Obsessed: Ryan Murphy’s Beverly Hills Home (via THR)
I’m goin bananas over this home!
Check out the write up and more photos here
Design Week Portland
I’m so excited about this: “Design Week Portland celebrates design as our city’s most promising cultural and economic resource. Our purpose is to explore process, craft, and practice across disciplines through our city’s vibrant design programming.”
Design Week Portland happens October 9th – 13th
Visit Design Week Portland‘s website for more info
Latest Obsession: Balancing Blocks by Fort Standard
These little babies just became available for pre-order and guess who just put an order in? That’s right – SO excited!! Every so often I see something that makes me feel like a kid again and these Balancing Blocks are a great adult toy for design enthusiasts. I also needed an excuse to order something from Areaware. I’m so looking forward to adding these to my collection. Just waiting for October 15th………
Latest Blog Obsession
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Sous Style Blog. It pretty much encompasses every element I enjoy reading when it comes to personal style / home style blogs. If you like seeing stylish everyday folks share their style, home and kitchen skills, then Sous Style will definitely that part of you.
TANNER GOODS VISIT HORWEEN LEATHER FACTORY – CHICAGO
Tanner Goods & Horween Leather Co.? This makes my heart go pitter patter.
via: SELECTISM
DIY Shelf Update
I have a bad habit of being non-committal and impulsive when it comes to home furnishings. Hence, the plans for our DIY Shelving Unit have changed. David convinced me to think about this more and consider using higher quality materials. So I decided to use raw/live edge wood for the shelf and make a desk to match. We didn’t want all the supplies from the previous design to go to waste, so I decided to use the already purchased 2×4′s to make benches for the front and back porch and 2 benches for friends in need of outdoor seating. (pics to come)
- These are the simple plans for the new shelving unit and desk.
- We drove out to Aurora, OR to see a guy that said he had some good wood
- We came. We liked this guy’s wood. We left….. with wood
- A week later we found a place that’s several blocks from our house to plane the slabs. This machine is pretty impressive.
We’re 2 weeks in and still have to:
- chisel off the remaining bark and sand the sides
- apply a pre-stain conditioner to avoid any blotching during the staining process
- apply stain and let dry
- apply varnish, let dry, sand down with steel wool and repeat (at least) 3 times
- place an order for custom shelf brackets and legs for the desk
- attach hardware
I’m hoping we’ll be enjoying the finished product by the end of the summer.
I’m so glad I took David’s advice about taking it slow and and being thoughtful when designing and building furniture. More updates to come.
SO EXCITED!!!
INTERVIEW: Marc Jacobs Talks Smoking, Horrible Design and Art
Oh Marc. I’ve always appreciated your perspective on art, design, and the industry. AND you’re super-cute!
(via HYPEBEAST)
The HUNTED INTERIOR: DIY LIVE EDGE TABLE
This DIY turned out fab! Check it out at the HUNTED INTERIOR.
Everything was just fine until……
Don’t get me wrong, this is a great apartment and I really like the combination of styles. But when I came across this, Read more →
