Color Spotting - Peas, Carrots & Corn

tim walker’s vivienne westwood.

when i was a kid growing up, everything in our house was green, orange and yellow. i liked to call it ‘peas, carrots & corn’ – just like the little vegetable nibblets you’d find in a frozen tv dinner on a friday night, when you’re parents would leave you home with the babysitter. i’m seeing a lot of it all over again – major flashback time! so here you go…this week, i spy ‘peas, carrots & corn’.

chele mckee.

sarah yates photography, via design milk; potted store green grass house numbers; David Trubridge seed system pendant lamps via california home & design; farrow & ball; lisa stickley londondoris tote; Vintage Pop Mod Yellow Orange Glass Set, viajunkculture.

one very rad green velvet sofa, via gotasalviento.

palmer weiss interior design.

rhys chair from anthropologie; orange alarm clock from crate & barrel; cb2 paint palette pillow; button stash from red pepper quilts;jonathan adler morrow settee; artist hong lei’s photograph, via mint; and remy canary pillow from crate & barrel.

the design cubicle.

bread bin, via bostad; ferm living’s knitted cushions – just like little corn nibblets; and jonathan adler’s happy pillow.

from sfgirlbybay

Furniture by Katie Maennle

Katie Maennle owns a stylish shop owner in Austin, Texas. Her fabulous shop is now live online. Katie has a bold approach to fashion and home design. She loves bright colors and exciting patterns, so just about everything in her shop is right up my alley.

A Few of My Favorite Items from Katie Maennle:

{Hamilton Side Chair}

{Lilly Sofa- available in several colors}

from La Dolce Vita by Paloma

Typographic Home Decor

After seeing all the great font content coming up today, I was inspired to add a few typographic touches to my own home. The best thing about type in print is that it is incredibly versatile — be it small or large scale, blocks of text, single words or single letters, it all looks great in the right context. The same goes for type design in home decor, which explains why there are almost as many great font-related design objects as there are typefaces. With that mind, I rounded up some of my favorite pieces of furniture and home accessories that incorporate type in some way. Since every typeface has a different personality, it follows that not all typographic home decor would have the same feel. So I separated the items into three different styles. Enjoy!

Image above: 1. Lucky Number Knob, $8; 2. Garvey Chair, $998; 3. Oak Alphabet Drawers, $4,305; 4. Ordinal Dresser, $998; 5. Numbered Edition Placemats, $55; 6. John Derian Ampersand Plate, $44; 7. French Laundry Letter Pillows, $28–$32

1. Jonathan Adler Letter Pillow, $98; 2. Felt Coasters, $28; 3. Conversation Piece Pillows, $60; 4. Marquee Alphabet Light, $178; 5. Alphabet Coasters, $28 each; 6. Letters Fabric by Gunnar Anderson, $112/yard.

1. Letter Garland, $12.95; 2. Wary Meyers Le French Dresser, no price listed; 3. Alphabet Ceramic Plates, $33.50; 4. Artwork by Tauba Auerbach, no price listed; 5. John Derian for Target Tray, $12.99; 6. Jessica Hische Letterpress Print, $40; 7. Initial Pillows, $58

from Design*Sponge

Never thought I'd be into this but...

 Look at these amazingly bright and beautiful consoles on Overstock.

A pair of this chest would be great as night stands.

I'm absolutely dying over the green one! A little bit of fluorescent color in a room feels so modern and fresh.

from Little Green Notebook

Lucite: If you Build It, It Will Come!

As you know, lucite is not inexpensive and can often be difficult to find.  Try this online source, Plexi-Craft.  Plexi-Craft can apparently create anything that you dream up (within reason).  You can design it and order it custom….

Or go with one of their pre-made lucite pieces…

Either way, what a great, affordable acrylic source where you can get EXACTLY what you have in mind (and if you are anything like me, I always have a very specific vision in mind.  Whether or not I can find it ready-made, well, that’s a different story…)

I’m keeping Plexi-Craft on my lucite radar for sure!

from Material Girls Blog by Emily-Dallas

Inspiration from Pee Wee's Playhouse

Distressed Metallic Squares Bronze Pillow by Dwell Studio, $48

Polka-Dot Coasters by Kate Spade, $20 and Checker Knob from Anthropologie, $6

 

Martini Side Table by West Elm, $129

 

Map Wall Light by PBteen, $149

 

