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Furniture? On Etsy?

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Now I certainly can’t vouch for its quality or guarantee the shipping won’t be more than the purchase price, but, I’ve been running into such neat pieces of furniture on Etsy.  Newly upholstered pieces are cropping up at good prices.  I enjoy looking and dreaming of having the nerve to purchase.   But, for now, I’m merely enjoying the choices!

    

 

 

 

70’s Mid Century Modern Lucite Chairs – Fabulous Mess; Fritallary – Gussy Chairs; Upholstered Bench – RhapsodyAttic;  Vintage Danish Sunrise Chair – Spruce Home; Nordic Summer - Gussy Chairs; Orange Checker Bench – Spruce Home;  Aqua Slipper Chairs – Fabulous Mess; Moroccan Brass X Table Stool – Fabulous Mess 

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24 Hours

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I enjoyed this film immensely.  With all the media attention swirling around the controversies related to Ground Zero, I thought this video would be a nice tribute on this historical day in our country’s history.  You may have seen it yesterday on MSN; but, in case you missed it, enjoy!

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

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The Open Toe for Winter

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There are some looks that mark this year’s style for fall.  Prominent among them is the open too ankle boot.  Though its not likely to be one’s most practical choice, they are stylish, available at every price point, and for Floridians, not so impractical.  There are options from Marc by Marc Jacobs to Payless…

    

Pick up an issue of your favorite magazine and you’ll see what I mean; they grace most every advertisement.

Top left to right: Marc by Marc Jacobs 606906; Lela Rose for Payless Gerlinde Suede Chop-out Bootie; Ted Baker Rhaxma; JCrew Alecia; Ralph Lauren Pillar Bootie; Franco Sarto Vegan; Vince Camuta “Amber”; Anthropologie Traveling On Bootie

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Chinoiserie

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Back to the books to identify what one means when they use the modifier “chinoiserie.”  Chinoiserie denotes the European love-affair with eastern Asian motifs.  It is often manifested through the use of bamboo, pagodas, lacquer, or oriental scenes.  It finds its ways onto all materials—fabric, wood, wallpaper, and porcelain.  These European adaptations of Asian themes date back to the 17th and 18th centuries.  The motifs are generally ornate and asymmetrical.  Interestingly enough, chinoiserie saw its peak of popularity in the mid 18th century when Rococo—the ethereal, very detailed style—gained prominence.  Chinoiserie’s popularity waned as the neoclassic style once again found center-stage in the mid 18th century.  So, as a juxtaposition for your own awareness, chinoiserie is elaborate, fanciful, and much less ordered than the neoclassic style.  I enjoy just a hint of chinoiserie amidst both art deco and modern furniture, not unlike the room below.

Domicile Interior Design

  19th Century French Black Chinoiserie Mirror - Anne Madonia Antiques

Pagoda Arm Chair – Circa Who

Cochrane Desk – Ballard Designs

 

Wallpapers: La Cage Jade on White Mylar by French American & Koi Chinoiserie by Judit Gueth 

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She and Him

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Zooey Deschanel is one of favorites for a whole host of reasons.  She has found a look that best suits both her whims and her figure—and she sticks with it.  Her music is thoughtful and happy.  Her rendition of “You Really Got  a Hold of Me” is the best.  Take a listen…

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Magazines

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I was perusing the newest edition of House Beautiful and came across another clever ad from the Magazines: The Power of Print campaign.  I love these ads.  They bring us to back to the subject of the dominance of the internet and its role in displacing what we have always found useful, necessary, and desired.  Its an interesting thought. 

Their newest ad “Will the Internet kill magazines?  Did instant coffee kill coffee?”  is quite clever.  I appreciated the following quip:

The explanation, while sometimes drowned out by the Internet drumbeat, is fairly obvious.  Magazines do what the internet doesn’t.  Neither obsessed with immediacy nor trapped by the daily news cycle, magazines promote deeper connections.  They create relationships.  They engage us in ways distinct from social media.

Now, I can’t speak the the “deeper connections” or “creation” of relationships, but House Beautiful looks like it is going to be quite enjoyable this month!

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Oh, my goodness.

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Oh, my goodness.  You may have seen her work somewhere on the web, but, I only stumbled onto it last night!  Below, is the most recent work of Lauren DiCioccio.  A graduate from Colgate University, Lauren explores what I would consider the nostalgic inconvenience of the invisible world of technology.  Very interesting stuff…

Her Artist Statement is as follows:

My work investigates the physical/tangible beauty of commonplace mass-produced media-objects, most recently: the newspaper, magazines, office papers and writing pads, plastic bags, 35 mm slides. These media are becoming obsolete, replaced by the invisible efficiency of various technologies. In some cases, this transition is a good thing- faster transmission and distribution of information, streamlined systems, openness to user input, less waste. But a hole is left behind by the disappearance of these everyday objects. What will happen when we no longer touch information? When newsprint does not rub off onto our fingertips? When we no longer write longhand?

The tedious handiwork and obsessive care I employ to create my work aims to remind the viewer of these simple but intimate pieces of everyday life and to provoke a pang of nostalgia for the familiar physicality of these objects.

Here are just a few of my favorites.

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What are your thoughts?  Would you buy one?  Be sure to hit her website and check out some of the detailed images of the work above.  Quite the talent…