Tag: Honor Roll

• The New Yorker received an outpouring of hate-mail when it originally published “The Lottery” in 1948.
  Shirley Jackson’s reaction: “If the letters “could be considered to give any accurate cross section of the reading public … I would stop writing now,” she concluded.”

• Joss Whedon knows a thing or two about getting it done.

• Turns out Andrew WK does too. He says yes to everything.

• The captions on these crazy dog-grooming pics are the best!

• The childhood art of E.E. Cummings is as delightful as you might expect.

• Looks like we got Molly just in time. American Girl is about to retire her, and with her, the last of their original historical roots.

• Where’s bekvam?

• Learn how to decorate… with the stars! Literally.
  My zodiac sign is embarrassingly spot-on.

• Simple, gorgeous lighting.

• The new line by ducduc for The Land of Nod looks promising.

• Get the look: worn textures in a modern way.

• Crazy-cute, crazy-cheap vases!

• People are flipping out over these industrial chairs and stools from Target (in a good way).

• Can you tell which of these trendy watercolor-inspired pillows are high/low?

• I don’t know about this, Miley. WTF?
  Thanks for the alphabet soup “twerk” image though.

• Her hair still can’t touch Tilda’s.

• This cake made me laugh way harder than it should have.

• Kanye West ‘Yeezus’ lyric or Lucille Bluth quote?
  I LOL’d when I first heard “Where’s my damn croissants?”

• Jackie Harris: unlikely fashion inspiration.

• “I was starting to feel slightly superior. ‘You should soak raw almonds in water,’ I said to my friend.”

• Sorry, aliens.
  Sorry, Scientologists.

• Want a prettier office? Pick a color. Any color.
  Might I suggest pink?

• Whoa, this bench.

• Outdoor movie night essentials.

• Presto chango, it’s a chair!

• A few ideas for fun front door colors.

• Stripes are always in.

• So moving.

• I’m a basket case. (Or just someone who really wanted to put in a lame pun.)

• I still like chevron rugs, especially with unexpected pairings, like in this bedroom.

• Urban Outfitters’ new furniture line is looking pretty good — maybe an upgrade in quality?

• Sometimes you just want a really pretty light bulb.

• Looking forward to the new FEED line from Target. Always nice when the shopping you would want to do anyway aligns with a good cause.

• Have you seen the new paint line from Dwell yet? Such a pretty palette.

• Minipool!

• The Uncluded is my favorite right now. Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson together are fantastic.

• This is pretty fantastic too though.

• Book stairs draw stares. (See what I did there?)

• I braved the overwhelmingly vast home goods inventory of Overstock.com to bring you the best.

• Such a clever way to upgrade IKEA bookshelves!

• Awesome alphabet blocks.

• Kinda crushing on these cute home accessories from Toast.

• Get the look: an all-white kitchen with open shelves.

• I hadn’t realized that Dansk Kobenstyle is available on Amazon now.
  Not that I need any, but you know. Pretty.

• I need a new side table!
  No, I don’t. But again, pretty.

• Using mood boards to decorate, as one does.

This week on MIL’s Facebook page, enter to win a Grohe Power & Soul Handshower from National Builder Supply. Good luck!

Eleanor had her last day of nursery school (the kids all sang songs for the parents — it was adorable), and then we went house hunting. Wait, that needs more exclamation marks. We went house hunting!!! We are so giddy about this. The kids keep saying that we’re looking for our “rainbow house”, so fingers crossed, we’ll find it.

Eleanor would like some secret passages in the new house too. (We’re working on it, kid.)

And now: Babble! The things I write all over the interwebs!

• The new IKEA Stockholm 2013 collection has debuted at ICFF. A green velvet sofa? Oh yeah.

• Eames fiberglass chairs are back in production! This is pretty exciting news for design nerds. Rejoice, friends.

• Lovely abstract art for your home (and at a variety of price points).

• Free finger puppet bird printables! Let the swooping and squawking begin.

• Advice from Magnum photographer, Alec Soth.
  “…I’m always wary that the advice is like “you need to put together this promo package that you send out to these 100 people.” No, you need to do the work, and worry about that later.”

• For the hardcore gardener.

• A great house tour (and not just because there’s a pink couch).

• Portraits of a smart, strong young girl.

• The Frank Lloyd Wright Housewalk takes place here in Oak Park, tomorrow, with access to private homes. (I’m looking forward to it!)

• The new Moroccan-inspired collection for FLOR is so good! The vintage vibe rug is a smart take on the white criss-crossed berber we’ve been seeing all over the interwebs lately.

• Loving the new lighting from One Forty Three.

• Clever bookshelf!

• Have you seen the Conran Shop at JCP yet? I wish I had a good place for this console table.

• Get the look: a geometric headboard.

This week on MIL’s Facebook page, enter to win a $50 gift card from Gleeful Peacock. Good luck!