Design Star Season 8 Auditions
Between my chronic knee issues and the two hours of horror stories I heard off the record from one of last year's cast members, I had no desire to try out for Season 8 of Design Star. I've interviewed so [...]
Young House Love: Book Signing & Lighting Line
Photo by Claire Patrick. It's one thing to read someone's blog and it's another thing to experience their personalities in person. The other night at BookPeople, Sherry and John Petersik of Young House Love proved themselves to be [...]
Meet the Petersiks of Young House Love at BookPeople Tonight
We dorked it up to meet Jonathan Adler last month and we're doing it again tonight! This time it's John and Sherry Petersik from Young House Love at bat. Their eponymous home decor book full of DIY decorating how-tos hit [...]
Mini-Makeover: Natasha’s Living Room Built-Ins & Bedroom
Somehow I totally missed posting this mini-makeover before and after. D'oh! So although it's very Christmas-y, better late than never, right? Natasha was one of our Guest Room Giveaway one-hour mini-makeover winners. Natasha and husband Glen welcomed a baby boy [...]
Red Chair Market: Finding New & Used Furniture in Austin
Craigslist is a great resource for a lot of things, but like all discount shopping experiences, it requires effort. You're slogging through a million posts--even if you're gifted at filtering via keyword searches--because there's just so much schlock to wade [...]
Fab Finds: West Elm Bentwood Pendants
Bentwood Pendants, $169 each. So psyched about these mod bentwood pendants from West Elm. If you have the coin, they look great in multiples. Or for a little extra somethin' somethin', pair a couple of these with a [...]
Happy 2013!
Wow, it's 2013--and not a moment too soon! A lot happened in 2012--some good stuff, some bad stuff. That's pretty typical, I guess. I was watching the documentary Happy on Netflix the other day (before Phoebe got bored and demanded [...]
Event: Futuristic Design Exhibit
If you're like me and have been intrigued by the image on this poster for the Norman Bel Geddes exhibit at the Ransom Center, you'd better get a move on because the exhibit is closing January 6th! From Austin's Cultural [...]
The New Year’s Resolutions of Your Fave Designers & Bloggers
Another new year is six days away, can you believe it? I'm actually looking forward to '13 because unlike most people, I consider thirteen to be my lucky number. I actually turned thirteen on Friday the 13th and lived to [...]