Archive for August 2013

sader 1:34 PM Add Comment quizzes, time-wasters Edit

A Victorian design quiz

I'm living in a house built just a couple years before Queen Victoria kicked the bucket. Clos’d this earthly scene. Laid her hoary head ...

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Vintage map duvet cover

Something that's making me happy: this New York City map duvet cover I just put on our bed. It's all vintagey and likes being in ou...

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Free font: Idealist Sans

Idealist Sans , designed by Elena Kowalski, is a hip sans serif with pretty discretionary ligatures. It's available for free in Regular ...

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Favorite furniture makeovers from the internet

I've got decorating on the brain these days. Here's my routine lately. By day, I work on client graphic design projects until 7 or 8...

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Pretty, free stock photos

Rachael Smith of Love from Ginger has made a free photo library of original stock images to download. They're not for commercial use, ...

sader 1:40 PM Add Comment art, decorating Edit

Affordable art prints

I've been poking around online for affordable-ish art prints and ideas for solving the bare wall situation in our new house. Last night ...

sader 1:41 PM Add Comment decorating Edit

DIY arty geometric lampshade

This image caught my eye in the latest issue of Martha Stewart Living. That bright red geometric lampshade looks painted, but it's actua...

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A designerly 2013 / 2014 planner

Thank you to Poppin for sending over something fun: this 2013/2014 planner ($15). I like the debossed lettering on the leather-like cover,...

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Free printable: city stationery set

While digging through folders on my computer, I found this city design from awhile back. It's got squirrels, pigeons, cars, clouds, and ...

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Something for the parlor

Here was the... what should I call it... parlor?... before we painted it pale gray. Wait, it looks even fancier if I spell it "parlour....

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Orange accent chairs galore

In my quest to furnish the new house, I've been traveling around the internet. One thought was that I need an orange chair for living ro...

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Printable recipe cards from Design Eat Repeat

I have half a dozen handwritten recipe cards I've collected over the years. They're all from dear friends, and I love seeing their h...

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Weekend shopping

This weekend we explored and shopped around Cincinnati. So much fun! I think I'm going to love this place. Along with a $4 gold lamp fro...

sader 1:09 PM Add Comment desktops, downloads Edit

Illustrated wallpaper freebies

There are a bunch of strange and interesting wallpapers for desktops and mobile devices over at the Colagene blog. Maybe you'll find one...

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A mini housewarming gift

My pal Megumi in Japan sent me a package. Along with pretty tapes, stationery, a t-shirt, and a Celia Birtwell scarf from Uniqlo, she inclu...

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Now available: ribbon in new colors

Renaissance Ribbons is releasing some of my older jacquard ribbon designs in new colorways and widths. Find them here! Sunflowers now come ...

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We painted

My parents were here last week, and a big project we tackled was painting the stairway, parlor, and living room. Here's the entry. Can y...

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Wooden blocks for type lovers

I've still got boxes to unpack, but I couldn't resist taking a few minutes to play. Wooden toy company Uncle Goose recently offered...