Category: DESIGN & Inspiration
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You may have seen the post I did on Barb Blair's vintage business, Knack Studios, back in May. She's in an incredibly inspirational co-op in a lovely flatiron building in Greenville, South Carolina. Also in that same building is Art & Light owned by Teresa Roche. It's a gallery featuring local art and hand made…
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The glamorous Jeanine Hays of AphroChic had my petite famille over for a delectable dinner ce soir, along with her sweet and suave husband. Merci Jeanine for a wonderful evening. Say hello to kitty for Marcel 🙂 If you haven't seen her beautiful design blog yet, go now!!
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This is your chance to have your fab entryway included on the House Beautiful web site. You can see examples of the entryways of eight different designers on page 46 of the July issue. Send your photo and a short paragraph describing your design to: sendus@housebeautiful.com ~Have fun! I love storage that's…
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Stick with me here. It's a tangled yarn. This has been a morning where the message is "outsider art". First I went to "visit" Victoria over at sfgirlbybay and she had this excellent post on the film Beautiful Losers, a documentary about underground American artists (still trying to find out how to see it). Then…
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Below is a copy of an interview with Tricia Guild from British Homes & Gardens Magazine (May 2006) entitled Tricia Guild's Dream Room. Note* I've updated a few of her pieces that are no longer available, replacing them with comparable ones in her more recent collection. What would you choose for storage? "I would have…
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I’m overdue in shining a light on Barbara Blair of Knack Studios, the princess of furniture pimp! Happily we discovered each other online, complete with a six degrees of separation twist. Her style is undeniable and her workspace enviable! From her inspired studio in a flatiron building in Greenville, South Carolina, Barb transforms pieces that…
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This past week marked the start of the 4th Annual Design on a Dime Benefit for Housing Works, presented by Real Simple Magazine. 30 of the nations top designers donated their time and talent for this charitable event — co-chaired by Maggie Gyllenhaal (one of my faves!), designer James Huniford and Real Simple’s managing editor…
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I saw Victoria's lovely post about Amy Butler fabrics on sfgirlbybay and it reminded me that I wanted to share the beautiful pouch that Katherine (Spool Queen) gave me… She embroiders her logo on the inside. She also makes booties, hats and more… Have a browse in her Etsy shop. Merci beaucoup Katherine (pictured below)…
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Actually, I discovered Emma Cassi, a French artist living in London, on Design*Sponge, among many places lately. Grace featured her home in D*Sponge's Sneek Peeks. She's an interior stylist and prop maestra… and jewelry designer, these are beaded lace bracelets… Check out her beautiful blog. And her beautiful boy, Antonin!
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I had the sweetest surprise the other day. A woman who had been reading my blog drove "over the hill" from Santa Cruz bearing a homemade gift (see above). Her name is Stacey Costello and she is a self-proclaimed paper fanatic. She makes the most delicate and whimsical vintage flavored paper boxes and botanical artwork.…
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