beachbungalow8

condos on color.

noreply@blogger.com (beachbungalow8) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:40:00 +0000

Found, in the great city of Chicago, wonderful examples of small spaces making the most of style using COLOR.

Benjamin Moore Kendall Charcoal

Benjamin Moore Whale Gray

Benjamin Moore Poppy

This bedroom, the same condo as the red library above,makes great use of space by adding the curtain to separate a sitting room from a bedroom.

all photos: Chicago Home + Garden

autumn leaves

noreply@blogger.com (beachbungalow8) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:10:00 +0000

ahh. fall. How I miss you so. Being surrounded by, decidedly, un-deciduous trees this is pure exotica to my eyes these days. I can almost smell the sweet fragrance of fallen leaves.

Zimtstern "Leaves" from Zimtstern Snowboarding on Vimeo.

From Swiss snowboarding company Zimstern via urbanoutfitters

peace out

noreply@blogger.com (beachbungalow8) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

BLOG OUT LOUD :: a few million flowers, cool parents and some very small horses in the name of art

noreply@blogger.com (beachbungalow8) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:32:00 +0000

I'm running around pulling all of the last minute details together for tonight's 4th, Blog Out Loud event in Santa Monica { 3rd and Santa Monica Blvd.} at the beautiful, ever-inspiring, Design Within Reach. If you're planning on coming or thinking of coming {do!} our panelists are fantastic:

>>PANEL Emily Goligoski of The SanFranista and Notes On Design Gregory Han of Apartment Therapy& Unplggd Laure Joliet of Apartment Therapy, At Home At Home & Dwell Alissa Walker of Gelatobaby, Fast Company, GOOD

Haily Zaki of American Express OPEN Forum, Curbed LA, Inhabitat & Secret Agent PR

Hope to see you tonight!

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and now, a few things found while swinging around from blog to blog:

Color Fields- Tulips are better than none.

beautiful tulip fields in the Netherlands shot from above. I'd love a flat weave carpet like this.

found courtesy of flavorpill

My Parents Were Awesome

Everyone I know thinks their parents looked cool 'back in the day' - before we made them into some kind of uptight, example of middle age squaredom. Finally someone has started blog where we can send those old photos of our parents being totally awesome with their vintage selves. Proving that they didn't always wear holiday sweaters and bifocals. And apparently drove the Mystery Van from time to time:

myparentswereawesome.com

The Portland Horse Project

In 2005 Scott Wayne Indiana put to use the unused horse rings that are seen all over Portland sidwalks. After a few months, he expanded the horse project and asked for some help. Now these horses are showing up all over Portland. You can find them in most parts of Portland now. You can find more photos on here.

that's all I've got for now....off to Santa Monica...

This Week:: Margaret Russell on The Skirted Round Table

noreply@blogger.com (beachbungalow8) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:44:00 +0000

This week we are so honored to have Margaret Russell chat with us about Elle Decor's newest book, 'Style and Substance'. We ask about her esteemed, 20 year career as Elle Decor's Editor-in-Chief and dig into some of her favorite rooms from the book {not an easy request when every page has something you want to bookmark} We even touch on blogging when we ask her directly, how she feels about blogger's using the Magazine's photos.

I have to say, in doing this show, I've been continually surprised {although I don't know why I should be} by the graciousness, the lack of ego and the general, down to earth attitude of our guests. Ms. Russell has all of this and more.

If you're like me, you'll be left with not wanting the conversation to end. I know I say this about all of our interviews, but you really don't want to miss this.

The Skirted Round Table

Thanks to Elle Decor, a signed copy of this inspiring book was sent to me and has not been out of my hands a single day since.

Pictorial Webster's: Inspiration to Completion

noreply@blogger.com (beachbungalow8) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:20:00 +0000

I have an old dictionary that I found in the basement of a house I once owned. The book sat packed away by a previous owner, at the back of what had once been the coal room of the house. Being of curious mind and not especially wanting to live with some one's left over junk, I took it upon myself to clean out the space; sorting through boxes of old letters, canceled checks, candles still in their yellowed, cellophane sleeves, a stack of old greeting cards, carefully torn so that only their fronts remained, and boxes of books. Books with great titles such as 'The Dictionary of Poisons'. {which now sits on my coffee table} , 'Sex & Marriage' {which sits on a book shelf in my bedroom, of course} and "A Child's Canadian Alphabet" - which is another post in itself.

