It’s been a while since I’ve heard from Sandra who owns La Merceria (featured here Jan 08) but I never forget a good story with heart. Last week something I saw out and about reminded me of her and since I was so inspired by her story — in a [...]
Archive for the ‘kitchen’ Category
Want to see a little city apartment kitchen making a big impact? This wee kitchen belongs to Katie, and American living in Berlin with her husband Martin — I met them both at an event I spoke at last year and they were so sweet! This is their apartment, they gut remodeled the [...]
Look at these little charmers and tell me how one cannot find a way to justify dropping nearly $50 bucks on s + p shakers? C’mon, you agree with me right, total cuteness — especially the little heads. Of course, looking at them gives me a ton of inappropriate things to say but they’d be [...]
I don’t believe I’ve ever laid eyes on a white teapot like this — I only recall seeing these in black or dark brown up until today… I love it! This gorgeous kettle, casted in white porcelain with a black handle is called the Tea Pot Anneli and is from Brunkullan, [...]
I love doing book reviews and since I started in ‘06 it seems you enjoy reading them so for this year I plan to keep ‘em going and hopefully schedule reviews on a more regular basis (weekly). In fact, I already have two slated for next week so stay tuned! I find that books matter [...]
The new face of RealSimple.com is live! Their updated site is crisp and clean but most importantly it is a breeze to navigate. I’ve been with them as a contributing writer for a year so I’m personally excited to see such a great improvement to their site. Yay! So what does this [...]
The launch issue of Jamie Oliver’s food and lifestyle magazine, Jamie, is here and it’s gorgeous. If you love to cook, or simply to be inspired by beautifully designed restaurants, well set tables, and gorgeous travel destinations, head to your nearest bookseller to see if you can get your hands on a copy. [...]
How many of you read the Daily Candy? I was once a fanatic but these days I only read their Weekend edition and the Daily Candy Deals. Today the deals email rolled in and I spotted Charles Fradin and a 25% off discount… Out of curiosity, and okay the word letterpress [...]


































