Every so often one finds an item that is irresistibly perfect to give another. I was sold on the clock below, from first moment’s glance. I hesitate to decorate others’ homes with my gifts; this clock imported more confidence than usual! The chics rock back and forth with the clock’s ticking. Love the clock. Love Bird in Hand Vintage Home – Etsy Shop. (Hope my sister-in-law loves it as much as I do.)
Attended the Thomasville Show & Sale this past weekend (on my day off from the law office and the blog). It was a beautiful show; the store owners carried interesting items and lots of information. One vendor carried various outdoor items—planters, chairs, figurines, etc. He introduced me to the vintage furniture maker, Salterini —mid-century, “neva rust,” wrought iron. I am dying over these advertisements. Clearly, that was the dress I wore to my last dinner party (see third advertisement below)!
Assemblage – 1stdibs. Metro Retro Furniture – 1stdibs. Thomas Hayes Gallery –1stdibs. Tom Gibbs Studio –1stdibs. Form – 1stdibs. J.F. Chen – 1stdibs.
GOD’S GREEN EARTH (AND ITS FRUIT): Organic Golden Beets – Freshfields Farm
“Humility is the luxurious art of reducing ourselves to a point, not to a small thing or a large one, but to a thing with no size at all, so that all cosmic things are what they are—of immeasurable stature. That the trees are high and the grasses short is a mere accident of our own foot rules and our own stature. But to the spirit which has stripped off for a moment its own idle temporal standards, the grass is an everlasting forest, with dragons for denizens; the stones of the road are as incredible mountains piled one upon the other; the dandelions are like gigantic bonfires illuminating the lands around; and the heath bells on their stalks are like planets hung in heaven each higher than the other…But the towering and tropical vision of things as they really are—the gigantic daisies, the heaven-consuming dandelions, the great Odyssey of strange-colored oceans—all this colossal vision shall perish with the last of the humble.”
OTHERS’ WORDS: Excerpt from A Defence of Humility – G.K. Chesterton
OTHERS' WORK: VillarrealCeramics Etsy Shop
“Practical is beautiful... .Suitability always overrules fashion.” – Billy Baldwin
The kitchen above, by Tammy Connor, may just be my dream kitchen. Surprising? I might have directed the aesthetic a bit differently, but it is a dream for the reasons stated above: suitability. Practical is beautiful. Can’t you just envision its use? Holidays, homework, family dinners, crafts, Christmas baking, waffle breakfasts—cooking or just enjoying company. Idealistic? I like to think it is as idealistic as practical, albeit, admittedly a very large space.
A few of her other spaces are below. I love the use of the monochromatic color palette, strong frames, and soothing layering of textures. Her interiors have a sense of interest and mystery with simple pieces and intimate alcoves—each would house a Millet beautifully (example below).
Connor was named in the Bloggers’ Choice 12 in Elle Décor March’s issue. Someone to watch!
Millet, Jean Francois. Faggot Carriers. National Museum of Wales, Cardiff.
Photos Courtesy of TammyConnorid.com
I was excited to find new additions to compliment my terrazzo floors and checkered linoleum. Rugs are tricky finds—especially when their utility (and price) is as important as their aesthetic, a la entry rug. Though both different, I like how they each rug compliments the existing pieces in the space.
