fbpx

Our Blog

craighton berman

we recently made a couple of new friends at camp- emily berman (co host of the fall craft camp weekend) & her equally talented husband, Craighton Berman. I had been obsessed with his coil lamp for some time, and then when we checked out the rest of his work, decided that he had to have his own post!  Craighton Berman  some favorites:  The sharpener jar is brilliant and beautiful in the simplicity of displaying and measuring the artists creativity. The sewn stool is a creative recreation of a milking stool. I love the structure and the architecture. This spread of…

Read more →

we’ve been hiding this long enough.

What do they say?‘Admitting that you have a problem is the first step to recovery’. So consider this public admission our first step.Some of you know about this place at camp.And have politely pretended that you didn’t witness it (thank you).We try to keep it behind locked doors, but usually aren’t too successful. So- we pledge,as of today-to clean up our act. (the basement)  THE INSPIRATION:Old Popular Mechanics workshop designs.My grandfather’s wood shop.Old mechanic’s garages. THE SCARY CURRENT REALITY:Martha Stewart didnt shoot this room.We can’t imagine why. so well organized and clean. THE PLAN: convert a 22x 19 foot section…

Read more →

A painted rug.

Sometimes I get fun little projects to do at work. Instead of carpeting our conference room, we painted a rug on it! I commissioned Jeff Zimmerman to mimic a vintage rug that I found online. Jeff projected the design onto massive sheets, pounced it out (perforating the paper) then transfered it onto the floor with chalk, traced it out, and THEN painted it (actually, I’m making this sound much easier than it was–it took a week from start to finish). Here are some snaps: Stay tuned for the rest of the room…coming soon.

Read more →

submission to HOARDERS.

Our basement is a hellhole. Really and truly…an episode of Hoarders without exaggeration. It’s that dark space that we try to hide when folks come over. We deny that it’s there but they always find it. So, last weekend after nearly a decade of failing to avoid the ugly truth, we put on gloves and hip-waders and literally dug ourselves out. Out of the mind-numbing culmination of 80 years of old trash that consumed our basement: skeletal mice, canisters of hardened cleaners from the Hoover administration…really, too painful to get into much detail here. The good news? There is a plan! Inspired by the parred-down simplicity of…

Read more →

Good Voyage

Good Voyage is a design duo, Kate and Katie, working out of “the unexpectedly great town of Bloomington, Indiana”–their words. I discovered their business on Etsy, where I fell in love with their amazing constellation print (also available on notecards). Clicking around, I found their Big Cartel shop where I realized I had seen, and pinned, their cool painted ducks before (via Design Sponge). Their work is so fun and campy! Check out their site and Facebook page and shop their Etsy and/or Big Cartel site. [images from Good Voyage‘s various sites and Design Sponge]

Read more →