a skeleton never forgets.

 

chalkboard skulls.

that is all.

available in a rainbow of colors.

caffeine beams.

beautiful products made of beautiful things...

used, pressed coffee grounds. genius.

the colors and textures are so good because they're natural.

you can't fake the funk.

created by raúl laurí.

compacted at jeremyriad.

nice legs.

asher dunn [a native of our new town] 

is the founder of dunn, a rhode island-based studio.

they do amazing pieces of furniture, as well as other small treasures.

all of which you can place in your little home.

carved at sub studio.

nice wood.

this is some gorgeous work.

from a former advertising art director turn traditional furniture maker.

the top chair uses wood reclaimed from an old new york water tower.

check out the goods.

bellboy.

sanded at gizmodo.

iceberged.

these. rule.

and they're real. [as in, you can buy them]

from the geniuses at grey area.

shelves. bench.

bonus: they suggest you could use the table for ping pong.

how secret-agent hideout is that?

building blocks.

this house is magnificent.

designed and built by ray kappe in 1967.

looks like a perfect place to spend 50 years.

leveled up at iso50.

big inhale

definitely feeling a bit underwater right now

with so much to be done

before our big move

before our big sale

before the biggest presentation i've ever given

blah bitty blah blah blah

the good news is it doesn't feel like i'm drowning.

just looking forward to surfacing.

i really am thriving in the excitement and opportunity of it all 

which will make the exhale moments even more relieving.

what are you guys up to?

photo source life on sundays

mobile home.

this is nice.

you will like it.

built at le container.

racing.

this may not be news to you but
we're in the process of buying a new house.
new to us anyway...
the current owner has accepted our offer
post-inspection and we're just wrapping up the final details.
i realize my excitement is preemptive.

we're also prepping our current house for sale in the meantime.
never a dull moment around here.

despite several efforts, i can't stop my mind from
racing through our new space.
how different the layout is and will be.
i simply can't focus on anything else.

the home design obsession is nothing new for me.
in middle school, i decided to use an iron
to steam my bedroom wallpaper off.
didn't necessarily go over well with my parents.
i was proud of my resourcefulness nonetheless.
[keep in mind this was 1987. no google. no cable tv.]

of course our 'starter' homes have been fun
but they never felt permanent.
we worked with what we had
making mostly cosmetic changes.
a process which is still very fun.
now, basically, the ultimate creative challenge

i've been waiting for my entire life is here.

thrilling!

hoping to share some of our plans here in the upcoming months.

bounce ideas off you. share the excitement.

that kind of thing.

fun, right?

photo from emmas design blogg

drunk under the stairs.

we're currently looking at houses.

and after finding these pics...

i'm now looking for houses with secret rooms.

this awesome stair trap door was a prohibition fix.

4 feet deep, complete with tiny ladder to get to your booze.

super cool.

story at nytimes.

outside in.

i wish detroit was in brazil so i could have a house like this.

open and fresh, with cozy pockets in the middle.

it's the itiguira house in rio.

invited at the cool hunter.

house of cards.

these are cool: ixxi.

modular hanging system, with a crazy amount of possibilities.

love the pixelated wall options.

and the ability to have a zero sq-ft room divider.

very tempting.

pieced at design milk.

sarah and the seed.

go here now and read this.

it'll only take 5 minutes.

but you will remember it for much longer.

it's brilliantly illustrated and written, by ryan andrews.

shared by sail.

hang em up.

this kicks ass.

from the geniuses at 2nd shift.

(i also have that keyring)

hung at sub studio.

dat window.

so much light.

i'm quite enthralled by this place.

enveloped at ignant.