Monday, October 23, 2006
Nostalgia + the staying power of good design =
eBay bargain hunter - West Elm 'NIB'
Glacier tumbleweed print F/Q duvet cover - $49.99
4 x 6 deep white box frame - $5.99
3 rust red silk duponi drapes - $69.95
Nesting amber glass bowl set - $10.00
Even with caveat emptor &, erm, 'creative' shipping costs figured in, there are some decent finds out there...
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Brief Craig's List furniture recce - cool stuff for Cheap!!
Comfy modern orange chair in Allston - $40
$40 scandinavian end table in Allston
'Almost new' crate & barrel couch in the South End - $850
Expandable teak table and chair set in Medfield for $150
$30 9'7" x 6' 7" 'Scandinavian' area rug in Plymouth
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Clever recycling idea of the day:
Sunday, October 15, 2006
DIY: Paisley Pillow Cover
Love the look; hate the prices ($39 - $89).
So this afternoon, using an already existing pillowcover (a standard 18" sq.) as a pattern, I made my own, for a mere smidgin of the average retail price.
Took $3.99 (a yd.) of Waverly fabric, one zipper, and about and hour and half of work.
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Finally made it to Pod...
...in Brookline Village (313 Washington Street) this morning. Looked around briefly, admiring the Chilewich placemats, the Herman Yu cards, and the real live dog curled up on what looked like a Utility Canvas-covered sofa on the 2nd level. (They also had Utility Canvas throws for sale.)
Former asian canvas mail bags had been hung up as curtains to block off an area at one end of that 2nd-floor room. Nifty.
Pod's site
Former asian canvas mail bags had been hung up as curtains to block off an area at one end of that 2nd-floor room. Nifty.
Pod's site
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Etsy item of the Day
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Recycled product of the day:
Monday, October 09, 2006
And, yes...
Yeh, been a while since I posted...
Here in "Every bit as pinko-liberal as Cambridge, but not half so tightly wound" Jamaica Plain, the J.P. Open Studios were recently held last weekend. Yeah, as in, they're past. Done until next year.
Good to see all that local art around, though. A bit of snooping around the Unitarian Universalist church hall and several business cards later, further communication regarding and actual purchase (or at least the putting down of a deposit on) of a couple of small items are imminent...
