Design Meets Fashion: Patches

Written by Sara on January 10, 2013 — Leave a Comment

I found this smart and simple design project on The Ugly Duckling House and had to share. When there isn’t room for a side table, or you want something even closer or more minimalist than an additional piece of furniture, the perfect fix is all in a slab of wood. Cut, glue, paint or finish (if so desired), and you’re done! I also think this is a great idea for covering up worn sofa arms.

On the fashion side of things, patches are all over the place and tend to yield a heftier price tag even though they are very easy to do yourself. There are ready made patches you can iron on or just cut out some fabric in a shape, use fabric glue or sew on and you’re done.

(Images via Ugly Duckling House & You Must Create.)

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History Lesson: Roof Truss

Written by Michele on January 7, 2013 — Leave a Comment

Ever wonder what is going on above your ceiling? If you have a pitched roof, chances are that you have a truss system waiting to be exposed. A roof truss is a structural framework of timber or metal designed to bridge the space above a room, providing support for the roof. Timber roof trusses were developed in the middle ages as an attempt to improve earlier roof design that was structurally unstable. Historically, the top timbers are called rafters and the bottom ones are called tie beams. Trusses are usually constructed as closed, where the bottom timber is horizontal at the base of the truss, or open, where the bottom timber is raised.

(Images via pinterest, archinspire)

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Weekly Wrap Up: Argyle, Marrakesh, & John Pusateri

Written by Michele on January 4, 2013 — Leave a Comment

Monday’s History Lesson: Argyle
Wednesday’s Design Meets Fashion: Marrakesh
Friday’s Destination: Auckland, NZ-John Pusateri

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Destination: Auckland, New Zealand- Art by John Pusateri

Written by Michele on January 4, 2013 — Leave a Comment

John Pusateri was born in Pittsburgh, PA and received his BFA from Syracuse in 2001. In 2004 he moved to New Zealand to do a Master of Fine Arts degree at the Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland. He completed his Masters in 2005 and decided to apply for a residency to stay in NZ. Pusateri currently teaches and runs a lithography studio in Auckland. For his collection entitled Rabbit Destruction Council, Pusateri used pencils, charcoal, and pastels to create incredible drawings of owls.

(Images via John Pusateri)

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Design Meets Fashion: Marrakesh

Written by Sara on January 2, 2013 — Leave a Comment

One of my favorite trends of 2013 is the reemergence of Moroccan motifs. Its mix of European, African and middle-eastern cultures is prevalent in its design, creating an eclectic and worldly style.

(Images via Parlour & Pinterest.)

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History Lesson: Argyle

Written by Michele on December 31, 2012 — Leave a Comment

I love socks, and this year Santa left me a new pair of argyle knee socks under the tree. The pattern is so classic and preppy chic- and one that will never go out of style. The argyle pattern is made up of overlapping diamonds and crisscrossing lines, usually in contrasting colors. The pattern is derived from the tartan of Clan Campbell, of Argyll in western Scotland. Argyle knitwear became fashionable first in the United Kingdom and then the USA after WWI, popular mainly for golf clothing. Today we see argyle everywhere in fashion, and from textiles to tile it can be really interesting in an interior.

Do you have any argyle in your home?

(Images via houzz, tokkelos)

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Weekly Wrap Up: TV Trays, Ghost Furniture, & Here’s to 2013!

Written by Michele on December 28, 2012 — Leave a Comment

Monday’s History Lesson: TV Tray Table
Wednesday’s Design Meets Fashion: Here’s to 2013!
Friday’s Destination: Ghost Furniture, Northumberland

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Destination: Ghost Furniture, Northumberland, England

Written by Michele on December 28, 2012 — Leave a Comment

Ghost Furniture is one of those shops I check frequently just to see what they’re up to. Based in Northumberland, England, Ghost Furniture creates beautiful eco-chic furniture out of vintage finds. Owners Di Overton and Harvey Roll have branded Ghost Furniture with a distinctive look derived from matte paints. Each piece in their collection is unique, upcycled, and stylish- “brought back from the dead and made into something hauntingly beautiful.”

(Images via Ghost Furniture)

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Design Meets Fashion: Here’s to 2013!

Written by Sara on December 26, 2012 — Leave a Comment

Happy (almost) New Years! What are you up to for the New Year? I’ll be in New York celebrating with friends in a rustic house in the woods. Not at all the loud glimmering party of traditional New Years, but I’m planning to spice it up a bit…maybe with some silver sequin pants and a room full of balloons.

Here’s to 2013!

(Images via The Man Repeller & Martha Stewart.)

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History Lesson: TV Tray Table

Written by Michele on December 24, 2012 — Leave a Comment

One of my favorite memories as a kid was the one night a week that we were allowed to eat dinner in front of the TV. My mom would give my brother and I each a little tray table and we sat on the couch to eat the requisite frozen dinner. The TV tray table is a small folding table that folds nearly flat for quick and easy storage. They were originally designed for eating on while watching television. National advertising for TV tray tables first appeared in 1952- a year before Swanson introduced the TV dinner in 1953- and they became popular household items. A set of four may have been mounted on a small rack where they could be hung when not in use. The construction consisted of a metal tray with grips underneath, and a set of tubular metal legs with rubber tips at the bottom. The grips clipped to the legs to support the tray while open.