interior design

i visited my friend john's house the other day after lunch at ted's bulletin...his place is fantastic! this remodeled church on capitol hill is a multi-unit multi-level condominium building with 14 foot ceilings and fantastic light through the large windows, perfect for displaying his trophy heads (he's from texas) and lovely artwork.

he also has a nice hat collection.

how to make things with velcro

i have the perfect room for this light fixture!

modern dollhouse

what about this arne jacobsen replica dollhouse from minimii for your modern child? or me?

what watt?

i love this 'what watt' chandelier by designer tim fishlock. made up of 1243 suspended incandescent lamps  of various shape and size, the chandelier is illuminated by a single low-energy light source. By 2011, all forms of incandescent light bulb will be phased out in favor of greener alternatives. tim says, "What Watt? marks the passing of a beautiful design that has remained relatively unchanged since its invention 130 years ago."  he plans on producing a total of ten.

via contemporist.

pretty in pink

my lovely sister gave me this gorgeous pink bowl for christmas....how'd she know it would fit in so well?

reverb chair

the influence of the ball chair is, well...iconic! this year alone i have noticed multiple clones, including the reverb chair.

dont re-cycle, up-cycle!

from the contemporist comes this flower-shaped chair constructed of pet bottles on a stainless frame: pretty, but functional? bottles can be swapped out when they become compressed, says artist pawel grunert, who designed it for the 'eco trans pop' exhibition in milan. not that i am all matchy-matchy, but the chair coordinates well with sarah turner's awesome light fixtures.

woodland tree coffee table

the jardim paulista residence by brazilian architect arthur casas is a nice modern dwelling, but what really caught my eye was that awesome slab o'tree coffee table: that is gorgeous! i just had my not-quite-as-large-or-diseased red oak cut down and i wish i had a slice as nice!

pretty in pink

usually i am not in favor of colored fixtures...but these look great in that all white display. yes, i think i like these, especially the shower basin. my grandmother would have wanted them in her house, which was ...pink!

trend alert: shades of yellow are hot!

colourlovers is one of my favorite blogs: they are a social-networking site for design enthusiasts and cover real-time color trends as generated by it's users. its a really cool place and inspirational, design-wise. yellow had been a hot fashion color all year and continues to rise in the home furnishings market. colourlovers gives examples! i like it: my living room is a gorgeous shade of sunflower!

international contemporary furniture fair

back in the day i used to take the train from dc to nyc for the icff

(international contemporary furniture fair)...not so much anymore:

that is what the internet is for!

if i were going, i would spend a lot of time in the icff studio, hanging with joel escalona's dancing tables.

small...cool...2009

my little house was selected to compete in apartment therapy's "small...cool 2009" competition! please visit the site and give

kensington, maryland the thumbs-up!!!

i did a VERY tongue-in-cheek interview for the submittal, but aparently some people did not find it funny!

wow.