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Show Your Style
While I’m busy getting the new place set up, I wanted to share some recently found inspiration with you. We are working on our bedroom right now, and it’s very cozy, neutral and nice. But we were looking for something with some contrast, a black sculpture or something — so I headed to Jonathan Adler’s site, knowing he had some amazing black sculptures! Little did I know, they had an area called “Show us your JA style“.
Upon further inspection, I happened upon these lovely spaces. Shall we take a look?
What do I love about this space? The openness of it! This entry has made this place perfect (well, except for the mail sitting on the Nelson bench in the foreground..)! Those bookcases in the background are amazing, and they have been carefully edited for perfect balance. Love it!
WALL COLOR. WOW. I mean honestly! If I could get away with painting a room or a wall in this house that color, I would! I am in love with those inky wall colors right now. But I really don’t think I would get away with it here! (Mostly because we don’t get a lot of light in the house..)
Pattern, pattern, pattern. All the different patterns make this work! Not to mention that LCW chair in the foreground. ;)
Perfection. Balance, color, depth, contrast. It’s just perfect. And hello, Nelson bench! I’m still trying to convince the boyfriend we need one. ;)
So go check it out for yourself! If you’ve got a piece of Jonathan Adler in your home, why don’t you enter!
Linen Love
The West Elm Totem Duvet and Sham set is a wonderfully graphic set. Though it may be too much punch for our small, low-light bedroom.
I first saw the Room and Board Washable Wool blanket in Charcoal Stripe when the boyfriend and I went to visit the new Room and Board store in D.C. last week. It was just so soft and subtly graphic in person that I would put the money down for it, for sure.
As you can tell, I’m going toward a grey theme for blankets on the bed. Both are graphic, and I’d pair either with some crisp white linens and a brightly colored pillow or two.
New Dresser from Modern Mobler
A couple weeks ago I met a guy named Doug who had a couple of storage units worth of mid-century modern furniture up in Bethesda for showing. If you search DC craigslist for mid-century, he comes up quite a bit (though now under a new alias). I’ve drooled over his stuff for awhile, and finally found a piece that I loved and could afford.
I was so drawn to it’s unusual nature — tapered legs, slatted drawers and awesome little pulls. It even has a little lip on top to keep all the stuff I store above from falling off.
Though it looks as though there are 6 little drawers, it’s actually one HUGE drawer that’s perfect for storing a ton of clothes. The handles are in great condition, brass with a black inlay that is perfectly graphic.
The legs are a nice little treat. From above they look like your typical mid-century modern tapered legs, but get down on the ground and you’ll notice the “W” detail that attaches the cross-beam to the body of the dresser, both for extra support and added style.
It was such a treat to drive up to Bethesda to check out Doug’s collection. And great news for him, he just opened a store on Georgia Ave called Modern Mobler! I’m hoping to go check it out this summer once the boyfriend and I get settled into our new place and start updating our furniture (with vintage pieces, no less). Doug’s site is still in the works, but bookmark it now and keep an eye out for new pieces! Good luck Doug, and thanks for a lovely find!
The Not-So-Weekly Find: CB2 Orange Bird Feeder
The shape is just fantastic. The color, to die for. I am a bit hesitant about having a bird feeder on the patio, because feeder = birds = poop. Haha. It would provide Kira with a lot of entertainment during the day while we are away at work, I imagine. She could watch it from the dining room where the patio door is, or from our bedroom which has a window overlooking the back “yard”.
I really want to go for something modern and clean and fun in the backyard, not your “Home-Depot” weekly-special patio set. Have you found any awesome modern patio furniture lately? I know that Apartment Therapy, Design Milk and SwissMiss seem to be teeming with new ideas in preparation for the warm months ahead!
Supermarket HQ
Yokomono Studio’s Tissue Box Cover — I actually just picked one of these up a few weeks ago. The color scheme is perfect, and because tissue boxes are necessary evils in most homes, why not make them pretty? She has so many fun, bold and modern prints, I had a hard time deciding which one to get!
Etcetera Media’s Book Box — I’ve been obsessing over felt lately. I bought a fantastic felt mousepad a month or so ago and ever since, every thing I find that is felt I fall in love with! I love the grey here, with the pop of orange! This would be perfect to house all those DVDs that nobody watches anymore. (Seriously, with Netflix for the Wii now, and Hulu desktop, I never watch my DVDs. Including the exercise ones…;)
Perch! O Bowl — Okay, I admit it. I had to think about this one before I posted it. Why? Because I love everything from Perch! This lovely bowl could house a wonderful houseplant, your change — maybe some jewelry. I love multi-purpose objects!
FilzFelt Wool Felt Circle Coaster Set – Once again, because I am obsessed with felt lately, here are some fantastic felt coasters that are just so simple, they are marvelous! I currently own some from World Market that are beaded, but the beads keep falling off, and I’m pretty sure the cat is eating them! Not good! I’d love to get a set of these, probably in grey, or maybe that wonderful yellow above as a pop of bright and bold color. They have so many colors to choose from, you should go check them out!
Did you check Supermarket HQ out? Browse around a bit? Did you find anything that struck your fancy? There are so many pages of items, I’d love to hear what you found!
