Ancient Industries
This is one of those great little finds that I like more for knowing less. Ancient Industries is an online store, founded by unknown individuals, which sells "traditional household goods and clothin...
This is one of those great little finds that I like more for knowing less. Ancient Industries is an online store, founded by unknown individuals, which sells "traditional household goods and clothin...
I want to share with you my interview with Sir Terence Conran which took place last week and was tremendously inspiring — Sir Terence was in New York for the launch of his new book, The Eco Ho...
Every Friday! Here are all the home and garden sales across the country - painstakingly collected by our editorial team of over 70 bloggers. This is only place on the web where you can find them all...
The world is full of millions of dining chair designs, so my approach is always to ignore the masses and look for classics that stand the test of time. I find that this approach either leads me to ...
>> Vintage View Racks at Cafe Falai (above)>> Vintage View Racks in our home (we buy them through Beverage Factory and eBay) I am proud to say that while I have cut down on my swollen book collection...
There are a few classic designs that most people don't know about which cause them to want to break their budget when they discover them. Every client I have introduced Vitsoe shelving to has wanted...
>> Azha by Trove I love putting together this list each year — not only is wallpaper growing in popularity, but it's getting so much better. There are a ton of really beautiful, colorful and...
Madga Biernat One word and and one store is not enough for Christiane Celle, the French born founder of the Calypso empire, who left Calypso in 2008 and has now embarked on building a new one. I sat...
Every Friday! Here are all the home and garden sales across the country - painstakingly collected by our editorial team of over 70 bloggers. This is only place on the web where you can find them all...
Today, I'm doing a most unusual thing: highlighting two leather sofas. I've never owned one, never even thought I would, and none of these would even fit through our door, BUT knowing how popular l...
September Guest: Fritz Karch - editorial director, collecting, Martha Stewart Living AT Offline: The NY Design Meetup Attendance: 142 The week before last I had the pleasure of sitting down with F...
Every Friday! Here are all the home and garden sales across the country - painstakingly collected by our editorial team of over 70 bloggers. This is only place on the web where you can find them all...
This are my LAST Shaker pics for awhile, I promise. Here's another great idea, however. In the Shaker kitchen (on the ground floor of the house), they used pieces of stone and marble to create a b...
Ok, we're right in the middle of Art, Crafts & Collections month, so it's the perfect time to introduce you to a unique couple with an obsession for Indian "God prints" — Indian prints of Hind...
Insta-wallpaper for renters? I've loved Shaker peg rails for a long time, especially because they are so multi-purpose. BUT I'd never known that the Shakers also used them during the winter to help ...
Every Friday! Here are all the home and garden sales across the country - painstakingly collected by our editorial team of over 70 bloggers. This is only place on the web where y...
Product: Penguin Home Soda Maker Designer: SodaStream Price: $199.95 Rating: Strong Recommend* Just days after I'd gotten deep into replacing our cans of fizzy water at the office with an entry l...
Pure House Candy. This week we travel back to the East Coast and gather up only the House Tours and House Calls from July. I've ranked them by comments this time and simplified the layout a bit. Wh...
Martha's kitchen at Skylands with her distinctive grey stools Martha Stewart made a career of highlighting her collections, from her identical dogs to her antique tableware, distinctive houses and ma...
The big news this week is that Restoration Hardware is back and they're swinging for the fence. On Wednesday morning I attended a press breakfast at their flagship store on Broadway, saw everything...
These dining chairs had short backs ("Low Back") and were my favorite. Look how they fit under the table in this main dining room - Hancock Shaker Village After over a week of being away, there is so...
When Sara and I ate at Chez Panisse (in the cafe) two years ago, they brought sparking water to the table. Rather than serve it in glass bottles (ie. Pellegrino) that would instantly become waste, ...
Ever wondered what you could do with that little scrap of balcony or yard outside your door? Here's more inspiration and resources from homes in the East Coast, Europe and Africa. These were the 8 m...
It's been really hot lately, and I've been wanting to find and purchase a simple outdoor shower that would hook up to a hose and stick into or sit on the lawn. At the house we visited in Italy in J...
This may seem like an absolutely boring post to some of you, so I'll apologize in advance as I can't help myself. It's been really hot lately, so we've come to rely our air conditioner at night. In...