One day, I dream of a little tiny modern house in the woods…
Nick and I often daydream about our little cabin in the woods that we’d love to own someday. I’m not sure how this obsession started necessarily, but it grew over time with vacations to places like Eagles Mere, PA; Jackson Hole, WY; Maine; Hudson, NY; and Bear Mountain. The little modern pre-fab that we want...
Upholstery Project Update + Living Room Mood Board
After a lot of searching, I finally settled on a fabric for the upholstery project. It’s a pattern called “Wired” by Studio Bon. Here’s a pic of it. It’s the scarlett color way on a linen ground. And here’s a mood board showing how the living room will come together once it’s all complete. It’s...
Way to show your Brooklyn pride
Some people buy a t-shirt. Others…build a mini-replica of the Brooklyn Bridge as a garden fence to enclose their tree on the sidewalk. I don’t know about you, but I’m dying to actually meet this person. I’ll bet they’re either realllly cool…or at the very least have verrry entertaining stories. Also note the attention to...
First re-upholstery project: There’s a first time for everything…
I’ve always wanted to learn how to re-upholster furniture. It all started with a sofa that we had when I was a kid that was super(!) comfy, but so ugly you wouldn’t believe. (As a side note, she tried reupholstering it years later and actually managed to make it even uglier. It was later relegated...
Loving Linus…
…and no, not the one with the blanket. The one with two wheels. Last weekend, I got a new bike, and I absolutely LOVE it!!! It’s a Linus Dutchie 3. After a trip to Denmark several years ago, I’ve been in love with this style commuter bike. Wearing a skirt and sandals + biking =...
Pics of the new apartment
At long last, I’ve quit being so lazy and taken some photos of our new apartment. Well, actually…I’ve just been enjoying living here so much that it’s not quite laziness as it is absent-mindedness. At any rate, here are some pics of the new digs here in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. This is the reading nook...
Brooklyn Apartment Tour: Amy Chin
This is our friend (and fabulous prop stylist) Amy Chin’s apartment. It’s delightful, no? She’s quite a talented prop stylist. And Nick took these lovely photos of her place today. I couldn’t help but share them with you. Lovely. Sigh. UPDATE: I forgot to tell you this, but do any of you recognize a little...
Apartment Update
Things are finally coming together around here… You can see (below) which bare-bulb light fixture that we ended up going with. It’s the “Defiance” fixture from Schoolhouse Electric. I can’t even tell you how much we love it too by the way. It’s black enamel, and looks great with an oblong edison light bulb....
Let it snow…let it snow…let it snow.
Well, the weather outside is frightful… (We didn’t write that, I swear.) But the fire is so delightful… But since we’ve no place to go… Let it snow…let it snow…let it snow!! Today was possibly the best snow day, I’ve ever had. Complete with Scrabble, homemade soup, and our first fire in our very own...
Apartment Kitchen Update
The difference between living in your own house and living in an apartment is pretty big. For example, what I would choose to upgrade my kitchen with vs. what the landlord chooses to use is vastly different. Neither of us are fans of granite countertops…however, never one to look a gift-horse in the mouth, we’re...
The Beauty of the Bulb: Light bulb-exposing industrial lighting trend
I love my cfl’s for the sole purpose of saving energy costs, don’t get me wrong…but I hate the light quality that they produce. Therefore I’ve relegated them to use in our reading lights, lamps with patterned shades [to help disguise the light color], and any overhead lights with frosted glass shades. So with that...
Settling into the place…
Well, it’s after Thanksgiving now and we’re finally starting to settle in. Things feel kind of homey, although not totally perfect. Here’s a bit of what things are shaping up like so far. This is what we’re referring to as our “Christmas Tree.” I mean…hey, the lights are in the shape of a cone, and...
