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Perch. November 13, 2009

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New Orleans is hands down one of my favorite American cities. How can you not love a city that has amazing live music, fabulous food, open container laws and Reggie Bush? Laissez les bon temps roulez! Another aspect of the city that is truly world class is its antique shops. Now in full disclosure, during my NO visits I haven’t ventured out to shops outside the French Quarter, but the WSJ just wrote about a fabulous shop called Perch. located in the Garden District.

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I love this little shop and can’t wait to visit in person! To me, they have the perfect combination of antiques with a modern twist with colors and textiles that are fresh and fun. The prices are a bit steep, but just by judging from their website, I can tell it would be a great place to go for inspiration (like the above lucite table, which I think you could get a similar look by using the Peekaboo console from CB2 and some fun wall decals).

Anyway, check out their website. I can truly say I love everything featured in this shop and I’m also thinking a New Orleans trip is definitely in my near future!

- Adrienne

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Purchase: www.perch-home.com

 

 

Holiday stuff already?! October 22, 2009

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As always, the holidays have completely snuck up on me and I’m in complete denial. While there’s a side of me that would love summer to last year round, admittedly there are still aspects of the holidays that are enjoyable and it’s amazing that with just a little Williams Sonoma mulling spice and a fire I can turn from grinch to a Jingle Bell Rock belting, mistletoe wielding bundle of cheer (actually that’s not entirely true, usually the belting comes after some generous servings of spiked egg nog).

Well no matter how you get into the spirit, one undeniable part of the holidays are Christmas cards. Every year I think I’m going to get something super cute and then wait until the last minute and get the same old generic cards. Well this year will be different! I just found these awesome letterpress cards from Pancake & Franks. I love letterpress and I’m really enjoying their quirky yet minimal designs.

Pancake & Franks is a local S.F. company that strives to promote sustainability by using only 100% post-consumer recycled paper and non-toxic soy-based inks for printing. So not only are their designs fabulous, they’re saving the planet one card at a time.

Check out their site, they also have some great b-day cards!

- Adrienne

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Price: $6 per card or $16 for 6

Purchase: www.pancakeandfranks.com

 

A Brooklyn Loft Transformed on a Budget September 24, 2009

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I came across this NY Times article today and just thought it would be fun to pass along. It’s a great interactive piece featuring the transformation of a Brooklyn loft using a $5k budget. I love the mix of vintage pieces with inexpensive options. I also think this is a fabulous example of how important space planning is. Take a peak at the before pics and you’ll see what a difference the new layout makes!

- Adrienne

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www.nytimes.com