Archive for the ‘Inspiration’ Category

Basement Envy

Mark my words…there will come a time when I deliver some amazing before and after images of my basement. Right now it is a mix of creepy and fifties cool. When we moved in there was a bar down there, a (low) drop ceiling, 6×6 red / black linoleum tiles and sheetrock that is covered [...]

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Inspiration: Recycled Art

I’m inspired by art. I’m really inspired by recycled art…like this: The art of Julia Haack is both prolific and varying, but her use of reclaimed wood is constant. Sublime, no? You must see her website to see her other work. I love how the soda tabs together create this industrial yet organic texture on [...]

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Inspiration

I don’t know about you but I could spend hours going through sets on flickr. Here are some recent finds that are fun or inspiring or just plain beautiful. This photo is from a set called “Old Things” from hkvam. Ooh- take me to Paris…I’m there with Carlosgg’s set called “Atardece en Paris”. I lerve [...]

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Round-Up of Online Home & Lifestyle Mags

I don’t know about you but I’m pretty excited about the new online home/lifestyle magazines that are popping up in the wake of the demise of so many well-loved, established magazines such as Domino, Cottage Living and Southern Accents. Sniff. As a greenie I applaud these virtual magazines that require no paper to produce, but [...]

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