With some affordable basics like champagne flutes,you can always set a pretty party table for not much cash. Yesterday I wrote about a few bold accent pieces to glam up your parties, so today let's t...
On a mission to find some containers for a floral project, I was crushed this weekend when the Bay Bridge closure made Alameda a no-go. Instead I grudgingly rolled out of bed and down to the smaller A...
Blue glass has a depth that draws us in. Like a moth to flame, we swarm to this saturated colored glass. We've spotted products for each room of the house, from the precious to the everyday, in this...
These silhouette wall plates, spotted on the fabulous AphroChic, are such a fun take on the trend of hanging plates as wall décor. After all, nobody's actually going to be eating off of these anytime...
Rose and Radish may have switched their Hayes Valley digs for a new home on the Embarcadero, but one thing that hasn't changed is their excellent eye for highly covetable goods. Here are a few things ...
Aside from convenience, there's not much to love about disposable products. We all know that they create a lot of waste and zap resources... but is there anything to take from their design? Some seem ...
The work of local ceramicist Laura Walls Taylor is strongly inspired by nature, with birds, fungi and thorns adorning many of her creations. But while pretty is important, we also need function. Lucki...
At this weekend's Renegade Craft Fair at Fort Mason, we were thrilled to see some of our favorite local (and non-local) craftspeople and their handmade wares in person. Certain trends in graphic motif...
Hand painted patterns around the house can add texture, warmth, and a soft quality. You might find hand painted work on pottery, walls, or furniture......
We're always on the look out for little dishes to corral the many bits and pieces that can easily end up cluttering our house. Paradoxically though, enough of those little dishes in a space can end up...
Since our obsession with Fire-King began, we've been hoping for some product designer somewhere to take notice of our beloved glassware and reimagine it for today. After all, the real deal is getting ...
click thumbnails for larger picsYou might say Vancouver-based ceramicist Gailan Ngan has clay in her blood - her father Wayne Ngan is also a noted ceramicist, and she started her career working as hi...
click thumbnails for larger picsMaybe it's the promise of warm weather this weekend and the temptation to head to the beach, or perhaps it's all the Discovery Channel shows we've been watching lately...
click thumbnails for larger picsOn overcast days like today it can be hard to imagine that summer is just around the corner, but surprise! It's already May. Here are our picks for creating an outdoor...
This post on dishware the other day got us thinking about ways to blend different colors or styles of dishes into one cohesive set. Then we saw the new 'Tonale' line by architect David Chipperfield fo...
Tableware from Sue Fisher King, a San Francisco business that offers gift registry service In case you live under a rock, here’s a newsflash: Wedding season is upon us! And the bridal industry wonâ...
This is an awesome idea for using beautiful, unique plates you might inherit, find or salvage. We've seen scads of beautiful wall-mounted plate displays, but stick a round mirror in the center and i...
click thumbnails for larger picsWe guarantee that no animals were harmed in the making of this post, nor for any of the items contained herein. Yes, we love looking and learning about animals, but we...
click thumbnails for larger picsIn case you haven't noticed, we're really in to Spring right now. Winter never seems all that bad (at least not in San Francisco) until the first blossoms start to blo...
click thumbnails for larger picsWe hate to sound like a commercial for the Container Store, but must admit that a kitchen, bathroom, any room, looks much calmer and attractive when items are taken ou...
Okay, we're being a little facetious with this, but then so were the designers, in all probability. It does intrigue us, though, to think creatively about how such a common tool can be designed to m...
Spring is finally here, and while it may so far feel pretty much like last season, we're sure the budding plants, chirping birds and warm weather are coming soon (perhaps even this weekend, if the wea...
As beautiful as the blue prints are, our absolute number one favorite Burleigh Ware piece at Stonewall Kitchen is this Ironstone bread box. It's countertop storage made to keep breads and other bake...
Cookie jars, utensil holders, salt cellars - they're not solely for the kitchen anymore. You can repurpose kitchen supplies to work for you outside of their standard tasks, too....
Terrariums hold a special fascination for us. The little glass-enclosed world provides a mental escape without leaving the house, or even the room. The pear shape of this one, containing a tiny air-...
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