remodelista’s newsstand (we’re in it)

Want a place to read Design/Interiors/Home/D-I-Y blogs all in one place? Check out Remodelista’s Design Newsstand, which brings their great, curated selection of blogs together, organized by general categories, like Fabulous Femmes, Hipster & Minimalist, Exotica, Design Magazines Online… Like a great newsstand, it invites browsing (it’s in beta, and is a bit wonky on…

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‘everyday is a day for thanksgiving!’

When we stumbled on this two-part video of the Macedonia Youth Sanctuary Choir in Winston-Salem, North Carolina singing “Everyday is a Day of Thanksgiving”, we were knocked out by how the choir just LEAPED into that song, singing Leonard Burks’ wondrous hymn full out. That, in itself seemed amazing until, near the end of the Part One…

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recipe: cranberry walnut conserve (for turkey and midnight snack)

This unusual cranberry conserve is immensely satisfying, tart and sweet, with a chunky texture from an abundance of nuts and raisins. It’s adapted from a recipe by Mrs. Fannie Wought of Cullom, Illinois that was published many years ago in the wonderful, out-of-print-but-findable Mennonite Community Cookbook by Mary Emma Showalter. The conserve is delicious with…

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d-i-y expandable table pt.2 (rectangle) for holiday and other celebrations

Last year, we were invited to the collective Thanksgiving dinner of several families. One person oversaw the wines, turkey and stuffing; others made desserts and side dishes. Another improvised the huge 16-foot-long table that would seat 18 hungry grown-ups and children. It was not until we were helping deconstruct the table at the end of…

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annals of bad design: light in your eyes

At first glance, this attic bedroom seems utterly cozy and charming, until we imagined ourselves lying in bed with the light on, and the light bulb glaring in our field of vision, since we’d be looking right into the underside of the light (hot, too!)  We’re wondering if the designer was so smitten with the…

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copy this: partially painted chairs

We think the gradated paint on the vertical back posts of these wooden chairs gives them great character and charm. You could order them done from Colonel, OR buy some nice-looking chairs at an unfinished furniture store and d-i-y, using a slightly darker shade of paint from one post to the next. via Hunter Gatherer

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