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Make Your Mark: A Vintage Blackboard Makes A Cottage Statement
By Many Shades of Shabby by Devonia, on Thu Jul 3, 2008 6:55am PDTI bet this was an old restaurant menu blackboard, the kind that greeted you in the entrance with the daily lunch specials. Today, these old easel blackboards are coveted decorative elements, used in bed and breakfast tea rooms, at wedding receptions and a great entertaining tool to help guide guests... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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Serving Up Romantic Decor: With A Sideboard Buffet Featuring A Hand Painted Backsplash
By Many Shades of Shabby by Devonia, on Thu Jul 3, 2008 6:52am PDTNothing serves up romance in a room better than hand painted antiques. This old server is loaded with vintage charm; not the least being the beribboned swag of roses centered with a wreath that nestles two happy birds. Servers have moved out of the dining room into kitchens, baths, bedrooms and even... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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Something Old, Something New: Affordable Wedding Gifts Today ~ Heirlooms Tomorrow
By Many Shades of Shabby by Devonia, on Wed Jul 2, 2008 9:26pm PDTWedding invitations for this month stacked up weeks ago, so all my bridal and wedding shower gifts are purchased. That's a shame because I found two items on eBay that would make treasured gifts. The first was an antique bridal basket, once the traditional gift for a bride; and this one would be... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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Golden Bead Gel: Maybe The Neatest New Product This Year For Home Decor & D.I.Y.
By Many Shades of Shabby by Devonia, on Wed Jul 2, 2008 8:55pm PDTGina Wolfrum has graciously shared her photo of an exquisite example she produced from Golden Bead Gel. (click on photos to enlarge) You must meet Gina, a cutting-edge master of elegant finishes in murals, ceilings, furniture and accessories. Her work is synonymous with adjectives such as elegant,... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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Backyard bird bubble bath (or not)
By Ivette Soler, The Germinatrix, Domino Magazine, on Wed Jul 2, 2008 8:16am PDTI love birds - who doesn't? Well, I'm sure SOME people don't love birds, but ... Anyway. I want birds to be happy in my garden, so I have a lovely birdbath for them, but that birdbath is a big fake-out. After a couple of years of being eaten by mosquitoes (I am fairly certain NOBODY... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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Happy Couple
By charryflowers4u4612000, on Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:53am PDTIn 4 years of experience in a married life. So far, my husband and I,don't have big quarrel. Because we agreed we don't have to do that. While we are still in this wonderful World. Why argue? and quarrel ? but enjoy and be happy. Although there times even how happy and how contented both... Read More »
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Birds, Bats, and Bees
By Dwell.com, on Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:56am PDT
These days designers have animals on the brain.
The critter-friendly habitats that Fritz Haeg created for the Whitney Biennial still stand in the museum courtyard, three weeks after the show closed.
More recently, Phillips de Pury & Company, a New York-based auctioneer, commissioned 24 designers, including Max Lamb, Martino Gamper, Jurgen Bey, and Michael Young (above), to create habitats for the United Kingdom’s endangered bee, bat, and bird species. While taking the living requirements of each species into account, the designers used only the company’s waste—crates, catalogues, wood, and cardboard used to pack, ship, and display artwork—to make these works.
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A Squiggly Army of Soil Builders
By Ivette Soler, The Germinatrix, Domino Magazine, on Wed Jun 25, 2008 7:25am PDTI have to make another one of my shocking confessions. I don't compost. It's a lot of things, not the least of which is that the time and effort it takes to tend a compost heap exhausts me just thinking about it ... but really, the biggest reason I don't is that I don't have any... Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (1) | Blog
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