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Another reminder I got today from Kate Pruitt – was on Bauke Knottnerus – not a name that stuck in my mind without force! Bauke is a Dutch artist who creates oversized knit works that show the artist’s hand, strings remain untrimmed and the like in his Phat Knits series. From the looks of the […]

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I think that Kate Pruitt and I have a similar fascination with oversized, odd knit items. Today, while reading her blog, I was again exposed to Christien Meindertsma whose site I had once stumbled upon before I was so quick to bookmark everything. Christien actually makes an item called the Urchin Pouf, which, just as […]

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I was reading Elle Decor at the gym yesterday and came across this beautiful rug company they were highlighting, Fort Street Studio. I love that they use the look of watercolors in their rugs – would alleviate spill guilt…not at all. It just looks like a wine ring! Stripe’s Edge – very cool. Beautiful colors […]

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I’m a big fan of handprinted fabric. I’ve posted on Virginia Johnson here before but today I came upon an Etsy printer, HomeSweet, who is a blockprinting scientist – literally. Her Eyelet pattern above is simple and fresh! I love the varied green shades in her Leaf Weave pattern. Minileaves here – very Orla Kiely!

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When I got involved in my crochet work last Fall my store of record was Purl Soho – it’s right by my office and is very inviting. The clerks help you pick the best yarn for your project, make sure you have the right tools, and will roll your yarn into a ball for you. […]

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After coming across Hisano Takei’s felted necklaces I began to wonder who else was using felting in the world of accessories. I stumbled upon the Etsy store, Kjoo, by Maria Joao Ribeiro and was blown away by the creations of this Portugal-based artist. She incorporates many of my favorite things: felt, crochet, amorphous design, and […]

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Someday I’ll have a whole house on the coast full of Maine Cottage furniture. Another fabulous thing I’ve learned about from Abby and another dear friend, Charlotte. Maine Cottage has the most amazing colors available for all of their furniture pieces and great accessories from artwork to lamps to tableware. They also sell my favorite […]

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In New York there’s a rule that a certain percentage of your hardwood floors must be covered in rugs when you live in an apartment building to manage the noise. I brought many thick carpets when I moved in but they were hard to keep clean and they added no personality. I got new rugs […]

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I recently got rid of the curtain in my kitchen and decided to make something more cheerful. The previous curtain was made out of Charlie Brown’s t-shirt…at least it seemed that way. The new curtain is out of a beautiful Virginia Johnson print, Teal Waffle, seen below. While I did have to call customs to […]

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In keeping with my creepy Rubie Green affections of late, I wanted to post about Chairloom, a company that takes old chairs, stools, benches, etc and re-upholsters them with contemporary and fabulous fabrics. The above wingback is in Megan by Rubie Green and I think it looks inviting. These stools are in East Village…my future […]