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Sep 10

Multi-Box Storage Cubes



These 3-in-1 cardboard cubes from Green Lullaby serve for seating, storage, and ABC learning. Eco-conscious and classically cute, they’re a perfect choice for style-conscious parents and discerning kids alike. You can buy them from Abe’s Market for $45.00 (shipping is free).


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Jun 10

mymimi Mini Decor Pillows

Snow Owl - Mini Decor Pillow

Black Floppy Disc Mini Decor Pillow ($18.00)

With a background in Illustration & Toy Design, mymimi’s original and super-cute illustrations are printed on 100% cotton mini pillows (they measure 7×7 inches). With a slant towards things that are geeky (floppy disks and happy color tv), animal (kitties, pandas, owls, etc), and anime (geisha girls), you’ll have trouble deciding!

Snow Owl - Mini Decor Pillow

Snow Owl Mini Decor Pillow ($18.00)

Snow Owl - Mini Decor Pillow

Grey Kitty and Queen of Hearts Mini Decor Pillows ($16.00 and $14.00)


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Aug 09

Home Trends: Vintage Light Bulbs

Mechanic’s Beacon Light ($148.00) | Blazon Gleam Pendant ($98.00) from Anthropologie

Perhaps this is a rebellion against super-energy-efficient, environmentally friendly light bulbs.. but vintage bulbs are super trendy right now. Anthropologie offers the most stylish industrial-looking pendant lamps for housing Edison-style filament bulbs, but the craze has hit most major furniture stores (from Pottery Barn to Restoration Hardware). While lamps/pendants aren’t cheap, you can get beautiful old-style bulbs for under $10-$20:

Filament Bulb from Pottery Barn ($9.00)

Filament Bulb from Pottery Barn ($9.00)

Edison Bulb from Anthropologie ($18.00)

Slim/Round Edison Bulbs from Anthropologie ($18.00 each)


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Aug 09

Screenprinted Vintage Teapots and Jugs

Ninainvorms Etsy Peacock Jug and Bird Teapot

Ninainvorm's Etsy Peacock Jug and Bird Teapot

Peacock Jug ($38.00) | Baroque Bird Teapot ($49.00)

I love tea.. which means I am endlessly addicted to buying tea supplies. Ninainvorm’s Etsy teapots, jugs and plates are classic and modern thanks to mod screenprinted graphics on each handcrafted porcelain piece.

Ninainvorms Etsy Little Bird Jug

Ninainvorm's Etsy Little Bird Jug

Little Bird Jug ($32.00)


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Aug 09

“Ctrl, Alt, Del, Esc” Coasters

Coasters - Reboot and Escape

These ‘Reboot and Escape’ coasters by meritmarket are $10 on Etsy (via Craftzine). Geeky and useful!


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Jul 09

Glasses, Recycled From Soda & Beer Bottles

YAVA Glass - Upcycled Boylans Soda Bottle Glasses

Ginger Ale & Root Beer - Recycled Boylans Soda Bottle Glasses ($15.00)

Variety Set of 4 Recycled Beer Bottle Glasses ($24.00)

Variety Set of 4 Recycled Beer Bottle Glasses ($24.00)

Boylans Creamy Red Birch Beer Glass and Coaster Set ($50.00)

Boylan's Creamy Red Birch Beer Glass and Coaster Set ($50.00)

4 Recycled Boylans Soda Bottle Glasses ($24.00)

Variety Set of Recycled Boylan's Soda Bottle Glasses ($24.00)

You can buy these really cool 8oz. recycled glasses (made from your favorite bottled beverages) at the YAVA Glass Etsy Shop.


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Jul 09

A Cat Scratcher You Can Put in the Living Room

Petlinks Curvy Two-Surface Scratcher

Petlinks Curvy Two-Surface Scratcher

$24.99 at amazon.com

Scratching posts are unsightly – which is why this curvy scratcher, with it’s unconventional looks, is perfect for the living room (we keep ours under a side table). This scratcher has become a play-thing, scratching-thing, and a laying-around at all hours of the day thing. And that’s really the only problem – since the kitties tear up every part of the scratching surface (not just the sisal), we’re on our second one after about a year of use. But hey, the curvy scratcher is cheap enough.. and being guaranteed that the cats will like it always makes it worth it!


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Jul 09

Cheap Thrills – Perfect $0.69 Glasses from IKEA

IKEA POKAL Glass

The IKEA POKAL Glass

I first noticed this glass at a little French bistro I frequent on weekends. The omelets and crepes were accompanied by freshly-made fruit juice, served in this simple sturdy glass. I always liked the utilitarian cafeteria-style glasses, but fancy ones I found in stores always seemed to try too hard – they were too wide, too manly, too curved, too stylized. Who knew that indestructible, simple perfection was found for $.69 cents at IKEA?

Oh, and POKAL is Swedish for ‘cup’. How practical!


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Jul 09

FLOR Private Sale – 15% OFF

FLOR 15% OFF Private Sale

Get 15% OFF at FLOR.com until August 7, 2009

I absolutely love FLOR Carpet tiles, but they lean towards the pricey side of carpet options. A few times a year, FLOR has a sale, which is definitely the best time to buy. Enter the following code in order to get the ‘15% off your entire order’ discount:

Use code FM393W at checkout to get 15% off your order.


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Jul 09

Home Trends – White with Yellow Accents

CB2 Yellow Bathroom Accents

CB2 Yellow Bathroom Accents

$39.95 CityScape Shower Curtain | $3.95 – $24.95 Bamboo Bath Towels | $19.95 Cirrus Rug from CB2

White is the cleanest, crispest color that can often become sterile or boring. Yellow, on the other hand, is instantaneously cheery and has popped up everywhere as a great accent pairing. From Pottery Barn to CB2, yellow and white are living in blissful harmony, perfectly countering each other’s bad habits (white can be too plain an yellow too vibrant).

Here are some great examples of yellow & white from Domino:

Domino Mag Yellow/White

Domino Mag Yellow/White

You can also pair yellow and white with black for some real drama:

Domino Mag Yellow/Black

Domino Mag Yellow/Black