I came home the other day to a wonderful surprise, a new doormat. Ok sure, to some of you that might not be too exciting. But if you had seen the poor excuse of a carpet scrap that I had been wiping my feet on before, you would have been stoked too. [...]

Ok, so I admit I am a total blog junkie, and as such I thought that I knew about all the other great modern blogs out there. Looks like I was wrong. There is a new kid on the block, BetterLivingThroughDesign.com (BLTD). Looks like these two talented ladies started up about the [...]

So, some of you may wonder why I changed the top header. Well I guess I was just looking for something fresh, plus I think that the Eames shell chair is a very fitting image for the website, here’s why. The first incarnation of the Eames shell chairs were designer for the 1948 [...]

You may have noticed that things are looking a little bit different around here. I am getting ready to make my website a whole lot more flexible, and this is phase one. Don’t worry though, the blog section won’t really change anymore than it has, and all the archives will stay where they [...]

I apologize to everyone for the lack of posts lately. I am in the middle of ripping up the floors in our house to install radiant heat before winter comes. So far it has been a huge project, it turns out that the original floor was all uneven, and the previous owner had [...]

If you haven’t ever check out the Outlet over at Crate and Barrel, now is a good time. Looks like over the weekend they are havin a big sale with some things marked up to 75% off. A quick browse through showed a couple of good deals.
My personal favorite is the Krups sandwich [...]

These little modular wood deck tiles made their way around the blogs a couple days ago, but I was hesitant to post anything about them until I knew a little bit more about the price. So here is the inside scoop. First for those of you that don’t know anything about them, they [...]

I got this email a couple of days ago, and I am just getting around to posting it. CB2 has just launched a new line of dinnerware. Its very asian inspired, and has that great simple look that goes well with a modern kitchen. Flat black on the outside, and crackled lime [...]