…Another illumating bit from The Selby’s photo essay, “Fede Saienz — Musician and Artist and Katrine Glindvad Larsen — Fashionista at Home in Brooklyn“. Here’s the entire image. Words to take to heart in a wonderfully improvised setting: Buddha, beer, wooden shoes. These folks are definitely shaping their world…
Read MoreCool DIY Hanging Shelves, from The Selby to Bertoia
The hanging shelf rigged from a board hung by rope we spotted on The Selby recently reminded us of hanging shelf iterations from two great artists.
Read MoreDan Winters’ photographs: ‘Masterpieces Happen Each Moment”
In “The Gray Ghost”, photographer Dan Winters’ Portfolio in the recent New Yorker, he shares his realization that “Countless potential masterpieces happen each moment the world over and go unphotographed.” His work reminds us to open our eys and LOOK.
Read MoreAn Addams Family House Tour
We’ve always wondered what is would be like to live in the Addam’s Family home, with its completely original design aesthetic.
Read MoreRemodelista’s New Book is Full of Good Ideas
Remodelista’s new Manual for the Considered Home is chock full of practical info and stories reminiscent of the early Remodelista. One favorite: The Reinvented Rental Kitchen.
Read More6 liberating truths about our bodies, from a massage therapist
Long time massage therapist Dale Favier’s take on bodies will dispel any judgements you may have been carrying around about your ‘imperfect’ body.
Read Morea brilliant, unlikely spot for a chair + Pablo Neruda’s Ode
An indoor chair placed on a mountain lookout made me wonder “Why not put an old indoor chair outdoors, for as long as it lasts?”, and reminded me of a Neruda poem. “Peace begins in a single chair.”
Read MoreWhich Techniques Really Do Keep Your Brain Limber?
New research about techniques said to increase your IQ yield some surprising findings. A simple practice will keep your brain limber.
Read MoreA Fab Fabric Room via Christopher Baker
We found a number of good ideas in this beautiful photograph by Christopher Baker of a quirky fabric room that makes us want to hang out.
Read MoreLaurie Anderson’s Farewell to Lou Reed: ‘Some Kinda Love’
We were very moved by Laurie Anderson’s Farewell to Lou Reed in Rolling Stone. We’ve excerpted a chunk, but it’s well worth reading the whole beautiful thing: rich insight into two very original people improvising a life together. Anderson’s words need no commentary: “How strange, exciting and miraculous that we can change each other so much, love…
Read Morehow to lighten the look of shelves filled with books
Arranging books in in vertical and horizontal stacks, interspersed with art and objects, is a simple way of lightening the often weighty look of book shelves.
Read Moreconstruction foliage camouflage, a cool material for interiors?
Scrim-like nature murals and flower cut-outs used to disguise construction sites have a number of applications inside a home.
Read MoreHome is Where You Park It
Home is Where You Park is an inspiring book that celebrates the joys of living a minimalist’s life on the road, in camper or car, an homage to “people living really cool lives, doing things they love as opposed to the expected”…with Nature as their living room.
Read Morepan fried olive rescue + warm olivada recipe
Lawrence Durrell famously described the taste of olives as “a taste older than meat, older than wine. A taste as old as cold water.” That flavor was definitely NOT present in the watery-great-looking olives I planned to serve a friend coming for drinks the other night. A quick improvisation turned them into a delcious hors d’oeuvre.
Read MoreMerete and Christopher’s Tiny House: A Tour + Process
This fab tiny house is a great example of the creative, very improvisational process of making something live in the world, and the essential principles involved (with a tour).
Read Moreanywhere mindfullness practice: ‘this is a wonder’
Viewing the moment as a wonder or miracle can shift, soften, and transform the way you view things: a curiously powerful mindfulness practice.
Read Moretanks into playthings: a wish on armistice day
These children turning a tank into a toy seems a fitting if unexpected image to mark Veterans Day. It’s also known as Rememberance Day, a day we take off every year in rememberance of dear ones we’ve lost. We’ll be back posting as usual tomorrow. Image from Child’s Play by Steve McCurry Edited with…
Read MoreFriday link-o-later: cool links for weekend reading
Optical Illusion Sofas You Can Sit On: a useful optical illusion to make a room look larger, even with a real sofa? Beautiful LEGO, A Book Featuring LEGO Masterpieces Built by Designers Worldwide: inspiration for one of our favorite building fantasy materials. Steven Curry’s swell photo essay, Child’s Play is truly an ‘exultation of the possible’…
Read MoreRandom Strangers ‘Reach Out in the Darkness’
The 1968 hit ‘Reach Out of The Darkness’ is a combination of upbeat GROOVY joy and a message about taking a risk to reach out and connect, a theme Photographer Richard Renaldi explored when he asked random people he met on the street of New York City to pose in pictures together as if they were family.
Read MoreCharlie Trotter’s Brilliant Red Wine Essence
We honor the late chef Charlie Trotter by sharing one of his brilliant creations: Red Wine Essence, one of the most extraordinarily extravagant and extraordinarily delicious sauces in our repertoire, and cunningly easy to make.
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