Sarah’s documentation of the Indiana House project, here on The Estate of Things, has been a severe adventure to follow. To us as readers and design/architecture lovers, we’ve had the opportunity to weigh in on lighting choices, renovation woes, and…
Jesse Carrier designed The Glass House Fit For A Family in the August issue of Elle Decor. I have fallen hard for this house. This house has a great mix of styles and a sense of youthfulness. I think it…
This should set you up nicely for Monday, good solid eye candy. Ellen Hamilton, my eyes want to devour the rooms you have designed. gotta be custom, striped dining chairs I love when a sofa just takes over and when…
Betsy represented at the Designer Tag Sale in Brentwood, CAÂ last weekend. She felt a little blase that day but if I could’ve gone, I might have been able to pump her up a bit. I’ve marked a few things in…
Its give away time! CSN stores was kind enough to offer TEOT readers a chance to win a $40 gift certificate for use at any CSN store. At CSN, selection is not going to be a problem, chances are good…
This weekend will be a leisurely one for the most part. I have a little table to assemble from IKEA for DC and I plan to have two of the Thonet chairs I bought at the flea market stripped and…
One of my besties, Amanda is having a girl! Such amazing news for their family, they already have a little boy and now they’ll complete their collection, ha! In light of this joyous news, I decided to mock up a nursery…
June 2005 It’s 90 million degrees here in NC. Even in the mountains last weekend it was 80+ degrees. Apparently there is some wedding anniversary fun on my horizon, I got a hint yesterday, something about choosing a good day to…
A few weeks ago I went to a local furniture store called Plan B. Â I spotted some pillows in the window and made a point to return the following day to purchase them. The person watching the shop for the…
We worked hard Saturday in the 90 degree heat on the landscaping and fine tuning the lot at the Indiana project. There is a lot to be done. When a house is under construction for many months and work trucks…
Since I gave a shout out to my good friend Ami over at Sunset Gurl Designs. She is a graphic designer who is positively awesome at pulling great pattern inspiration from the web. Today I was grabbed by her introduction…
Here we are again, break time! As a freshman in college, I had this picture of Meg Ryan hanging up in my dorm room. I was dying for a tight and worn Rolling Stones t-shirt just like Meg’s. Today, I’d…
Every once in a while its good to get an eye full of some good design. Personally, I like to get my design candy fill several times a day but not everyone likes to “OD” on design. I was admiring…
Yesterday I stopped by my favorite consignment store, Karen’s Attic. If you live within driving distance of Karen’s Attic and you haven’t stopped in, I would have to ask why and then I would insist that you go there. I was…
Recent blog perusing led me to a new trend of decor involving vintage tennis rackets. I may come around, but for now I’m feeling a little feisty. These could double for applying your bashful blush on your way out the…
