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e-Consult: The Home Office
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With more and more of us working from home, it’s vital to carve out a dedicated spot to conduct business. A kitchen table may work for awhile, but it may not be the best long term solution, especially as your company grows. Whether you use a neglected corner, transform a closet into an office, or [...]

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A Few Must Haves for Spring
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Here are a few must haves for sprucing up ones nest for Spring! It’s obvious to me that geometric prints are huge again this season. I have zero problem with this, in fact I’m thrilled to pieces to see that you can scoop up affordable rugs with that high end showroom look we all crave [...]

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Designers Guild *New* Fabrics + Wallpapers
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Do you recall this amazing home? It’s the posh pad of senior stylist Liza Giles who works for Designers Guild in London and features loads of prints and patterns from the DG wallpaper and fabric collection which inspired lots of decor8 readers. That’s why I’m once again pointing you over to Designers Guild… Because most [...]

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Got a Passion for Purple?
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PointClickHome just posted a slideshow with lots of purple finds, including some of their favorite paint colors by Benjamin Moore. They didn’t highlight Passion Plum 2073-30 but I have to add that to the list because it’s a deep hue that is so rich and delicious…
I really like this cane coat stand from Red [...]

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Amy Butler Design *new* Pillows + Cards
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Amy Butler Design just launched a collection of pillows and stationery today that I think you’ll really love if you’re an Amy fan, especially if you are someone who loves her fabric but who doesn’t love to sew. Amy did all the work for you!
I especially like how much attention she put into the design [...]

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Fokus Fabrik {organic textiles}
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Fokus Fabrik is Finnish textile design team Tiia Eronen, Eeva Heikkinen, Laura J?rvel?inen, and Hanna Kerman, due to launch their collection of modern fabrics made from organic cotton and hemp at the upcoming Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan and at Hardcore – New Finnish Design in New York where 20 individual design projects and [...]

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Happiness Is…
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*New* Tamar Mogendorff bird cages and houses at Enfant Terrible…. Ah how tweet it is…
Is it okay to be thirtysomething and to dream of having a wall of birdhouses like this over my sofa in the living room? :)
(images from enfant terrible and tamar mogendorff)
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Happy Weekend + Orla Kiely Paper Winners
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I’m working on a project for the rest of the day so I’ll be offline, but I’d like to quickly highlight a few events, the winners of our Orla Kiely Paper contest, and other miscellany before I sign off.
First up, what’s happening in your world. Please send me events as you hear of them because [...]

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Blog of the Week: 365
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Jen Renninger is someone that won’t let me forget her because she writes the most expressive and kind emails that really touch my heart. Beyond words, Jen is also a lady that I find impressive based on the talent she exhibits through the graphics she creates — I’d love to explore my own talent in [...]

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Louella Press
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Lovely papers today from Louella Press… They so nicely wrote to me about their letterpress cards and being the paperholic that I am, I couldn’t resist sharing them with you. I could look at stationery all day long, it’s always been an obsession of mine. When I was a kid I’d burn my weekly allowance [...]

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Galison Stationery + Office Products
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Galison has quite an extensive selection of paper products ranging from note cards to file folders and journals for sprucing up your office and organizing your handbag for Spring. I totally need to do something to my home office because it’s really boring me lately… Some new file folders and some fresh flowers may be [...]

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Contest: Win Alexander Girard FLOR tiles!
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Lovely blogger Mod*Mom told me about a great contest where she teamed up with FLOR to offer her readers a chance at winning ecofriendly FLOR carpet tiles designed by the great Alexander Girard.

These are gorgeous! Click here to learn more.
(image from FLOR)
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      • lauren: i’m so glad that i saw this… just yesterday i...
      • Sandra: That is a really important discussion and I think that talking...
      • Diana: That vase is perfect for the forsythia! The branches I brought in...
      • PhillyLass: Love that turquoise table, but at more than 4k, I’ll...
      • Diana L: Adding the red table to my Fav’s. And the turquoise one,...