I’m alive! Yes, I did fell off the face of the earth for awhile. Lot’s of changes on my end including a new job, TWO new apartments, change of city and endless other excuses I could give for slacking on my blog posts. All this new apartment living is keeping me busy with lot’s [...]
Categories: Furniture,Little Tricks
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- July 17, 2011 – 7:20 pm
- Author:
- By Cristen
I saw this photo at House Beautiful and thought the idea was fabulous! I always cringe whenever I see one of those mirrored closet sliding doors in a rental apartment and this is the perfect solution. It inspired me. Hope these pics inspire you. Especially if you have one of those sliding closet doors.
Categories: I'm Wowed,Little Tricks
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- April 17, 2011 – 4:25 pm
- Author:
- By Cristen
South Beach. Hot, sandy, clubs, beaches, concrete, celebrities, glam and trash all come to mind with those two words. But this place would not have the feel it emanates without the design that made it and Art Deco reigns Queen of Design here. There are more than 800 buildings on this stretch of approximately 25 [...]
Categories: Furniture,I'm Wowed,Little Tricks
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- March 11, 2011 – 11:20 pm
- Author:
- By Cristen
I know it’s common for me to write blog rants full of excitement, squeals, and loves regarding great design. But for reals, this time is different. This time I transcended another plane. I just floated out of my body when I saw Designer Sig Bergamin’s portfolio. His designs serenaded and put a spell on me [...]
Categories: Hue Effects,I'm Wowed
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- February 17, 2011 – 9:38 pm
- Author:
- By Cristen
I remember as a young girl the extensive, and quite unique, salt and pepper shaker collection my Grandma kept in her hutch. I’m pretty sure my Grandma still has a good portion of her collection but sadly they are not photographed in this post. Her collection was a hodgepodge that looked something close to the [...]
Categories: Little Tricks
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- February 13, 2011 – 6:45 pm
- Author:
- By Cristen
I saw this photo by Calle Stoltz and went “woah. woah. woah.” I liked it. I knew immediately that my attraction was attributed to the brightness, high saturation and contrast. I love all these verbs individually but together they really make things POP. Having high contrast usually makes me shake my hips like Shakira but [...]
Categories: Hue Effects,Little Tricks
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- January 16, 2011 – 5:39 pm
- Author:
- By Cristen
Happy Turkey Day! Since I’m a pescatarian it’s actually Happy Tofurkey Day! Or, maybe it should be Happy French Fry Day for me since I ate the same amount of poundage in fries as a couple small children. Either way, today is a day to give thanks and gratitude and your home that provides you [...]
Categories: Little Tricks
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- November 25, 2010 – 8:57 pm
- Author:
- By Cristen