As you may have noticed, I'm a big fan of creative reuse. And when it comes to antique tabletop, the possibilities are endless. The Victorians had a special piece of silverware for nearly everything: bonbon scoops, bacon forks, lemon picks, cake breakers to name a few (click here for more). Today much of this food-specific ...

Last March, when I suggested construction site light bulb safety cages as a great idea for a modern pendant lamp--I thought I was going out on a limb. But after a weekend at the New York International Gift Fair, it looks like this seemingly-crazy lighting concept may actually be emerging as a legit trend. Some ...

They are repairing the elevators in our office building and it just gave me the craziest idea for a chandelier. When I came to work the other day one of the elevator doors opened to an empty brick shaft. I peeked in and three light bulbs were dangling on long cords with bright yellow ...

With 2,900 exhibitors and hundreds of thousands of products displayed at the New York International Gift Fair, the trends can't help but reveal themselves. If last season's trend doesn't make an appearance again, it means nobody was buying it. When the same look keeps turning up, it was a best seller. And when hundreds of ...