothing for modern everyday living.
Their website calls their collections "A little spice for the kitchen and closet!" These seem a little closer to "sugar and spice" to me! Love 'em!
Eric over at Modern Self has been showcasing his great bathroom makeover project. His fabulous apartment was featured as part of Apartment Therapy's recent Smallest, Coolest contest. In this post, he showcases the amazing one of a kind striped walls in the bathroom. Thanks for sharing, Eric!
A little start-up furniture comany called Microsoft unveiled a new product today called "Surfaces". It's a computer as coffee table.
Click here to read the full story and watch the video in Popular Mechanics as well. I'm pretty sure that a computer clad home wouldn't be my thing.
What do you think?
We're finally finished! Today was the day that the WHDH crew came out to film me putting the final touches on this master bedroom makeover and also my clients' reactions. What fun! The finished segment will air in a couple of weeks (official date to come) and will also be available to view online.
Hi Linda,
I don't know, anyone out there have any suggestions?
I was debating whether to hold off posting this until the week of July 4th, but Boston has so much to offer, that you might be inspired to book now to be here on July 4th! While we have a somewhat deserved reputation for being staid and old-fashioned, we do know something about good old elegance. Which isn't too bad, after all!
This is the Oval Room - My parents wedding reception was held here in 1954
This is the Oak Room Bar - where we celebrated my parents 45th anniversary
The American Institute of Architects, celebrating their 150th anniversary this year, commissioned a Harris study of member architects and the general public to create a list of 150 of favorite buildings and other structures in the United States. Here are the top 5, plus a sampling of others...
#4 Thomas Jefferson Memorial
#10 - Vietnam War Memorial
#12 - Washington Monument
#60 - Thorncrown Chapel, Arkansas
#4 Web visitor favorite - Guggenheim Museum
# 5 Web visitor favorite - Golden Gate Bridge (also #5 in the main study)Looking for a snug little loft in the Chelsea section of New York City? Want something bigger? How about this lofty space - at a cool $7.5M, it's a 7,000 square foot, light filled contemporary dream. It's even pet friendly!
Get out your checkbook (real or imaginary) and click here.
I've been following a blog by Paul Brown and Alison Davis in the New York Times as this married couple goes about designing and building their dream vacation home on Anna Maria Island, Florida, on the Gulf of Mexico. It's both entertaining and highly frustrating to follow. For one, it's not really a blog - as it's not happening in real time. The land was purchased a couple of years ago and, as one might imagine, the process of hiring an architect and creating the design plan can be long and drawn out, with little happening on a daily basis. So, they've elected to "telescope" the process and create posts that feel like they are real-time, yet are actually recaps of what has apparently transpired.
It's almost like a reality tv show, but in written format. I give them credit for being willing to put it (almost) all out there. We see two high level, educated professionals (who own two homes already - one is in my town although I don't know the couple), make all the same thoughtless assumptions, leading to mistakes, as most people might. They've ended up with a too large house plan that is considerably (200%?) over their original budget, an architect who may or may not be listening to them, a builder who is putting up roadblocks and a tax code that has caught them up short. They seem befuddled by the process and clearly hadn't sufficiently worked out their personal needs and wants before diving in. It's a pretty good lecture on what not to do.
Anyway, I do think this will get more interesting once the building get's closer to happening. They claim they haven't broken ground yet and provide the actual address for people to check satellite images to confirm. Hopefully things will pick up before they lose their readership - there are a lot of irritated commenters following this project. Eventually, people may start to lose interest, which is something they should consider as they continue their posting.
Everyone who knows me knows that I'm a big fan of Martha's and there aren't too many crafts I haven't taken up at some point or another. The nooks and cranny's of my house are filled with Martha's soap making supplies, Martha's cookie decorating supplies and hordes of big-ass copper cookie cutters, not to mention Martha's books on decorating for the holidays and home organization. I should own stock... oh, I did own stock. (note the past tense).
Anyhow, I was just at Michaels Arts and Crafts in Hanover, MA and was perusing the display of Martha Stewart: Crafts products. Actually, there wasn't much product left on the shelves; it was pretty well picked over. I commented to the sales lady that the products must be very popular, given the depleted inventory and she concurred. She said the only problem is that their in-store coupons can't be used on these products, so it's been a bit confusing to buyers.
Generally, I'm not a big fan of craft kits that come practically finished with only simple assembly required (unless you're under 6 or over 86). I think it's important to be able to put one's own stamp on a handmade item. It's kind of like making a packaged cake with ready-made icing. Still tasty, still "made by hand", still wonderful, but not truly original.
These aren't too bad:
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