For the love of maps…
I’ve always been a sucker for maps, and thankfully so is Nick. So I was thrilled to find this gem on Fab.com just now. It’s a World Map from These Are Things. Also, I love to save money, and it was 30% off the normal retail price. Woot woot!! Now hopefully our apartment survives Hurricane...
Fab.com invites – early access
Do you want to sign up for great daily design deals on fab.com? Here’s a signup link! It’s invite-only for now…”Membership is free, but numbers are limited.” I’m a sucker for sites like One Kings Lane, Rue La La and Gilt City…so of course I want to see what Fab.com has to offer when they...
Bargain hunting for rugs…again
As you may know, I’ve often extolled the virtues of purchasing rugs on eBay. We’ve gotten a number of rugs there including this 1920′s Izmir runner. I’ve been looking for just the right one for awhile now, and couldn’t ever afford one (especially an old one). The “right one” constituted being super long, narrow enough...
We’re playing rug roulette over here at our house
Yesterday, a friend and I hit up a few yard sales in the suburbs and I was lucky enough to score a gorgeous 9×14 Persian rug from a doctor and his wife that are down-sizing from their suburban mansion to a Center City condo. It was one of those classic moments at a yard sale,...
Crafty Flea Market-find Upholstery
I’m intrigued. I’ll admit it. The jury is out on whether or not I’d actually style my own home with any of these though. I’ve got to hand it to the people at REcreate, they’ve taken crafty furniture to the next level though. See all their upholstery here.
Iron Bed Love, Part 1
Okay…a little back story: N’s family just gave us a set of king size mattresses. Woohoo! Big upgrade, right?! We were certainly excited, and after years without an actual bed frame we decided this might be a good impetus to get us to focus our decorating attentions on the master bedroom. (You’ve noticed I’ve never...
Trip to the junk store + dining room pics
Yesterday while being out enjoying Fall, we happened along a little junk store that had a treasure trove of goodness. We got 8 paint-by-numbers, a new 50′s side chair and two mounted plush animal heads (not shown). Since we hung the artwork up in the dining room, I thought it would be worth showing pics...
Relaxing on the front porch…
We just got new [to us] wicker porch furniture from craigslist at a super bargain price! The nap the boys and I just enjoyed on it was absolutely wonderful. Man, enjoying a nap in a cool summer breeze is THE BEST! (Also, I’m becoming obsessed with Craigslist again. Now if only I could just sell...
Ebay for rugs? Who would have thought?!
Some of you may already realize that you can find amazing rug deals on ebay, but I had no idea until just last week. Rugs are one of those things that many of us need/want, but it never ceases to amaze me just how expensive they are. Well, seeing as how I’ve been looking for...
Clear glass has never looked so beautiful
(via Elle Decoration SA) There are so many things I love about this photo. First, I love the simplicity of it as a product shot. It’s hard to make clear glass look beautiful, but this shot does it wonderfully. But mostly I love that designer Thomas Kral manages to create something stunning out of something...
The $100 house
While watching 20/20 on Friday night, we saw a piece about a small town east of Detroit that’s in the center of the housing crisis. Houses here are totally abandoned and going for cheap. It’s exciting to me though that there are some pioneers that are willing to move in and rehabilitate it. And they’re...
Playing catch up
I haven’t had a lot of time to post anything lately, so this post is going to play catch up to get you up to speed on where we are at the moment with all things house-related. Here goes in short order: I never showed pictures of the final framed versions of the vintage Cuban...