Among the books was the 'Webster's New Standard Dictionary', with a 1911 copyright. It's yellowed pages,with their marbled edges, is fragile and well used. The broken spine holds the dark and mildewed cover together by tenuous threads; however within the battered cover, is a collection of gorgeous, fine-line engravings that are scientific and naive in a curious but visually compelling way.

When I first discovered this film, of John M. Carrera's story, I was awestruck that someone else {and it seems a lot of 'someone else's' } was drawn to these Victorian artifacts. The following film is an incredible documentary based on Carrera's story of creating a limited amount of, fine press editions, of The Pictorial Webster's Dictionary. The final product, complete with gold leaf engraving and hand sewn spines, is if anything, an incredible look at the art of book making - it's mind blowing.

Pictorial Webster's: Inspiration to Completion from John Carrera on Vimeo.

Fortunately, Chronicle books is selling an affordable version of the effort at a mere $35.00

In celebration of the book's release, Chronicle books is giving away a fine press edition of the book. Enter to win here.

grass or donkey

noreply@blogger.com (beachbungalow8) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:09:00 +0000

although, i'd prefer 'grass', i'd love to own an article of clothing colored, 'donkey'

found at saltwater

shopping losts

noreply@blogger.com (beachbungalow8) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:33:00 +0000

Graphic artist, Simon Atwatter takes found grocery lists and turns them into art. Found: Outside Sainsburys, Dog Kennel Hill, Camberwell, London

boo.

noreply@blogger.com (beachbungalow8) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0000

::ann wood handmade::

noreply@blogger.com (beachbungalow8) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0000

I felt this to be the perfect week to share with you these exquisite pieces by artist Ann Wood. The owls, with wonderful names like, "Iago", "Mr. Guppy", "Pecksniff", "Rodrigo" and "Henchard" are made using found, vintage bits of Japanese boro textiles, paper mache´, Victorian bodice fabrics, Vintage buttons, World War I army blankets, even vintage threads. All are stuffed with wool and stand approx. 9"

I love this photo, depicting one of the owls in mid-creation. He looks as though he's wearing a monocle!

That face! and check out those talons. incredible.

These are just amazing. And, mostly sold, but you can get on Ann Wood's mailing list to be notified of updates. It's well worth hopping over to her site just to see the full breadth of her work.

a foolish costume is the hobgoblin of little minds

noreply@blogger.com (beachbungalow8) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:01:00 +0000

Why don't kids wear homemade costumes anymore? What's cuter than the scene where Scout's wearing her giant ham costume?

If you answered this, no need to continue reading.

I can remember seeing The Dime Store window filled with boxes of costumes. The kind with the plastic eye-less faces staring out from the cellophane window. The one piece , non-flame retardant, tie in the back costume, folded up beneath.

Row after row of "Princess", "GI Joe", "Hobo" {'Hobo' how's that one for, vintage non-PC. These days would you really feel good about sending your kid down the street as 'homeless guy'?} , "Gypsy", "Clown" vacant, holes staring back at me. This may have been the beginning of my DIY attitude. Because even back then, holding my mom's hand as we'd walk by, staring back over my shoulder I'd think to myself, "I can totally make that. And so much better"

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by the way, if you can get your hands on this book:

Do. It's a classic by Louis Slobodkin {'The 100 Dresses' } I ended up with the copy that was in our family, growing up. I still bring it out every year. Wonderful illustrations and story.

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whoa. careful there, fella.

But I digress, let's get back to the matter at hand. At our house, I'm declaring this the year of the no-store-bought-costumes. I'm tired of parents feeling the need to shell out major money for a COSTUME to be worn ONE night {oh, ok and maybe in the school parade }

I sort of want to be hard core and tell every kid that comes to my door, no candy if your parents paid some ridiculous price for that costume { from halloween express or any of those mail order catalogs encouraging your daughters to look like hookers} but then I realize that's more about the parents than the kids. Above: my mother's masterful work . She made the entire costume, wig and all by hand. { That's red electrical tape wrapped 'round my tights - clever } And the she did the same for my 4 other siblings.

So in the spirit of DIY and Halloween being the ultimate holiday of self expression, this year, get creative. Make-up can go miles {look at little skeleton boy up there}, Goodwill can be a design lab of great ideas. This year, think out side that little cellophane box.

