Branch Home always has interesting eco-friendly, sustainable goodies on their site. This seating combo from Kalon Studios caught my eye. Inspired by trees, it’s made in Gardner, MAss., once known as the chair capital of the world. Where the community once supported 5,000 craftspeople, it now has fewer than 350. By locating in Gardner, Kalon [...]
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Top Three Thursdays
It’s been a crazy week so I’m a little behind in my weekly Etsy lovefest for Top Three Thursdays. I like to have it live by 9 a.m. for all of you who like to troll the web while before working. My apologies. Anyway first up is this unusual chair from Shiner International. The ribs [...]
Top Three Thursdays
In honor of all things Mad Men, mid-century wonderfulness is today’s Top Three Thursdays theme on Etsy. Kicking off the fest is this cute upcycled mid-century nightstand. Liz of LizK Designs painted this little nightstand a bright teal and added a new solid brass drawer pull. The nightstand has a roomy drawer that is perfect for [...]
Relique Relics
Are you into reclaimed stuff? Vintage stuff? Then check out Relique, a site devoted to interior accent pieces from all over the world that are looking for a new home. Some are salvaged architectural elements and factory cast-offs while others are one-of-a-kind goodies that have become art objects. There’s something for everyone here and something [...]
DIY Instant New Dresser…or Whatever
A reader brought this website to my attention and I’m so glad she did (thanks, Rachel!). I have a dresser in desperate need of an overall thanks to some “creative” painting and decoupaging by my then-teenage daughter. I just painted over it when it became my son’s, but now that son is in college and [...]
DIY Instant New Dresser…or Whatever
A reader brought this website to my attention and I’m so glad she did (thanks, Rachel!). I have a dresser in desperate need of an overall thanks to some “creative” painting and decoupaging by my then-teenage daughter. I just painted over it when it became my son’s, but now that son is in college and [...]
Top Three Thursdays
Here’s a cool idea to kick off this week’s Top Three Thursdays on Etsy: a table designed to look like a fingerprint. Available in the Modern Project‘s shop, each table begins with a hand sketch. From there, Curtis Micklish uses a router to give each table its own unique stamp, just like fingerprints in real [...]
