A recent exchange with my friend Christine — who’s currently redoing her office — reminded me of something I meant to post long ago. I’m also in the (endless) process of updating my home office into a lovely creative zone, and I needed to find a solution for a long wall that my desk faces. I thought [...]
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IKEA Hack: DIGNITET as Inspiration Board
Posted in Art, Décor, Organization, Shop It, Walls, Windows on January 11, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Artist Sophie Blackall and Missed Connections
Posted in Art, Shop It, Walls on January 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Have you heard about the Missed Connections blog? I hadn’t until I came across it here, but man, is it fabulous. Using posts from Craigslist New York “Missed Connections” as inspiration, Brooklyn-based artist Sophie Blackall has created a series of funny, whimsical and oddly romantic illustrations. She received so many requests for works from her blog, that she now sells [...]
Holiday Gift Guide: Boston Baby Photos
Posted in Art, Shop It, Walls on December 8, 2009 | 3 Comments »
For parents, all photos of their children are exquisite, even when taken with a crappy camera phone. But when your kid’s picture is taken by a professional photographer, the result can make you feel like a stranger has witnessed the soul of your child and captured it for eternity. At least that’s how I feel about Jessica McDaniel [...]
Inspiration by IdeaPaint
Posted in Décor, Inside the Mudroom, Organization, Reinvent It, Shop It, Walls on November 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I’ve made it a personal mission to ensure that my kids don’t grow up creatively stunted (like their mama who didn’t find her inner creative streak until age 35). So when I was given an opportunity to test IdeaPaint, I was stoked (as were my kids). Check out the full review in my latest column [...]
Paper Plates = Art
Posted in Art, Décor, Make It, Reinvent It, Walls on November 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Is anyone else totally inspired by the interiors of Anthropologie stores? I’ve always favored their clothes and housewares, but even just walking into their retail locations is an experience. I love that every store is different — each location has its own interior stylist/visual artist, going way beyond the “merchandising” at regular retail that follows a prescribed map [...]
Owl Switchplate
Posted in Décor, Shop It, Walls on October 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I love owls, but my youngest may love owls even more than I do. This little switchplate from Anthropologie may need to find its way into his room redesign. Image credit: Hoot, Hoot Switchplate from Anthropologie
Artwork from Chalk Chalk
Posted in Art, Shop It, Walls on October 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
With the kiddos down early tonight, and our little guy’s room update on my mind, I did a little window shopping for artwork at Etsy. Don’t you just love this chalkboard art from Chalk Chalk? So modern and fun, and perfect for our family of bike-lovers. Score a print for $20 or an original for $125 (steal!)… Image [...]
Fashionable fix
Posted in Décor, Organization, Reinvent It, Walls on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Have an empty wall in need of some color? Here’s a quick fix: hang up an under-$10 pegrail from your local home supply store (I got mine from Lowe’s for $8), and resurrect some of those scarves that you collected during the pashmina-craze of the late ’90s that work with the colors in your décor. In addition to brightening up your walls, [...]
Alison Shaw Photography
Posted in Art, Shop It, Walls on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was first introduced to Alison Shaw’s work when visiting a friend on Martha’s Vineyard in the early ’90s. Since then, Alison’s West Tisbury Lamb has become one of my favorite baby gifts. But it wasn’t until I visited her site recently that I realized the breadth of her work. Ranging from abstract seascapes to striking black [...]
The Beauty of Built-Ins
Posted in Furniture, Make It, Organization, Reinvent It, Walls on July 9, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I’ve been in love with built-in bookshelves for as long as I can remember. Maybe it’s that they remind me of my childhood home, or maybe it’s just that I knew from early on, without really knowing, that built-ins can be a beautiful way to maximize a space and make it feel positively custom. Whatever the reason, [...]
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