Monthly Archives: April 2011

Brutalist chandeliers

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Abby

Jaw…floor.

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On my Marc

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Abby

The Bill Cunningham documentary left me buzzed on the exuberance, frivolity and sheer pleasure of fashion. It also left me feeling a little sad. To cheer myself up, I went to Marc by Marc Jacobs.

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Photographer On My Radar: Chris Court

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Abby

Here is another Ozzie photographer. Chris Court is the brother of Sibella Court, she of the eclectic objects and voluptuous interiors. There is a family style resemblance.

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I Am Feeling Quite…Pixely

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Abby

Miriam-Webster has a spot on their website where they stick the new words that people send them while those words are waiting to make it into the dictionary.

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happy yellow flowers

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Abby

lt feels like Gerbera daisies are a kid’s idea of what a really happy flower looks like.

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B.I.T.E. cooks: Dutch Baby

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Abby

Most mornings I eat eggs for breakfast.  But lazy weekend mornings at home call for a Dutch Baby.

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Photographer on my radar: John Paul Urizar

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Abby

There seems to be a lot of interesting stuff percolating down under so I wasn’t surprised when I came across the work of Sydney photographer John Paul Urizar.

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road trip: tustin

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Abby

Elle needed to go to Tustin. Happy Mundane and I went along for the ride.

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Help me pick a round dining table

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Abby

I want a place for my bentwood armchairs to hang out. Where my utilitarian white dishware, bright orange dessert plates, old fashioned gold-rimmed glasses and sterling silver cutlery can be counterbalanced by something simple and modern.

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Stylizimo’s Pallet Headboard

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Abby

The crochet bedspread dilemma has me reconsidering the bedroom so I’ve been looking around, waiting for inspiration to strike…

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