Suzanne Kasler on The Skirted Round Table

noreply@blogger.com (beachbungalow8) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +0000

This week designer, author, Suzanne Kasler drops by The Skirted Round Table. Another great interview with a great talent. Ms. Kasler's newest book, 'Suzanne Kasler, Inspired Interiors' is a topic of conversation as we each go through and discuss our favorite rooms in the book.

If you don't have the book already, I recommend it. Kasler has an innate sense of color and balance that throws all rules out the window, keeping an interior fresh, full of movement and continuity.

I chose the farm house photos to discuss with her. I love the play of the rough-hewn structure against the fine antiques, art and textiles. { That green velvet sofa! } Now this is the way a mountain house should look in my book. Not a Navajo blanket in the place.

anyway, go listen, I think you'll be every bit as inspired and enlightened as we were.

The Skirted Round Table.

Blog Out Loud + Design Within Reach

noreply@blogger.com (beachbungalow8) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:55:00 +0000

Date: 11.04.09 Where: DWR/Tools For Living - 332 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles

Who: YOU!!!

If you're in Los Angeles next week, we'll be teaming up with Design Within Reach/Tools for Living for another Blog Out Loud event! For those of you unfamiliar, we {co-founder Rebecca Orlov of Apartment Therapy and loving.living.small} loved the idea of creating a blogging symposium for people share their ideas and experiences.

By putting the idea out there, we've watched it grow and blossom on its own, and with that has come a fantastic group of sponsors, panelist and friends. again we have a fantastic line-up of panelist:

Emily Goligoski of The SanFranista and Notes On Design

Gregory Han of Apartment Therapy& Unplggd

Laure Joliet of Apartment Therapy, At Home At Home & Dwell

Alissa Walker of Gelatobaby, Fast Company, GOOD

Haily Zaki of American Express OPEN Forum, Curbed LA, Inhabitat & Secret Agent PR

**We'll be pouring Frey organic and biodynamic wines www.freywine.com and serving light appetizers. So come mingle with friends and fellow bloggers! Let me know if you're coming, I'd love to meet you in person

accessorizing

noreply@blogger.com (beachbungalow8) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:47:00 +0000

photo: domino

I'm a little late at getting this up as we have another FANTASTIC interview with interior designer, Suzanne Kasler in post editing, as I type this. But if you get a chance, hop over to The Skirted Round Table where last week we discussed accessorizing. Lots of comments ensued, thank god we all have our own point of view on design.

The Skirted Round Table.

i heart skinflint

noreply@blogger.com (beachbungalow8) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0000

Rare 2 arm wall mounted machinists work light with original paintwork and vitreous enamelled shade by "Mek Elek.

Green and white enamelled factory lights by "Coolicon." Vitreous enamelled spun steel with original company label and vents to permit uplighting. Circa early 1930.

Opaline pendants, salvaged from school buildings in the midlands, UK. Circa 1950.

Polished brass and glass naval bulkheads by Pauluhn, Houston, Texas. Salvaged from US cargo ships in India. Circa 1950.

This is a moment when I would gladly have accepted 'gifts' in exchange for a post {and, yes, I would have let you all know that I'm a 'sell out'} Unfortunately I was not so lucky. So I'm just posting these because they thrill me.

skinflint design

peace out

noreply@blogger.com (beachbungalow8) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0000

photographer:: Gabrielle Kai

circus violet

noreply@blogger.com (beachbungalow8) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0000

Quite possibly some of the most charming porcelain pieces I've come across yet. Studio Violet is the collaboration of artists, Camilla Engman and Elisabeth Dunker.

black dynamite

noreply@blogger.com (beachbungalow8) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:50:00 +0000

What I would give to have a little extra space, in this little beach bungalow. A butler's pantry perhaps. Or maybe a china closet. Something 10 x 8 ish, with a french door and a crystal doorknob.

A place where I could stand, chin between forefinger and thumb surveying my stash, pieces collected over years of wading through tag sales, picking through flea markets and second hand stores. Of course, they'd all be arranged by color, placed on lined shelves, random clutches of silver flatware, in parfait glasses...you've know the drill. Maybe I'd even arrange them seasonally.

