O.M.G. That's honestly all I have to say about this slim, sleek, and stylin' picnic-inspired table. Impeccably tasteful - form + function perfection. Would make for a superbly impressionable family-kitchen table...!
Hopper Table, from Extremis of Belgium. Beatific.
Now this is why the "collaboration thing" totally rocks!! When Gwyneth Paltrow (who was surprisingly fabulous singing at the CMA Awards last night! Watch her performance here.) spent months in Nashville on set for the indie film "Country Strong", she had an interior decorator work with an empty, raw space and turn it into something she and her family could live in peacefully, albeit temporarily. I read about the renovations on (one of my favorite online-spots!) Goop, and spotted a Blu Dot sofa in her children's bedroom - almost identical to our Blu Dot for Urban Outfitters find in Freida's room. Here's the catch: her's was retail for $900 vs. ours which was a BD for UO collaboration ($648) swaged on clearance for a measly $125!! Our "Benzo" has wooden legs instead of steel ones, and I'm sure the "Flat Out" is a lot more comfortable to sleep on, but there are ways to score big on design, ladies!
I was teaching the concept of "blessings over food" with my Hebrew School class (3rd graders), and decided to do a little project to culminate the discussion of how special and significant natural sustenance is. Want to rev-up the planting process a bit? Terra-cotta planters + chalkboard spray-paint =
The kids really enjoyed decorating their planters with the blessing and all different sorts of vegetables and herb (we planted parsley - it grows in cooler weather) illustrations. This is such a great way to spruce up your kitchen window-sill (who doesn't want to cook with fresh herbs always on hand?), and a super-cute way to label and mark different species...
Watched Amélie last night, and I'm now dreaming of taking a holiday in Paris..... I'm currently loving Paris versus New York, a artistic blog by Parisian graphic-designer Vahram Muratyan. These humorous comparisons would make for lovely art in guest room/back house...
I totally fell for this wonderfully charming and peaceful poster: the Bedtime Bus Roll Poster. From the first stop to a snoozy final destination - this poster is so typography-forward and clean cut. What a refreshing way to add a bit of humorous decor to your child's bedroom or nursery! And the best part is, they can tweak the "stops" a bit to fit your child's schedule! Ahh, the simple bliss of routine... :) Bedtime Bus Roll Poster, $24.00
