Yoo Hoo! Where Has Design Hole Gone?
Well, it seems I’ve been on vacation and forgot to write a post to let you know. But guess what? I’m still at the beach! Yay! Now that it’s just us three, I’ll have more time to write. I’ve got a few things up my sleeve. But I had to finish the jigsaw puzzle first. See you in a few days. Have a great weekend!
Totally Ugly Furniture From the Salone del Mobile
Okay! So, one might think that everything in the Contemporary Halls would be (a) contemporary and (b) well designed and (c) useful in some sort of way. You would be wrong. Here, I offer proof that, just because a company can afford the price of space at the Salone (super-duper furniture and design show held once a year in Milan), your offerings are just as super-duper. Read on…
This lamp just makes me laugh. All the lamps this company makes were just as hideous. If this were in my house, I wouldn’t get much sleep for fear that those claws and the base might creep into my bedroom and I’d find that shade sucking my blood at two o’clock in the morning. Those beads are red, after all. Yikes. Read More…
Tuesday Review: Pittsburgh Paint’s “The Voice Of Color”
Without a doubt, the number one thing I’m asked to help clients with is color. Everyone knows they like pink or blue or green. But when they look at the thousands of variations of green in any fan deck they get the vapors. Pittsburgh Paints has put together a website, The Voice of Color, and sets of organized color palettes that make choosing colors for your home a pleasure.
They’ve put together one of the best color quizzes I’ve seen in a while. The Color Sense Game asks questions that are easy to answer and, best of all, cover all of aspects of one’s life. For example, what music do you like? Instead of asking you to choose jazz, rock, etc…, they’ve put together actual samples to listen to. Easy, right? It is. The quiz covers all the senses – taste, scent, touch, etc… Read More…
Drunk At A Dinner Party? I Have Just The Table
From time to time I’ve been known – just now and then mind you – to be over-served at a dinner party. If you’re like me, you know how awful it is to have the room spinning whilst making a critical point on the situation in Pakistan. Fortunately, Andrew Raible, of Standard 41, has solved this problem with his table, Train To Dijon. Read More…
Sage & Style: Check Out This Super Style Blog From A Fellow Detroiter
There’s a new style guru in town. Taryn Bickley hails from The D (that means Detroit) and is a stylist-extraordinaire. You will definitely want to check out her blog, Sage & Style to read about her fantastic home décor finds and her fashion put-togethers.
Taryn’s work has appeared in local magazines as well as Elle Décor. Need I say more? Plus, she scored a 20% discount for her readers at Lesley Evers. You’ll have to scoot over to Sage & Style and scroll down to get the details. It’s nice to have such terrific company here in Detroit.