If I had an autumnal area, before my purple transfer ware {brought out at Thanksgiving} would have to sit a collection of Wedgwood Basalt, which of course, would be used over and over again throughout the month of October {although I once read that Charlotte Moss mixed hers with a pale pink linen but that's an entirely other closet }

Basalt Ware, sometimes called Black Basalt, is a hard black vitreous Stoneware, named after the volcanic rock Basalt and manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood from about 1768. Wedgwood's Black Basalt Ware was an improvement on the stained earthenware known as Egyptian Black made by other Staffordshire potters.

bedside manner

noreply@blogger.com (beachbungalow8) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:41:00 +0000

ring a ring of posies

noreply@blogger.com (beachbungalow8) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:32:00 +0000

Yellow silver, Plumeria ring $65.00

Yellow silver flower ring $65.00

Sterling silver daisy earrings $75.00

Triple daisy ring $40.00

Green silver, two flower ring $100.00

I was hopping around all of my bookmarks the other day, trying to find a gift, for 13 year old and fell upon these. I thought they were perfectly diminutive and feminine and so well priced. It's never too early to start wearing one of a kind pieces. Hand made by Zula Surfing Studios

peace out

noreply@blogger.com (beachbungalow8) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:03:00 +0000

, originally uploaded by +jeanne.

Blog Out Loud Event >> serving the ad community

noreply@blogger.com (beachbungalow8) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:22:00 +0000

Last night we {co~founder Rebecca Orlov and myself} held our third Blog Out Loud Event in West L.A. sponsored by WireDrive, POM, and hosted by the Post Production House Therapy. The blogging panel was geared toward the advertising world yet engrossed us with information that's pertinent to any aspect of blogging, and social media.

The two hour intensely informative evening had the audience riveted. Tips, websites, embeddable gizmos, wow.

I really wish you all could have been there {and 'hello!' to those of you who were}. If any one in business ever needed to be convinced of the necessaries of blogging and social media, this would have tipped them over. We'll be posting video content on our site: blogoutloudevent.com about last night's event.

In fact, I'll play you our opening video feed to last night. It's fabulous {with great music to boot}:

And mark your calendars, we have an upcoming event hosted by Design Within Reach/ Tools For Living store coming up November 4th, in Santa Monica. The panel is, once again, a stellar line up:

Emily Goligoski of The SanFranista and Notes On Design Gregory Han of Apartment Therapy& Unplggd Laure Joliet of Apartment Therapy, At Home At Home & Dwell Alissa Walker of Gelatobaby, Fast Company, GOOD Haily Zaki of American Express OPEN Forum, Curbed LA, Inhabitat & Secret Agent PR

designer tag sale OC

noreply@blogger.com (beachbungalow8) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:53:00 +0000

Mark your calendars! The second Designer Tag Sale is happening Saturday, October 24th in Orange County. Produced by Vanessa Squared. This is the duo that gathered together a bevvy of designers in Venice last summer for the upscale tag sale bonanza where I scored big time.

I'm telling you, get there at 10am. Besides gift bags for the first 30, there is GREAT stuff to be had and it goes quickly. btw, nothing over $200.00 and finds as low as $5.00.

Refab Clinic and Christopher Tracy Interiors will be one of many on hand.

Designers, discarding their treasures to make room for more. This is not your ordinary tag sale. At the last one I spied, among other things, rolls of Cole & Son wallpaper, Yardage of Sea Cloth and Quadrille fabrics , not to mention the incredible vintage finds. And the best part of course, is that anything left over will be donated to The Sheepfold { a women's and children's shelter }

Check out who else is participating and get directions: their website, Designer Tag Sale OC

New arrivals at Paris Hotel Boutique

noreply@blogger.com (beachbungalow8) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:59:00 +0000

never failing to give me complete shopping anxiety, Lynn has culled together a new shipment of booty a francaise...... making my heart race with lust.

Check out her haul here:: Paris Hotel Boutique

art for a perfectly rainy day

noreply@blogger.com (beachbungalow8) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0000

A weird thing happened today here in LA. Great, dark, clouds, rolled in over the ocean and out of them fell.....water.

Cars came to a halt, freeway ramps closed due to accidents, meetings were canceled. Weird stuff.

I think I remember it's called 'rain' or something. Of course it only lasted for about 10 minutes and then everything went back to being sparkly and, well LA-ish.

When I saw the work of artist Aliette it seemed the perfect art for a gorgeous wet, gray moody day with a touch of cheerful whimsy.