How to Reuse Bottles

a soap dispenser available here

lights available here

a hummingbird feeder available here

a wind chime available here

  torches available here

a chandelier available here

and don't forget they also make excellent boot trees.

Happy 80s Holidays

from me -  in my Molly Ringwald meets The Cult phase.

Concrete Walls for Everyone

We have a wall in our living room that is really hard, we can't get nails into it, hence no art. I think there might be concrete underneath some thin layer of something or other. Now, wouldn't it be nice if I could get my hands on this concrete wall paper from Norwegian designer Tom Haga? My concrete wall could actually live up to its reputation. Remember the scrap wood wallpaper by Danish designer Piet Hein Eek I wrote about last year? No need to get an industrial loft - paper your condo to look like one - or perhaps a forest, or the view from the moon.

Quote of the Week - Thomas Jefferson

If you want something you've never had, you must do something you've never done.

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My 6 Gift Wish List

dwarf globe blue spruce

black cable knit sweater (image)

Le Labo Musc 25

These earrings. I had the same ones once but then I was robbed.

Fiorentini + Baker

Sterling Silver Bobby Pins

Italian Mid-Century Barware - Gio Ponti Style

1950s 4 piece silver plate bar set
buy it here

Art Wall Inspirations

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Dark Shadows

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vintage ELLE Decor

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NY Times

6 Unique Gifts for Him

Ludwig mies van der Rohe LEGO Architecture Farnsworth House

Vintage suede leather Jansport pack

mid-century rayon neck scarf


TDK 3 Speaker Boombox Audio System

Leather key chain flash drive


vintage bakelite stag horn bar ware

Before you start your party do this

Light new unscented candles a few hours before, blow them out and add a drop of essential oil. When you light them for your party they'll emit your special scent. Some Chistmasy oils are mandarin, clove, cinnamon, pine and cedar.

btw - Le Labo is doing oils now.

Basket Chair Love

Nanna Ditzel available here

Terence Conrad available here

Kenneth Cobonpue

Franco Albini

mid-century basket chair from here


Isamu Kenmochi available here

The Whiskey Advent Calendar - an early gift

No more cheap chocolate! Behind each of the 24 doors is a 3cl sample of whisky - including a 50 year old Scotch (full bottle worth $560). Get it here. Prefer gin? Go for the Ginvent calendar

Quote of the Week - Dark Shadows

via Meghan on Pinterest

She likes to pretend she's rock'n'roll, but she's a Carpenters kind of chick for sure. Carolyn

Design Lover - 1979 Bang & Olufsen Turntable Cassette Radio Combo

Beocenter 7000

Designer: Jacob Jensen

more of Jensen's Bang & Olufsen work (including the 7000) is in the permanent collection of the MoMA view it here

Manufactured: 1979

Rosewood and aluminum

Made in Denmark

I love it so much I bought it (off Craigslist).

via New York magazine Dec. 1980

10 Unique Umbrella Stands

Mid century chrome umbrella stand with faux black bamboo available at White Warehouse

Teak wood Black Forest style umbrella stand available at Steven Sclaroff

Hand crafted onyx umbrella stand available at Pamela Lerner

"I'm pulling for Victory" World War II grocery cart available at Off the Wall Antiques

Noe umbrella stand  Bertoli and Pajetta for Fontana Arte

Piero Fornasetti available at High Style Decor

Giancarlo Piretti Pluvium umbrella stand

West German Raymor vase or umbrella stand available at Gaspare Asaro

1970s umbrella stand

available at Galerie Andre Hayat