Category: <span>Finds</span>

Published April 16, 2010 by

Retail Therapy

bedding-ideas-duvetsIt’s time to pack up your winter bedding and pull out your lightweight set—but you hesitate. Last year’s quilt doesn’t look as inviting anymore (especially with those storage-induced wrinkles). You think, before I swaddle myself in this cotton raisin, maybe I’ll just do a bit of virtual window shopping. You stumble upon BlissLivingHome.com and see a bright blooming chrysanthemum on a lightweight cotton duvet and immediately forget about that crinkled heap on your floor. The credit card starts to creep out of your wallet and before you know it—you have bedding you don’t need, but find you are so much happier. Retail therapy, its a beautiful thing.

Ashley Citron Duvet, $275 (that’s not too bad, right?)

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bedding pillows soft goods

Published February 8, 2010 by

New Obsession: Barbara Cosgrove Lamps

gold lightingIf you don’t already know about Barbara Cosgrove’s lamp designs—let me tell you—they are gorgeous! I’ve been eyeing her work for a few years, but now I have an apartment pretty enough to warrant such chicness.

By description, an all white lamp doesn’t sound all that exciting but a high-gloss porcelain base and gold leaf-lined shade—that thrills me to no end. Modern but feminine, this lamp spoke to me; especially when I imagined it cuddled up with my 1940s French chair of the same palette and sass.

bedroom lightingAt the time, I didn’t realize my love for extra tall table lamps. But Mike did. He saw this 26″ piece towering above the crowd and, without much struggle, convinced me to get it. I was a little nervous about the height but seeing it in our bedroom, I feel like it brings a sense of importance to the light and the whole space (note: wall art, coming soon).

Barbara Cosgrove mostly sells to boutiques but a ton of her lamps, and the ones I purchased, are available at DecorInteriorsUS.com.

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Anne's buys decorating lighting

Published January 23, 2010 by

Stitching Cards

stitching_postcardI am a travel fiend. Whenever I have extra cash or time it’s going towards a far-off adventure (and the occasional throw pillow). But when there isn’t enough of either, I’ll fill in with daydream jaunts. These Stitching Cards from Sweet Bella are my new favorite between-travel accessory. Maps of Europe, the US, and the globe come with a needle and thread to chart my travels future, past and soon-to-be-present (I am traveling from New York to Seattle to Vancouver this June!). They are perfect gifts for jet-setting friends, previous travel buddies, or avid scrapbook-ers. I am going to buy a stack to send as postcards from my Out-West journey.

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Stitching Postcards by Sweet Bella, $5 each (comes with needle, thread, and envelope) sold at UncommonGoods.com

The cards are surprisingly detailed so they can be a journal and not just a memento.

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paper goods stationery

Published January 19, 2010 by

My Matisse Cabinet

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I’m excited to say that my media center, the 1990s boob tube and the bench it sits on, is finally getting an upgrade. Our flat screen and my Matisse cabinet from Bungalow 5 have amazingly arrived on the same day. To me the TV means very little, but the cabinet will make my living room.

Media consoles always seem to err on the side of hideous–but then I saw the Matisse. The leaf cutouts lighten the inherently heavy look of a 55″ case good and the open storage makes it useful, even if we decide not to use it for media down the road. Right now it’s sitting in a box in our foyer but by next week, my home theater center will have joined the 21st century and my living room will be 10 steps chicer.

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Anne's buys our house storage