Furniture

Daily Garden : The BBQ Herb Garden

Today’s daily garden was designed by Secret Gardens of Sydney,  Australia.  This garden is just beautiful and truly a showpiece for keeping it simple and making the most of a small town garden.   The herb pot surrounding the BBQ is my favorite part, but here are some other views of this great design.

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Driftwood Lily Stump Stool

This beautifully embellished piece of driftwood caught my eye today.   The piece was created by Bellawillow, in collaboration with Elwood Designs  and was made from a piece of driftwood collected after the nearby Ohio River flooded. Wood burning, used creatively to make patterns and gorgeous designs in unexpected places seems quite trendy lately don’t you [...]

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Fun Garden Shopping

Are you preparing for THE storm?   I figure while I still have power I might as well shop….right?   I’ve been noticing lately that more retailers are offering design savvy garden related products. These are some of my favorites. Perhaps one of the stores I miss the most from my London days is Marks [...]

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Royal College of Art Sustainable Chair Challenge

Besides being stunning works of design, this recent V&A Museum display caught my eye. These chairs (and more) were all designed and built by Royal College of Art students and through the entire process, they measured each detail and input for sustainability. If you have spent any amount of time thinking about about the depth [...]

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Inspiration Board: Black Urban Earthy

I love imagining gardens and outdoor rooms that have a distinct look and feel and when I start to play with ideas I always start with words. Specifically the words that appeal to me at that moment, or to the people whose space I am working on. When I started messing around with Studio ‘g’ and the [...]

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What’s Fab on Fab

Have you noticed the profusion of flash shopping sites that have popped up lately?   I’ve been keeping my eye on a bunch of them and I have to say that while there are a few contenders for second place, my hands down favorite flash shopping site is Fab.  If you haven’t checked it, be [...]

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DIY: Shower Curtain Cushions

It’s been an exciting morning here….there was an accident at the end of my driveway (literally) — and the power lines are on the ground.   No one is hurt (except for the power pole which is laying on top of the car that hit it) but I am anxious that I could loose electricity at any moment as [...]

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