this summer when we were building out our shoppe, we were super lucky to have many talented and generous friends around to help. one of them was our favorite master woodsman/metalsmith anand gowda of gravy service. he completely blew us away when he whipped up the ‘cabinet of curiosities” and cash wrap for our store…
i’m a big, big christopher bettig fan so i was pysched to hear from chris that he’d opened a new shop on his website. now you can buy (via email) chris’ available collages, illustrations and paintings. he’s an incredible artist so i suggest scooping up his pieces now while they’re still affordable (i think we’re…
lately i’ve been at something of a loss for a new mini-trend. normally i’m rounding up products in my head on a regular basis but these days i seem to start one idea (gold? geo? jet-black?) and then end up skipping to something else before the previous thought is fully fleshed out. i suspect my…
oh man, i think this is my favorite sideboard of all. a little bit of glam, a little bit of bamboo- perfection. too bad i have no more room for another sideboard (not to mention no extra $3k lying around). vintage faux bamboo sideboard at jayson home, $2895.
there are so many great art shows coming up this month i can hardly stand it. first up, san francisco’s lisa congdon will be showing a new body of work at the firefly gallery in venice, california. “charming creatures” will open this friday, november 2 with a party from 6-10pm. lisa describes the show as…
speaking of credenzas, rena just sent over this seriously nutty (but fun) collection from boca do lobo. these aren’t exactly your everyday pieces of furniture but i think they’re extravagantly fun. i imagine someone like j.lo would have several of these throughout the house, maybe even one for her $8k a day makeup artist.
Amy Karol is an extraordinary crafter. She sells artwork and textile art at her online shop KingPod, she reports on what she is up to on her site Angry Chicken, she keeps up Tie One On, a site all about aprons, and her book, Bend-the-Rules Sewing came out last year. I was so pleased she…
if i had to shop for one type of furniture for the rest of my life, it would probably be credenzas. or sideboards. or buffets. see, things get a little tricky with naming these days. i find that all three of these tend to refer to low-ish storage units. they often have closed storage and…
after hearing about my lace hunt, amy ruppel sent over a link to ikea’s billy bookshelf ($59.99). their classic design has been updated with a lovely black and white lace print that was too cute to ignore. i thought it looked beautiful next to these metallic accessories from vivre i’m digging right now: silver walnuts…
i’m loving these vintage deer photographed by san diego artist stacey winters. they remind me of the old-school christmas movies with rudolph that i used to watch on tbs when i was little (they also remind me of victoria’s love of deer). you know, the ones with the cute wooden figures? i’m not a big…
san francisco artist diana fayt is having a fantastic new show at the candy store starting next thursday, november 8th. FOLKLORE is a series of “kerchiefed old world ladies” drawn, painted and collaged onto used cardboard envelopes that diana collected from friends from all over the world. i love the way the women’s faces combine…
Susan Beal is a long time fixture in the craft scene. She’s been selling her handmade goods on her site, Susan Stars, for as long as I can remember. She’s a member of PDX Supercrafty, has craft columns for several publications and a new book, Bead Simple, coming out soon. To me she appears to…
d*s reader summer sent in this fun diy project she finished recently. “i bought a dirty, ugly cabinet off of craigslist for $20 and refinished it ‘david netto style‘. when i cleaned it, it turned out to be solid teak, but i thought the white body would look really great in contrast to the teak…
One of my favorite things to do for Halloween is add Pocky legs to otherwise innocent desserts. This year I decided to make a few variations on chocolate cakes to see how they turned out. The first is a small cake made in a domed pan that makes cakes you can fill. I decided to…
i’m loving these new silkscreened papers by shannon riffe at rifferaff. shannon just released these beautiful papers printed on paper by a company called french paper, which is a family-run paper mill in michigan that uses hydroelectric power. each piece from shannon is hand pulled, trimmed and packaged and available right here at etsy. [thanks,…
i’m building a little lace-themed roundup for h&g so i’ve got lace on the mind. normally i’m not someone who’s into frilly, lacey furniture but i’m pretty into these pieces from brocade home. the rest of the catalog is a little baroque and heavy on the damask for me but these piece would be so…
i always love rounding up little odds and ends around the web, so this week i’ve updated the “around the web” column again with eye candy from my favorite sites and shops. just look to your left and scroll down a bit to check them all out. also, just a little update for those of…
of all the stores i visited in san francisco, i’d have to say eden & eden struck me the most. i’d heard such incredible rave reviews from just about everyone i know in the area so it was a must-visit for me. located on the corner of jackson and columbus, eden and eden houses a…
one of my favorite things about san francisco is the wealth of incredible buildings tucked into every neighborhood. i wasn’t able to shoot all of my favorite spots but i did want to share a few of my favorite buildings that have incredible decorative details. i love the way architects used molding to highlight doorways…
I met Alicia years ago when was starting my business. In fact, The Ella/Posie Handmade Holiday Bazaar which she organized was the very first place I had my things for sale, so I have to admit I have a big soft spot for her. Alicia has been a book editor, accessories designer, boutique owner and…
