For those of you who participated in the Bookshelf Runoff over the summer, thank you for your vote! With your fine taste and discerning eye, you picked the Left Bank by Vivaterra and it couldn’t be more perfect for our living room. The gray-washed wood shelves and exposed rivets give the room a little edge ...

Out of all the new companies that were introduced at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair last May, Shine Labs is the one I've kept my eye on. Upon entering their booth, the porcelain collection had me drooling and asking a million questions--most importantly, when I could get my hands on it! Well, the time has come. ...

Whenever we are near the Quechee area of Central Vermont, Mike and I always make a point to stop into Simon Pearce. The river-powered glassblowing and pottery workshop is endlessly inspiring and its retail store...irresistible (click here to read about my initial love affair with the Quechee Mill). There were about ten things in the shop ...

Flash back to three weeks ago and my backyard was a DIY testing ground for nine painted-furniture projects. The paint has since dried, the hardware been screwed back on, the bugs picked out of the air-dried paint, and the furniture has been moved inside. Some of the projects were just paint touch-ups and others, you'll ...