Tag: Honor Roll

Why won’t midcentury modern design die? It seems the 40-year rule is at play, among other factors.

Go! Go! You can do it!

Perhaps you are in the market for a Twin Peaks tarot card deck?

Let the gentle sounds of K-Mart’s store soundtracks from 1989-1993 guide you through your day. (The internet! What doesn’t it have!?)

The case for brevity, including no greetings and no signoff.

Off I go to drill holes and chisel out openings in some of our doors. Follow along on my Instagram Stories!
Fingers crossed this all works out as it should.

The House of Hackney x William Morris fabric and wallpaper collections feature Morris’ classic patterns, “reimagined and remastered” for today.

Helpful apps for to-do lists and reminders.

I’m thinking about skim coating some of the textured walls and weighing whether I want to do it myself or hire a pro. I know it’s messy work and slow-going. That’s not what has me hesitating — it’s whether I can do a good job or if I’m going to make the walls worse than they are. The series of posts on plaster repair from Old Town Home make it seem doable.

Loving both Tim Gunn’s and Stacy London’s take on fashion lately.

Too often, my answer to Brandon when he asks what I’m reading or watching a video about, the answer is “North Korea.” Have you seen these illegally taken photos yet? They’re fascinating.

I’ve sort of fallen back in love with Pinterest again. (Case in point, this pin of an Australian home designed by FusionD, photographed by Julien Frenandez.) My feed was uninspiring for a while there, and I’ve heard the same thing from friends, but lately it’s been awesome. Have you noticed a change too? Maybe the algorithm is getting better. I hope Instagram follows suit — I realized with the change that I don’t want to see photos from my friends and family. I can see that on Facebook. Instagram is all about the fantasy! Give me the pretty stuff!

My friend shared this video of Sanfilippo Estate and described it as an alternate “mini version of The House on the Rock.” Accurate, though the estate is a private residence with a charitable bent.

The sconces that I ordered for the third floor have arrived and they are lovely. A good kick in the pants to just get things done sometimes instead of waiting around for unattainable perfection.

I’d just read about the iPhone 6’s ‘touch disease’ problem, and guess what started happening the next day to mine? Yep. Anyone else having problems? No official word on a fix, and the recommendation I’ve seen is to get a replacement if you’re still under warrantee.

Ever wonder why hotels give you shampoo, conditioner, body lotion, face lotion, hand soap, face soap, etc. and no toothpaste? Here’s why.

Sales are still down across major clothing retailers, but here’s the thing… it’s not the economy anymore. It’s because they’re selling clothes nobody wants. I haven’t been all that excited about a lot of what’s out there right now — have you?

McMansion Hell is everyone’s favorite new architectural criticism blog. (p.s. Shoutout to Oak Park.)