LED Daylight Bulbs Suck
We have a five-light halogen light fixture in our kitchen that had declined to the point of having one lone working bulb in it. Every night I felt a little like Laura Ingalls Wilder, making dinner out on the prairie [...]
Fab Finds: Local Lamp Love
This was a good week for sourcing lamps in Austin. Check out what we spied while out and around: Mod little black and white table lamp at JCPenney Southpark Meadows, $65. Adorable little pink glass table lamps [...]
Fab Finds: Design by Conran @ JCPenney
Guess who else is sporting a line of home goods at JCPenney? The UK's Conran Shop. Known for their modern, Bo Concept-ish style and a bit of whimsy, The Conran Shop is a fave among budget-minded design aficionados. This is [...]
Fab Finds: Jonathan Adler Happy Chic @ JCPenney
We all know how much I adore Jonathan Adler, my design idol. Room Fu designers Claire Patrick and Robin Callan pose for a photo with Jonathan Adler at his store in Austin, TX It doesn't hurt that he [...]
Magazine Monday: Rue Magazine
Rue Magazine's Feb/Mar 2013 issue is today's Magazine Monday topic. The overall look leans toward an upscale, albeit simplistic, side of glam. I found myself drawn more to what was in this edition of Rue than in last week's featured [...]
Magazine Monday: Lonny
This may come as a bit of a shock, considering the legions of fans of Lonny, but I've never quite understood the hooplah surrounding the online shelter mag. Their features are generally very serious and stuffy, and aside from a [...]
Fab Find: Remixologie
Mid-century lovers will love the new Remixologie store here in Austin. Nestled into a small, ranch-style storefront on Burnet Road, Remixologie has filled their space with lovingly restored mid-century modern furniture, art, lighting and accessories. Similar to Uptown Modern, everything [...]
Magazine Monday: Adore Home Online Magazine
Thanks to coulda shoulda woulda, who left a comment on last Monday's blog post, I've discovered my all-time favorite home decor magazine. The one and only magazine I have ever looked at and had a designgasm from cover to cover. [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day
Today, if your home had a mind of its own, it would be decked out with: Chester Tufted Upholstered Sofa from West Elm, $649-$1399 on sale (reg. $1099-1399). Hourglass Lacquer Side Table, $279. Victor Chair [...]
Fab Finds: Home Goods
I met a client at Home Goods yesterday (the one up north, for you ATXers out there) and spied: Mid-century-inspired, monster tall table lamp, $49.99. Modern mint green table lamps. Left: $34.99, right: $39.99. More [...]