House Things

A blog about filling your house with the right things

Archive for 2011

life@home Design Defined Columnist on Design*Sponge

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life@home Design Defined columnist Lucianna Samu is a wonder. (Here’s her most recent column for life@home and she also writes her own blog, Really at Home, here). But now she’s made a national hit by scoring a much coveted spot on Design*Sponge, a very popular home decor and design blog hosted by the talented Grace [...]

life@home Design Defined Columnist on Design*Sponge

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life@home Design Defined columnist Lucianna Samu is a wonder. (Here’s her most recent column for life@home and she also writes her own blog, Really at Home, here). But now she’s made a national hit by scoring a much coveted spot on Design*Sponge, a very popular home decor and design blog hosted by the talented Grace [...]

Top Three Thursdays

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This unique chandelier from Typewriter Boneyard caught my eye on Etsy to kick off Top Three Thursdays. Made from reclaimed wood from an old Coca-Cola pallet, features12 vintage trouble lights hung at various lengths. I think it would look great in a loft or office, maybe even a kitchen over an island? It’s a splurge [...]

Top Three Thursdays

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This unique chandelier from Typewriter Boneyard caught my eye on Etsy to kick off Top Three Thursdays. Made from reclaimed wood from an old Coca-Cola pallet, features12 vintage trouble lights hung at various lengths. I think it would look great in a loft or office, maybe even a kitchen over an island? It’s a splurge [...]

Something of Not

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Farmhouse Wares is a favorite stop of ours on the web. Today’s goody are these cute candles for the music lover/musician in your life. Covered in faux sheet music, the candles are flameless and use LED candles that flicker just like real candles — minus the fire concern. They are sold as a set,  and [...]

Half Nelson

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This lamp isn’t my style but I certainly think it’s a showstopper available at Modernica. This Half-Nelson Table Lamp is from  George Nelson Office, circa 1950. Stripped down into the most essential shapes, Nelson playfully transforms a cylinder, rod and discus into an enduring work of art. The shade pivots — love that idea! — and [...]

Top Three Thursdays

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Allow me to indulge my love of Halloween this week by pointing out a couple of my favorite items on Etsy for this week’s Top Three Thursday. My Halloween decor has definitely fallen off as our children have aged and left the house. My husband has always found my love of pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns an [...]

Art for All

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Want some art to spruce up your walls but don’t want to spend a fortune? Check out Daily Painter Originals, a site dedicated to exactly what it says: artists painting daily and posting their work for sale. The artists are based all over the US and their art runs the gamut. There’s something here for [...]