Archive for July, 2011

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Honor Roll

July 29, 2011
Honor RollVictoria’s Separated at Birth posts are always among my favorites, but this edition was particularly spot on. Living with a pet lion! I think I like blue now. Certain shades, at least. These drawers are calling me. (No “I told you so,” Jules.) I want this dress, DIY colorblocking and all. And here’s how I’d [...]
Honor Roll | 12 Comments »
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Eloquent Pro Font

July 28, 2011
Eloquent Pro FontThe swashes! The contrast between thick and thin! Good golly, that’s a sexy typeface. I’d love to see this as the star of a blog design. I miss doing design work for people and sometimes I think I would like to just make blog templates for fun. For fun! I have no idea of what [...]
'T' for Typography, Filing Cabinet | 28 Comments »
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Basement Studio Progress

July 28, 2011
Basement Studio ProgressFurniture provided in part by IKEA I’ve made more progress on the basement studio! I picked up another Expedit (I call them my “cubes”), and a couple of freestanding kitchen counters from IKEA’s Värde line. I’ve always wanted the one with all of the drawers, so I’m glad that I finally have space for it. [...]
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Beaded Garland Wall Art DIY

July 27, 2011
Beaded Garland Wall Art DIYHere’s an easy way to fill up a large wall. A few people asked about the beaded wall art from a photo of my old apartment in yesterday’s post, so I thought I’d share the instructions with you. It’s an easy craft project! You’ll need many strands of beaded garland (I used 18), an inexpensive [...]
'C' for Crafts, Crafty (& Handy), Filing Cabinet | 15 Comments »
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Jayne Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp

July 26, 2011
Jayne Glazed Ceramic LampI was doing some research for a roundup over at Babble (15 of my favorite colorful and modern lamps!), when I came across the Jayne Ceramic Lamp. I’ve had this lamp in brown since 2006, and I was so excited to see that it’s still available. Here it is in our old apartment: And here [...]
'L' for Lighting, Filing Cabinet | 17 Comments »
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