Inanimate Silly Face Stickers from Fred Flare, $9

 

Switchback Rug by CB2, $299

 

Tripod Floor Lamp with Drum Shade from target.com, $100

 

Mrs. Godfrey Chair by Jonathan Adler, starting at $1495

 

Pendelton x Worksman Bike from Urban Outfitters, $750

When we found out Pee Wee was coming to the Broadway stage, we screamed as if someone had just said the word of the day! Now the whole Playhouse gang is back in a splashy, larger-than-life production - and the wonderfully inventive set is making us want to add a speck of Pee Wee’s zany brilliance to our homes.

from Apartment Therapy Main

Wisteria Black and White Sofa

Now this is one fun sofa...

from {BLACK. WHITE. YELLOW.} by Jessica

Found thanks to Lonny Magazine.

Geo Side Table from West Elm

The Geo Side Table from West Elm is shiny and geometric, so of course I love it.  This would look great in my living room.

Trendspotting: Brutalism

As an architectural movement, Brutalism (from the French term for “raw concrete”) busted out in the  1950s and 60s with blocky, imposing structures by Le Corbusier, Paul Rudolph, and later I.M. Pei.  That’s Rudolph’s famed Milam Residence near Jacksonville, Florida, in the top image.  The style earned as many detractors as fans, but its off-kilter, repeating geometries and rough textures feel like a perfect antidote to the clean Danish modern, exotic ethnic and frilly French-y lines we’ve seen so much of lately.

Perhaps the most famous Brutalist furniture designer is the late Paul Evans, who successfully married artisanal craftsmanship and mass appeal by teaming up with Directional for his famed Cityscape Collection. Shiny woods and metals in a Tetris-like layout characterized the line but Evans also favored a more intricate, if no less brutal, aesthetic throughout his career.  Each individual block on the cabinet below has a different, hard-edged (and kinda freaky!) ornamentation.  These pieces have been blowing up the auction market for years and inspired renewed interest in the work of sculptor duo C. Jeré, designer Marcello Fantoni and others.  The items I’ve spotted — and can afford — reveal both sides of the Brutalist coin: Blocky Chic (top) and Metallic Freak (below).  I love ‘em all … et tu, Brute?

[image above, clockwise from top left: Knightsbridge console price upon request, PS Stuga rug $299, Perspective mirror $149, SHILF shelving unit $1394, Chelsea square table lamp $336, Dedale sconce $19.99, Liberation wallpaper, price upon request]

[image below, clockwise from top left: Hammered silver-tone door handle $14.51, Abstract table lamp $399, Bronze washer bowl $99, Dressmaker's lamp shade $88, Starbust mirror $199, Palmae bookends $49.95, Jere rain drops sculpture $1650, Palecek orbit table $492.80]

from Design*Sponge by Nick Olsen

Muovo Poufs

Um, I'm kinda loving these Poufs from Muovo...

from {BLACK. WHITE. YELLOW.} by Jessica

Making It Yours 5b: Moving in Together

from Making it Lovely by Making it Lovely

Big changes are happening with James, our fictional orange-loving research biologist. His girlfriend Eugenia has moved in with him! She’s so happy to be with a guy that has such good taste (and such orange furniture) because her previous boyfriend was “too busy revising his manuscript and thought her bourgeois affinity for decorating was capitalist and silly!”
I may or may not be basing this on my actual friend Eugenia who wants to live vicariously here.

OK, we know James had some pretty good furniture to start with. The mid-century rocker is staying since we’re basing each room around it in this edition of Making it Yours. We’re also keeping the sofa, orange pillow, pouf, lamp, and table. The molecule set is staying too, and we’re adding a vintage-style apple tree biology poster.* Eugenia and James painted the walls green, added some new curtains and a pillow, and put down a soft new rug to make the place feel like home for the two of them.
James and Eugenia will be moving the rocker into their bedroom soon, so when we check in on them again we’ll see how they’ve incorporated it.
* Did you know that apples don’t come true from seed? Apples are pretty interesting; read The Botany of Desire if you’re curious.

from poppytalk by jan

Pretty vintage-inspired home accessories from Wisteria. Iron Floral Cookbook Stand;Striped Chair Cushion; Metal Basket Shelf; Small Coloured Stool; Vintage Kitchen Utensil Hand Towels



Blue and White Ceramic Bird Feeder; Lobster Striped Napkins; Jardin Set of Table and Two Chairs

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