Before Dee was born, I was skeptical of our need for a bottle drying rack. First of all, I planned to be breastfeeding, so I didn’t think we’d be washing and drying too many bottles. Second of all, thanks to my BFF Ellen, I have a brand new fancy (whisper quiet) Frigidaire Dishwasher, so I’d just be popping those [few… Read more →
Category: Design
Flaming Ball of Love
I first discovered the Fireorb as an option on the IT House during our brief but lovely foray into PreFab ownership. Oh, the good ‘ol days. Anyway – how cool is this fireplace? It’s like part Jetsons, part Vegas-in-the-Sinatra-days. Designed by Architect Doug Garofalo, this is the stuff dreams are made of, and the fall chill that’s finally found… Read more →
Oh, Offi!
Today is the last day to enter The818.com’s 100$ One Kings Lane Gift Certificate giveaway (click HERE to do so) and quite fittingly, OKL’s got Offi’s stunning modern baby furniture on sale today (as well as some of their super sweet office furniture) of which I am a huge fan. Unfortunately they don’t have the drool-worthy and multifunctional Magazine Table/Laptop… Read more →
What?! The Awesome-est Giveaway EVER?!
As you may know, I am a huge fan of One Kings Lane: purveyor of beautiful home furnishings at amazing sale prices via the internet. Well, guess what? The folks at OKL have been kind enough to offer to furnish one lucky reader of The818 with a 100$ Gift Certificate to their site. Which is awesome, because I love One… Read more →
The Plycraft Project (Phase 1)
Having finally recovered from the Crib Hack, and starting to feel the crunch of the final month of pregnancy closing in on us, Scott’s next big undertaking, The Plycraft Re-upholstery Project, has begun. In the past few weeks, we started to doubt our DIY libidos, and thought that maybe this one was better left to the pros, but after having… Read more →
Killing me softly (Ikea 2010)
Labor Day weekend, and all it’s panic-inducing implications, found Scott and I once again trolling the (jam packed, nightmarish) halls of our favorite mecca of affordable Scandinavian Home Furnishings. This time we were only there for some antique stain (to ensure our changer top matches our Crib) and a single bolt that was missing when we picked up the original… Read more →
Children’s Designers have Tasty names.
Gilt Groupe is having an awesome Children’s Event today, featuring Egg and Avocado, Marc Jacobs, Bonpoint, Tory Burch, Splendid, and more. If you’re not familiar with Gilt, all of these awesome brands are deeply deeply discounted, and definitely worth checking out. Click HERE to join and go shopping! Read more →
Feeling Ambitious?
A year or so ago, Scott and I stumbled across this eBay seller who specializes in DIY Home furnishing books from the 60’s and 70’s, and since then, we’ve developed quite a collection. I’m not telling Scott about this one (hopefully he won’t get around to catching up on my blog posts until the auction’s over) because I know I’d… Read more →
Birds of a Feather
Isn’t it beautiful? It just arrived, and even though the crib hasn’t landed in it’s final spot yet so we can’t hang it, I couldn’t be stopped from putting it together to gaze lovingly at it. It’s our Birds of a Feather Mobile from IGE, available at Elsewheres (and other fine stores, blah blah blah.) I’m loving how it looks… Read more →
Modern Highchair Bonanza
There are some pretty stunning high chairs out there right now, and as I drool over them, picturing one in my dining room, I thought I’d share a few of my favorites. First (the chair that I dream about at night) is the Bloom Fresco Contemporary Chair. Reminiscent of Eero Aarnio’s Ball Chair, this swanky seat for your little one… Read more →