nativity

love this Alexander Girard/House Industries nativity set totally out of my price range, but great nonetheless. Available for $420 through Heath.

light up

I’m totally digging this light-up black-ocean globe: although I’d paint the base bright pink. Really, how hot would that be? Replogle Orion 12-inch Diam. Tabletop Globe, $84.99

shower curtains

One of my next projects in our house is to give the bathroom a mini-facelift – a new storage solution, possibly a new paint job (again!,) and replace our shower curtain with a non-PVC one. Right now we’re leaning towards this: um, yeah, as seen on HGTV apparently. I like the simple white-on-white pattern, and [...]

pillows

this weekend my friend Lyssa and I turned this: into these: (like always, click on the photos to see them larger) In the process I finally learned how to sew french seams, and it turns out – they’re not that hard!

quill mirror

I think this could be pretty fantastic in the right space: porcupine quills are fun, right?

green

the bar cart got a new look today (see previous incarnations here and here): also, check out that stack of fabric – that’s only part of the stash I picked up from Purl Patchwork when I was in New York. (Yes, I flew in with an empty suitcase.) And no, it’s not all for me, [...]

Saffron Marigold

I got an e-mail from Anisha at Saffron Marigold this morning, telling me about their hand-crafted block-printed textiles. I love these pillow cases, and am thinking that we might have to get some of them for the window seats at the beach house. ps. check out the photo illustrated explanation of their process here, it’s [...]

it also keeps the kitchen much warmer

I’m managing to get some projects done that have been on the back burner for far too long. Example 1- this weekend I finally got around to sewing this noren for our (doorless) kitchen doorway. Now it’s much less – welcome to my house, and check out the messy kitchen, and much more – welcome [...]

green

I really love these pillows from William Sonoma Home. Bright spring greens are really calling my name these days.

blue dogs

We need more bookends for when I finally get around to arranging all the books in the living room built-ins, so this weekend I spray painted these old metal dog-shaped ones bright blue (slightly brighter than they baby blue they’re displaying as on my screen right now.) I really like the way they turned out [...]