Style Inspiration - Emmy Hennings

Wine Barrels Converted into Homes

Oh, the 70s. If life could only be that simple - and affordable - again.
I took these two books out of the library and I suggest you track them down for some more great inspiration. They were both published in 1977, (the year Star Wars was released and Elvis died).

Top set of images are from a home in Mendocino, California made from recycled wine tanks. Available on Amazon - The Craftsman Builder by Art Boericke and Barry Shapiro

Mr. Turtleneck's images are from his home in Ukiah, California. He and his wife picked up the wine vat from a winery converting to aluminum. It's a 26,000 gallon container that measures just under 500 s.f on two floors. The entire dwelling cost less than $2000 (in 1977). Available on Amazon - Rescued buildings: The art of living in former schoolhouses, skating rinks, fire stations, churches, barns, summer camps, and cabooses by Jacopetti, Vanmeter and McCall

I'd live in either of them.

Quote of the Week - Muhammad Ali

silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer

How to Make Chocolate Bark - Halloween Recipe Ideas

If you needed a reason to buy Halloween candy that's currently on sale here's one. Plus, you can freeze it and save it for Christmas!

This is so easy to make even the bartender (me) can do it!

What you need:
1 lb bitter sweet chocolate chips
3 Skor bars smashed into irregular pieces
8 peanut butter cups broken into wedges
1/4 cup honey roasted peanuts
Lots of M&Ms or Smarties

What you do:
1. Line a 12x10 inch baking pan with tin foil
2. Stir chocolate chips in a medium saucepan over low heat until melted and warm (not hot)
3. Pour chocolate onto foil and spread to 1/4 inch thickness
4. Sprinkle with smashed Skor bars, peanut butter cups and nuts making sure all pieces touch melted chocolate
5. Scatter M&Ms or Smarties over melted chocolate. I chose blue ones, however, by the reaction I received from the finished product one would've suspected they were the green ones.
6. Chill bark until firm - about 45 minutes
7. Peel off foil and cut into large irregular pieces

Style Inspiration David Bowie

c. 1966

via Awesome People Reading

How to Wear a Sweater

Shop smart this winter. Make a list. Here's your starting point.

1. Black or charcoal grey cardigan sweater
left - 08 SIRCUS - Mohair and Wool Cable Knit Cardigan Sweater
right - All Saints Charcoal Wool Cardigan

2. Cashmere V neck sweater
left - Pringle of Scotland Cashmere V-neck Sweater
right - Dior Homme V Neck Sweater

3. lambswool or merino wool crewneck or V
left - Johnston's Crewneck Sweater
right - Burberry Crewneck


4. Merino wool T 5. Polo or shawl collar sweater
left - Pringle of Scotland Wool Long John Sweater
right - Acne Normandie Wool Sweater

Vintage Roche Bobois

1979

Currently Reading

Remember my post on cable spools?



Converted into Houses - found at my library but available on Amazon.

Very inspiring and worth a place in your personal library.

West Vancouver Home Demolition - My First Abandoned Home Tour Video - as is

turn down your volume before listening. one take, no editing, molding is referring to panelling.

Another midcentury West Coast Modern tear down.

PLEASE NOTE
1. This video was done on one take, unplanned, unrehearsed and unedited. We only had an iPod to film with.
2. You must imagine I'm talking to you on a cheap phone because I couldn't figure out how to access the sound equalizer.
3. When I say molding I mean panelling.
4. I am available for work. Obviously, not editing work.

Quote of the Week - Walt Whitman

Nothing endures but personal qualities.

What makes you feel uncomfortable?

Do certain human performances make you feel uncomfortable? Plays make me feel uncomfortable, 'singer songwriters' I hardly know playing guitar and singing in my living room make me feel very uncomfortable and this Twizzle dance makes me feel uncomfortable. Starts at 7:44.

My apologies, the user has deleted the videos from YouTube. However, I did find the whole episode on Hulu here.

I must admit however, that the dinner party and Laura's outfit at the beginning of Part 2 suit me just fine.

Last Weekend

Last Friday, as you remember from my Facebook page, I was craving a dimly lit, kilm and velvet pillow filled room where I could enjoy some vegetarian Middle Eastern or Indian food. You recommended I go to East is East - which I may add is fabulous - and thanks for the heads up that there is one now on Main St.

However, before I could read your comments I'd decided to play dress up and turn our place into a dimly lit kilm and velvet pillow filled room. There was no way I'd walk into East is East in this vintage velvet Indian dress thing-a-ma-jig, (although MK and I could def hang out. MK give me a call, I have one in deep blue as well, we could hang matching), so there was no time like the present!

and the pussy cats could join us at home.

Saturday we ventured to the Tomahawk - which you better get to because Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives has already filmed there (apparently airing in February). Unfortunately, they stop serving breakfast at noon. I had a #pawpawty to attend and couldn't make it out until later. This French Toast pic is from a few weeks back. I highly recommend it - just like Mom makes! On this visit, I had the Seaburger and a piece of banana cream pie.

Here's the inside. He has one of the largest collections of West Coast First Nations art. I hope the place doesn't ever burn down.

Saturday night we headed out to a birthday party. I'm a Libra and most of my friends are too.

the stylin' pad

Birthday Girl!

Gabby the Tabby wasn't keen on the Sambuca whip cream.

Mexican 'tradition' calls for a cake in the face. Tradition honored.

Sunday we were going to head downtown to the Diwali festival but I didn't want to deal with the bridge and lack of parking so we decided to 'take a beer' at the beach instead. To be precise it was a Lindemans Lambic Framboise.

Tim Stephens, the astrologer in the North Shore News, is good. Brad's a Taurus.

Some stuff I left behind

Vintage Huskies Jacket - Danish silkscreen
70s luggage - I used to sell that floral stuff for a pretty penny way back when
a pseudo Eames chair knockoff at our back dumpster
milk glass - I love this stuff displayed en masse
Dutch pewter coffee set - men's leather biker jacket (North Van SPCA thrift approx. size M go get it!)