I thought that since today was Halloween, that I would post something slightly seasonal. These Rococo Plates from Chiasso are just dark enough to be perfect halloween decor, but modern enough to keep around for next year. This set includes two square serving plates, one 8″ and one 12″. Both black frosted [...]

I wanted to talk a little more about the light in our bathroom. We splurged a little here, because we just couldn’t find something simple and affordable. In fact, compared to a lot of other choices, this was actually very affordable. The 2 squared light is a simple anodized aluminum housing for [...]

Our bathroom is long overdue for a little handy work. Last week I finally got a chance work on it a little. I mentioned previously that we had our mirror put in, but failed to mention it didn’t quite go as planned. The mirror was supposed to go all the way to [...]

Although I had never heard of a Furoshiki Bag before I saw this, I was instantly enthralled by the design. According to wikipedia, a Furoshiki is a traditional Japanese wrapping cloth used for carrying things. This cotton bag is a slight spin on the old design. This origami like bag can be [...]

My sister tipped me off to this great section of Urban Outfitters website that is called DIY, which stands for Design it Yourself. They have quite a few nice things, but my favorite by far are the stencils. They have several different ones, watertower, cars, powerlines, sparrows (shown), deer, just to name a [...]

Some time ago, I posted about an alternative diapering system called Baby G Diapers. Since then I have heard of a couple other alternative diaper systems. Fuzzi Bunz has been around since 99 and is a reusable diaper that uses three different layers. The first layer is a super soft polar fleece [...]

Dwell has some new pillows, and while they are not exactly the most modern in design, they do represent well a new emerging trend in design, Luxury. It seems as design looks to evolve, it frequently kicks back to designs of old. Point in case is modern design, once prominent in the 70’s, [...]

I have to admit, these chairs totally remind me of gradeschool. Perhaps thats part of the charm. Designed over 40 years ago in 1962 by Robin Day, the polyside chair was part of the original modern revolution. Through the use of injection-molded plastic, colorful well designed furniture was able to be made [...]

This is the last wall in our front room to drywall. I have been toying around with the idea of leaving the brick and original timbers exposed. The brick is the original adobe brick used for insulation. I think I would have to do something to make it a little more secure, [...]

Ok, it was a little less than a year since we tore down the wall and ceiling of our bedroom. I can’t tell you how nice it is to finally have it all sheetrocked. I thought that it was going to be a horrendous experience, but thanks to a drywall lift, it wasn’t [...]