Design Idea of the Day

LOVE this fabric by Michael Miller Fabrics. It is called Dressform.

For down pillows. An upholstered shaped and sculpted headboard. Something to dress up windows.

Or, upholster walls of a small room. You can also buy from here.

Item of the Day:: Planter Table by Emily Wettstein

I'm not getting any exercise. After the terribly long and cold winter, I made myself promise to run several miles a day. Now that spring has arrived, I still haven't upheld this declaration. I've been walking. Slowly. There are too many glorious tulips to see. Cut tulips don't seem to last that long and there isn't enough impact when potted for the indoors. And then I came across this:

Emily Wettstein's Table.

The 25-year old Brooklyn resident created this reclaimed timber and metal dining table she designed for her graduate school application.

A pair of reclaimed walnut planks raised in 1/4" sheets of steel. The sinuous, elliptical shaped opening between the planks reveals a Lucite planter underneath -- very unexpected. (And very feminine.) I love the rough rigid rusted steel sheets (very masculine) juxtaposed by the warm patina of the curving wood, and then finished off with the textural lushness of the grass. This is where I'd plant my tulips. See more of her stuff HERE ; (all images from her site). Down, down kitty!

Why Not Reuse?

Many economists say that -- technically -- the recession has ended, but unemployment remains high, more foreclosures are expected this year and people are still not spending much on buying new items for their homes. But we all still enjoy buying. And with so many rip-off designs flooding the market these days, why not take the time to find something unique. Something from the past? Something of quality and to call your own? And at a much lower price tag. Reuse and repurpose. Here are a few things: Don't want to use your Hipstamatic app on your iPhone and long for the real thing. An original polaroid.

Tory Burch? Want the look but not her prices? High-quality, vintage wool. Unused, unworn and made of a quality we no longer have today on the market.

Books and seventeenth-century Italian maps too.

Books, books and more books. Publications span centuries - from poetry to fashion design.

Religious reliquaries and religious icons? Start a new trend.

Cordial glasses? Use them as portion control for shots of whiskey. Adds an elegant touch.

Go HERE

Estate Sale !

and not for the faint at heart.

unusual stuff.

Continental and Ecclesiastical Antiques, Mexican, Native
American and other Silver Jewelry, Vintage Purses and Scarves!!!
Sterling and Silver Plate, Bone China, Quimper, Crystal, Vintage
Glassware, Venetian Framed Pictures, Early 20th Century Period
Lighting, Leather Books, Boulle-style and Charles II-style and
Adam-Revival Furniture, outdoor furniture and metal urns.
No MCM stuff :-[

April 7, 8, and 9 and then again April 15 and 16. begins at
9 am until 3 pm.
A Family Residence of 70 Years, complete time warp, held in a historic
stone Rockhill 'Worker's Cottage' at 711 East Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd,
just east of the Plaza., KCMO 64110.

click here for a small preview: HERE