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Now to be frank, we would happily take this crusty old farmhouse on as-is - lick of paint and a few swoops of the broom and we'd be in. A visit to rusted mustard (via what's blogging my view) tells more of the story ... take a stroll around the back and ...
Just too fun - Canadian artist Heather Benning has created a life sized dollhouse in a Saskatchewan feild, complete with mid-century furniture and fittings ... genius!
Possibly not the most important question of our era, but where have all the macrame owls gone?
When we opened our store 3 years ago, they were kind of our 'thing' (along with flip-clocks, polaroid cameras, etc etc) - we always managed to have 4 or 5 in stock, and could usually find more when somebody bought one ...
Could be another symptom of climate change, or part of the 'string-theory' fluxus, but we haven't had a new owl arrive in our lives for months now. Anybody looking to offload theirs (what do you need 'em for?) - please get in touch.
That's why we dream in black and white ... pic by Selwyn Pullan - prolific architectural photographer - via Ouno Design, a canadian blog well worth frequenting. Thanks!
For the last couple of years we have been tossing up between flagstones, slate slabs and quartz gravel for a bit of paving out the front of our ranch - but on our budget we have been cooling our jets and going with the 'mud and grass' option so far.Happily, the convergence of (a) a fallen tree in the front paddock, (b) the government's new and relaxed attitude towards removing bushfire fuel, and (c) this beautiful pic from apartmenthterapy ... has led us to the solution.Chainsaw will be out and creating pathway magic over the next few weeks - hopefully we'll remember to take some pics.
Man, there's nothing better than street-art that makes you smile. SpY, an urban artist based in Madrid, definitely fits the bill. A bit of irony in the vein of Mr Banksy, si?
We came across a few of his pieces on we heart stuff. Definitely recommend a stop by SpY's site while you're out there ... nice. It's not ALL basketball themed, promise.
Too cool ... I'm sure we came close to making these in kindergarten, but the clever kids at Tenth Muse Studios have taken it to a whole new level of goodness! Clean and nifty plaster bookends in the best faux bois tradition ...
Grab an empty milk carton, some plaster of paris, a melon-baller and your best carving-skewer and you're on the way. All we need now is a few fake plaster books to squeeze between 'em and our fake study will be complete.
Ahhh ... a break from woodgrain, but still keeping it natural.
This supercool bit of shelf-candy is a Rock Radio, designed by Guus Oosterbaan ... a man of ideas with plenty up his sleeve. Simple and clean - just 3 plugs at the back (speaker, antenna, power), and the cracks are deliberate - better reception.
As much as plastic has changed the world and given us plenty of fun stuff, we still say science+nature=joy.
WOW!
This is pretty nuts - a wooden ipod mini, fully functional, made without glue.
Pls check out Josh D's flickr set for more photos - including the matching dock and i-trip transmitter.
Will wait for the ipod touch version - though the risk of splinters may deter some ...
Okay - let's all just remember who our friends are.
Today was the big launch of digital radio with hype a'plenty - like any of us have a radio that will give us the cd quality sound that digital can deliver. Don't get us wrong - we love a new gadget if it gives us something exciting. Still, nothing keeps the consumers consuming like a bit of forced obsilescence.
And our clock-radio isn't susceptible to any virus either ... good luck world.
There's nothing we love more than fallen timber, repurposed effectively.
We love these bowls we saw on sub-studio - it's a really nicely curated blog too. Go visit sometime for pretty pictures.
