Archive for May, 2009

Do-It-Yourself Lamp Project

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

So I completed my first DIY project since last summer, when I re-did my dining room chairs. They used to be an ugly grey blue with some blue-pink plaid upholstery, and I re-did them to make them look a bit more modern, though a temporary fix.

My second DIY attempt happened on this past rainy Friday [...]

Color Coordination

Friday, May 29th, 2009

In interior design and organization, this is something that has never made sense to me. Why in the world would you organize something by color?

Bemz and Marimekko Unite

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

If you have any upholstered Ikea furniture (Ektorp, Karlstad, Klippan, Mysinge, etc) and you love bold punches of color in your living room, then you’ll love the Marimekko slipcover collection that just launched this morning over at bemz.com.
The collection has bright colors, bold graphics and simple patterns. My favorites are the Fandango (pictured above) and [...]

Twitter Tees by Threadless

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

These are awesome. I am contemplating buying the “graphic designers are full of shit” tee, but the boss, though he likes it, thinks our SBC (standards of business conduct) group would not approve. I figure I can just wear a cardigan over it. ;)

The Toilet

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

After a yummy dinner off the grill last night, the boyfriend went home and I wound down for the evening. I put a few dishes away, got my bags ready for work the next day, made the bed and took my contacts out. I stretched out in my new queen-size pillow top bed, for the [...]

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