My dad is visiting this weekend, and we're going sailing! Have a great weekend, dear readers. (Photo by Elijah Gowen)
Remember the French light I had ordered a while back? Well, it arrived, but was very confusing. First of all, it came flat as a board, and secondly, it didn't fit with a non-European light fixture. I probably would have given up, but my brother Nick stepped in and rewired my whole light! He was amazing and gallant and weirdly not that scared of being electrocuted. The light is so pretty; I really love it. Thank you so much, Nick!!!
Hello and good morning, says this very cheery giraffe. Wouldn't you love to have him standing guard on a bookshelf? See more on Cookie.
Photography is blowing up so much right now that painting seems to have been forgotten along the way. So it's exciting to see Kim Cogan getting noticed for his amazing, quiet, evocative paintings of San Francisco. They make me want to visit my gorgeous and talented sister Lucy. (But, these days, what doesn't?)
(via Lena Corwin)
My brother-in-law Paul is doing his neurosurgery residency at Stanford. And last night, he operated on someone's brain!!! Crazy amazing! He is so fabulous -- Congrats, Paul!
Sometimes you need a website you can surf to when you need a break. Postsecret is still great, but a new favorite is One Sentence. True stories, told in one sentence. Some examples...
(Illustrations by Hope Gangloff)
Remember the post from a while ago about that pretty copper lamp? This is a pretty group picture. Thought you might like to see it!
Ahh, I'm so sleepy at work today. Curling up in a comfy bed sounds nice right about now.
Brooklyn designer Andre Joyau makes wooden furniture. Adorably, each piece comes in both adult and children's sizes. Isn't the mini credenza the cutest thing you've ever seen? (See the Cookie post here.)
Design Sponge has a great section on her site called Sneak Peeks. She features photos of young designers' and artists' homes. Very cool and inspiring! Since my secret fantasy is to freeze New York and spend a day walking through people's apartments, this is a thrill for me....Enjoy!
My uncle Hamish (here, with his wife Hal) lives in a little town in England. Here's his hilarious report of a recent ebay transaction....
John Derian, the awesome shop in the East Village, is having a sale from today until Saturday. The whole store is 10% off, and many pieces are as much as 50% off. Derian sells home furnishings from designers he discovers in France and beyond. But his own decoupage paperweights and plates are especially beautiful. Look at those amazing sea plates!
Oprah Magazine is like the dorky kid in school. People make fun of it for being cheesy and lame. But it's secretly awesome. I've hung out with it, and it's funny, smart, down-to-earth, and it knows all about relationships, books, bodies and periods!
Two winters ago, when I was feeling unexpectedly sad, I went to therapy for a couple months. My psychologist told me to keep a journal, and it was AMAZING how it can help you have surprising, helpful realizations. I'd highly recommend it for soul-searchers out there, especially if you're going through a weird time.
A little treat for today: I recently discovered the fabulous Minneapolis-based Papered Together letterpress studio, so I ordered some coasters. They arrived at my office today, and they are so cute! Now I will have to plan a dinner party...
Or my twin sister, more like. I miss her.
Don't you love this Wilco print by Nate Duval? That tripped-out, 1970's-flower-child collage is so cheery. Nice job, Nate!
you literally dream about Bertoia's diamond chair. (It happened last night.)
Everyone (and their mom) has a blog these days, and our baby bene is no exception. Check it out!
I'm heading to San Francisco for a few days to see Lucy and Brooke. I am out of my mind excited to see them! Have a lovely weekend!!!!
Now that I've been dating Alex, we've been spending Friday nights in Park Slope eating stinky cheeses and drinking acidic white wines and just generally acting like yuppies.
How awesome are these wallpaper animals? They're made from vintage wallpapers in (you guessed it) the Netherlands.
For those of you who freaked out about the return of mom jeans last week, here is a new jeans shape worn in Berlin. How do you feel about them? Although the woman is ridiculously gorgeous, I think it's odd that the jeans hang so low...
I've long been in dire need of a new light for my bedroom. Right now, I have to stare for hours at an old, square, flowered ceiling light whenever I can't sleep. So, when I stumbled upon this cool French lamp, I excitedly ordered it. The only thing I'm wondering about is that it's "shipped flat" -- so I guess I bend it myself? I am curious and will report back when it arrives!
