Are you a member of One Kings Lane? If so you can probably attest to the multiple emails a day you receive that inundate you inbox. I admit I had gotten to the point of just deleting but then I decided to at least start looking at the subjects. This one on a new profile artist got my attention and I'm glad it did.Nadine Kalachnikoff and her butterfly artwork was Continue Reading
You Say Crayfish, We Say Crawfish
Crayfish parties are a Nordic tradition in August and who better to carry on that tradition here in the States than Ikea. In fact, Ikea had a Swedish Crayfish Party last Friday. Now, I have to admit I had never heard of a Swedish Crayfish Party. It's difficult for me to even spell the word with a y and pronounce it with a long a! So I went to Wikipedia for Continue Reading
The Camellia and Madmoiselle Chanel
The camellia, related to the tea plant, originated in Asia. Being almost a perfect circle in shape, without thorns and retaining its leaves throughout a season, it came to represent purity and longevity. In the 1920's the love of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel's life, Arthur Boy Capel, introduced the bloom to her and she adopted it as her signature flower, using it in the Continue Reading
Savvy Space-Saving Ideabooks
A quick followup to last Monday's post with this collection of small space-saving ideabooks from Houzz. Coincidentally there were posted around the same timing as the House Beautiful Small Spaces issue and Traditional Home in the previous post. Small spaces must be trending or maybe just getting them ready for the onslaught of the fall frenzy to come is right around Continue Reading
Catch Of The Day
It's summer and many of us are planning a beach vacation before it's over. Elle Decor's What's Hot paid homage to the beach with Carol Fertig's Sea Life collection of melamine (how practical is that?) tableware. The colors are great and the price is reasonable. They are certainly the catch of the day!One link led to another and I ended at Carol's website, Continue Reading
