It has been an obscenely long time since I posted. To say I've been busy with client work is an understatement, but I wasn't too busy to have the rare opportunity to observe this woman deliberate over the merits of my recently discarded tv stand. (It had been striped it of all its crafty charm prior to leaving it in the building's trash ... read more
I used to date a guy who never knew what day of the week it was or what date of the month or quite possibly what month we were presently living in. As someone who has built a career because I have an uncontrollable compulsion for detailed organization, I thought his inability to be aware of time was ludicrous. Until today when I showed up at ... read more
The past few days I have been continually impressed with the application of vintage, industrial and obscure items being fashioned into utilitarian & inspiring furnishings & accessories. These conference tables are located in quirky.com's NYC office designed by the architecture firm, Spector Group. Although I love the palette table base, ... read more
I found this can o' pumpkin stranded on the 'one man's trash is another man's treasure' shelf in the basement of my building. It was full & factory sealed at the time, but I was super obsessed with the one pie concept and the vintage graphics, so I had to take it. It remained in my cupboard until I needed to feed the puppy, Tater Tot a ... read more
Lately I've been motivated to start building lamps, light fixtures & chandeliers. Every random street cast off I spy gets careful consideration if it can be crafted into a light source. Of course I have yet to actually buy a lamp kit and create something brilliant, but I am tripping over the abundance of inspiration whether it is a wall ... read more
It will probably take longer for me to write this post than it took for me to create a sweet magnet board from a discarded cookie tin found on the trash pile my dogs were scouting as a potential toilet - that included bringing home & thoroughly cleaning. This cookie tin caught my eye as the *tempting* selection seemed so dated and it was - ... read more
I have been streamlining the lives of others in some capacity as long as I can recall. As the self-proclaimed chaos conqueror (actually I was bequeathed the moniker by a writer at Town & Country, I just kind of owned it) I am ruthless and unyielding at eliminating the clutter of others. While my own living space is neat, tidy and über ... read more
I have a client who moved into a darling one bedroom apartment dubbed "the club house". Her apartment is chock-a-block full of *interesting* architectural details that create quite the decorating dilemma. Most of these challenges will be documented in forth coming posts - do I know how to tantalize the reader or what? The first room to receive ... read more
