OK Go Video of Skyscrapers.
{ via Creature Comforts blog }
]]>Nelya, Jenny and I jam-packed it with goodies that required enormous willpower to actually plunk on the store ‘shelves’ and not keep for ourselves. Lots of lucite, brass, antique textiles, woven silk ikat by the yard, and sooooo much more. And Jenny has new paintings for sale. They are gorgeous!!
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TOP, art pieces by photographer Evonne Bellefleur and stylist Caitlin Boherty via
The Jealous Curator
I’m not much of a pastel person. I like my color intense. But these pale tones are killing me. So right, right now.
Acrylic sculpture by Philip Low via The Jealous Curator
Speaking of spring, my friend Claudia Thompson posted these hilarious Easter photos on facebook. Each one is funnier than the one before. When I was 16, one of my first jobs was being the Easter bunny at Northlake Mall here in Atlanta. That suit was hot. And the feet and gloves were giant. I almost killed a 3-week old baby because the mother plunked him in my hands and I couldn't bend those mitts. Still gives me nightmares!
{ Images via Honestly WTF, Raney Town, and The Jealous Curator }
Stay out of the pollen,
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Second, a collection of carved and curvy stools from Anthropologie. Quite nice.
Speaking of nice… See the latest MINTY offering. It’s an antique dim sum cart! Tasty.
Happy Monday!
Then, Nelya found this incredible antique textile cum mirror at an estate sale. She dragged it to the shop where I intercepted it. Sorry y’all, I nabbed it and it’s mine. Brilliant colors, intricate woven pattern with a little peekaboo mirror right in the center. And framed in a mirrored frame. Look at the beauty, look at the colors, the texture. So fabulous.
And paired with the scarf? All the better. Mmmm, I love looking at it.
Have a great weekend!
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Ok, so you know how I flip out over marbled anything? Including those newish Derian plates for Astier de Villatte, marbleized balloons, Kelly Wearstler for Sferra Quartz pillow, framed marbled paper art (which thanks to LGN) I totally copied for Isabel’s room and it looks great, and more and more?
Well yesterday you could probably hear my squeals of delight and amazement all the way from Chamblee, Georgia. I walked into Antique Factory { home to MINTY } and there it was. A set of 6 chrome dining chairs upholstered in handprinted marbled fabric.
Antique — yet perfect condition. And the fabric colorway looks spot-on current. I love the silver fabric pigments used in the pattern. It dances off the other swirls. Whoa. And when that organic loosey goosey swirly fabric is combined with the chrome structure of the chairs, it’s just magic.
Oh I seeing your eyeballs crossing about now because they landed right on that authentic Pierre Cardin chrome and smoked glass table. Oh yes. Those delicious marbleized chairs and tucked neatly around an even tastier table. A perfect Cardin specimen. Signed. And the table even expands. The top opens to reveal a hidden pop-up leaf. Could it be any better?
There’s an identical table on 1st dibs. at the “reduced price” of $7,900 for the table alone. At $3,500 the Antique Factory price is more than half that of dibster — and includes the set of 6 chairs. Too pricey for me { dammit! } but a great value as a statement-making piece to last a lifetime.
Pierre Cardin table, signed
6 matched polished chrome-finish dining chairs, unsigned
If you’re interested in the chair set and table, call Peter at Antique Factory: 770 455 7570. { Peter will sell table separately and reprice accordingly. } And if you buy them, could I please please come visit often?
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Unexpectedly fun: brass + yellow
What a happy surprise. I just love this Urban Electric Co. pendant with it’s brass on the outside and shiny yellow on the inside. So unexpected and so exactly right.
The Cosy pendant by Urban Electric Co.
Plain jane with prissy
Rough and refined, leather and chiffon, anything with mint green.
From Note to Self
My favorite mash-up
Stunning old architecture done up in spare clean modern decor
{ Sorry. I've misplaced the source. }
Pattern on pattern
Maybe more than a pairing — this is a pattern pile-on. Layered deep and downright riotous. In a good way.
Sig Bergamin, Architectural Digest
And I’m sorry. I just dropped out of sight. I didn’t mean to. A couple of days off turned into a week which turned into… But I miss my blogging pals, miss being in the loop, miss expressing design-y ideas and pretty pictures.
I’ve been busy on my blogging hiatus. A little of this:
Plus a good bit of inner dialogue like this: Keep it for me? No, it’s for MINTY! Put it in my house? No, it’s for MINTY! But, it’s so preeeeeetty. No, it’s for MINTY! The worst inner struggle was over this fantastically fabulous 42" brass giraffe.
Isn’t she magnificent? Did I mention she’s 42" tall??? And solid brass???
But I have remained strong. I toted that big brass baby over to the booth. And she found a good new home within a matter of days. Then, I found Big Giraffe’s tiny cousin… a gorgeous little brass giraffe suited for tabletop display.
I tweeted about this little girl giraffe yesterday and *wham bam zam!!* — looks like she also is going to a new home.
And then temptation continues to mount as Nelya is stocking MINTY with all this great stuff that I have wanted all my life. More inner dialogue! Seriously, can you believe how good these things are?
Another blogging distraction is mean old mono. My sweet 15-year-old is laid up with fever, fatigue, swollen glands, headache and homework worries over icky mono. This sweet boy is helping though:
I've loaded bunches of photos of MINTY merchandise to facebook albums. Take a peek at the goodies there. And check out the MINTY website for posts about more new items.
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