IKEA + ArtRebels = BRAKIG.
IKEA’s 2013 limited edition collection, TRENDIG, is just now becoming available in the US, but we have another one to look forward too soon: BRÅKIG. And ohhhh, it’s good. Lots of pale wood and bright...
View ArticleSociety6 “In Flux” bedroom + workspace lookbooks!
Last week I mentioned that I had styled a couple of rooms for the new Society6 lookbooks. They’re up now! I’ve never done anything like this before, and it was a real challenge. They asked me to pick...
View ArticleCrazily-discounted Pia Wallen Cross blanket!
This has to be a FAST post because I’m running out the door, but I just wanted to give you a heads-up that the FULL SIZE (63×95″), large Pia Wallen Cross blanket (with which you know I’m obsessed) is...
View ArticleSkandicrush, the Scandinavian subscription box!
There are a million different monthly subscription boxes out there—ones for dogs, for people with curly hair, for cosmetics junkies, for craft project lovers, and so on. I have never subscribed to one,...
View ArticleSmall Business Saturday® + Etsy + YOU!
I’ve been supporting Small Business Saturday (that’s the day after Black Friday, of course—this year it’ll fall on November 29th) for as long as I’ve known it’s a thing, and for many years now I’ve...
View ArticleDot & co.
I recently discovered Australian ceramist Jane Kelsey and her line, Dot & co., thanks to a friend who tagged me in one of her Instagram photos. I am smitten. I had planned to include a couple of...
View ArticleTiny plus-sign sheets from Target!
In my last post, I mentioned having bought a queen-size mattress for the new apartment. Knowing that we were going to be making that upgrade, I bought new sheets a couple of months in advance. A...
View ArticleNice new stuff coming to IKEA in February!
Yesterday I took a peek at all of the new things coming to IKEA next month (some of these things have been available in Europe for a while, but we’re slow to get new stuff here in the US sometimes),...
View ArticlePretty things on my Etsy wishlist, plus sign edition.
✚ Medicine Cabinet from Habitables This sweet medicine cabinet reminds me of the one I painted for my own bathroom years ago—only much nicer. The size is perfect, and I love that the cross is a...
View ArticleChairish: Covet + buy…or sell. (And a giveaway!)
Sometime late last year, I heard about a new site for buying and selling furniture called Chairish. The idea behind Chairish is that you can shop for pre-loved, pre-owned (OK, used) furnishings without...
View ArticleNew tea towels from Cotton & Flax.
Without fail, every time Erin from Cotton & Flax releases a new design, I want it. I already own several Cotton & Flax tea towels (Brushstroke, Black Plus and this limited edition beauty), and...
View ArticleThe Art Shop at Chairish: My collection. (And a giveaway!)
Around this time last year, I put together a collection of furniture and housewares for sale through Chairish. Since then, Chairish has grown to include a pretty mind-bogglingly impressive selection of...
View ArticleFeeling prickly: The Cactus Album.
I don’t know if it’s because of the time I recently spent in Marfa with Daniel, or it has to do with all of the still-living (!) plants in my apartment, but lately I can’t get enough of cactuses....
View ArticlePia Wallen Cross blanket…in Camel!
Oh, hello there. Aren’t you beautiful? My love of Pia Wallén’s Cross/Crux blankets runs deep, and it has not lessened at all over the years. Every time a new color is introduced, I want it. I’d love...
View ArticleComposition book print.
I have a feeling this is one of those things that everyone was into five years ago and that I’m just discovering now, but I’m suddenly digging black-and-white composition book prints. What set me off...
View ArticleThe most perfect paper clips.
It’s been pretty gray and dreary in New York this week (Why is it 55° in June??), and I was yawning around my office drinking my second cup of coffee this morning when an email from Areaware popped up...
View ArticleWishlist: Indoor pots and planters.
NYC-based plant design/delivery service The Sill runs one of my favorite Instagram accounts, a great collection of primarily indoor plant inspiration photos. I hadn’t checked out their blog until...
View ArticleWishlist: Clutches.
To be totally honest, I never use the word “clutch” to describe “a slim, flat handbag without handles or a strap.” To me, “clutch” is what a baby sloth does to a stuffed giraffe. Or it’s a part of a...
View ArticleMy new favorite shoes are on sale!
Just a quick PSA: I noticed last night that my new favorite shoes (see post from last month), Clarks “Hotel Image” in Cotton, are on sale right now for a pretty sizable discount—$80, down from $130....
View ArticleThings with cats on them.
June 25th was supposedly “Take Your Cat to Work Day,” a terrible idea if I ever heard one (well, unless you work in a bodega), and my ever-fashionable friend John came in to the office wearing this...
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