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
Perhaps pinterest should be to blame - I am consumed with the desire to trade in my reliable, albeit boring billy for a new quirkier bookcase. Being totally obsessed with need, everything I saw at the Brooklyn Flea had potential no matter how farfetched. If the price was right, the vintage soda pop in-store display would have been riding the ... read more
I have definitely documented my moments of procrastination, but today proved to be exceptional. Not only was I procrastinating from preparing all the actual work I need to accomplish, it was my procrastination's procrastination that propelled today's post. Knowing my new NARS lip glosses were hanging out in an unadorned recycled tomato paste can ... read more
Have you ever been in someone's home and everything looks amazing, yet there is one piece of furniture that seems out of place with the others and you think, why wouldn't they just replace it? That's how I felt about this black halogen floor lamp. It has been the visual bane of my residential existence for over 20yrs, however the blinding bright ... read more
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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
Earlier this week I succumbed to the plea for a crafter's how-to spray paint which outlines the basic steps to successfully avoid painting with a brush and achieve a flawless finish. Today's post is a follow-up consisting of suggestions and advice that I have amassed from years of being under the influence of aerosol paint inhalants. helpful ... 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
Recently I have been installing a slew of jewelry display walls for my female clientèle. Although not all pieces are works of art, but by hanging them on the wall, you can: see what you ALREADY own streamline your dressing routine protect from potential damage - tangles & knots mix & match creatively show off what you ... read more
