Tag Archives: Inspiration

Photo from The Brass Petal by Teri Lyn Fisher

Design Star: Team Emily

By ADD | Published: August 22, 2010
If you’ve been following Design Star this season, then you know that tonight’s show is the big finale.  I generally loathe reality tv, but I’ve been hooked on HGTV’s Design Star all season. I was so excited when I heard that one of the contestants would be a prop stylist that I’ve worked with on editorial [...]
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Kitchen Cabinet Inspiration

By ADD | Published: August 20, 2010
This lovely kitchen from Domino by photographer Melanie Acevedo reminds me that kitchen cabinets don’t have to be white.  I wasn’t interested in stained wood or laminate cabinets for our kitchen renovation.  I ultimately decided that we needed white painted cabinets to open up our tiny space, but I love these dark, matte, painted cabinets. [...]
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Happy Friday!

By ADD | Published: August 13, 2010
My dad is arriving today for the weekend and I plan to drag him to the Brooklyn Flea on Saturday to scope out dining room chairs.  Dad is bringing his adorable dog Barnaby, who you may already know from his frequent comments on this blog.  For a Spaniel, Barnaby has a very keen sense of [...]
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Quick Silver

By ADD | Published: July 29, 2010
Our mantel this summer has been all about silver and peonies. They don’t last long, but I adore peonies precisely for their delicate, fleeting beauty. I started collecting silver years ago. The refurbished living room mantel is now full of our families’ dented baby cups and other little bits and bobs. Last year, [...]
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Dishwashers aren’t sexy

By ADD | Published: July 18, 2010
How much, pray tell, do you love this kitchen?  It’s from Lonny and personally I adore it.  I wish I’d had the guts for marble counters.  But I drink far too much red wine in Winter to take that particular design leap.  I especially love that the door to this all-white kitchen is black.  It [...]
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Beautiful flowers for a beautiful bride.

summer blooms

By ADD | Published: June 23, 2010
Nothing says summer like fresh peonies in a simple mason jar.  I spied these beauties at my sister in law’s picture perfect wedding last weekend and I scrambled through unpacked boxes the minute I got home looking for my own vintage mason jars.  I suspect that Scott may have purged them before we packed up [...]
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The Hunt: Vintage Goodies

By ADD | Published: March 20, 2010
Olde Good Things is a terrific resource for vintage and antique lighting.  I posted previously about the caged ship sconces that I purchased here.  They have so many vintage fixtures & reclaimed architectural elements that I love, restraint is required with each visit. I thought these framed anatomy drawings would be perfect decor for a hypochondriac’s [...]
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Antlers rock

In Defense of Antlers

By ADD | Published: March 12, 2010
I heart antlers.   I started collecting them a few years ago on a trip to Montana.  I especially like the weathered, gray, unpolished variety laid out on a mantel or a rustic winter table-scape.  I recently read some antler squeamishness on one of my favorite blogs An Urban Cottage and I wanted to set [...]
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