Monthly Archives: July 2010
Want to Know a Secret?
| July 22, 2010 | Posted by David Betz under accessories, in the workshop, Inspiration, lighting |
I have a lamp fetish. There I said it. Someday, when time allows, I will be peddling lamps of my own design.
The somewhat thin selection of lamps at Redefine Home should be getting quite a boost soon, if we can twist a certain vendors arm firmly enough. We were denied once for the crime of being online only, but perseverance will prevail, I am sure of it. The problem Linsi and I have had so far is that what we’ve seen and liked is too expensive, or too uh, “meh”. The following five lamps have nothing to do with the store, I just like them.
Inspired By…Warehouses
| July 21, 2010 | Posted by Linsi Brownson under architecture, Inspiration, Real Estate |
I have long had the dream of buying a dilapidated warehouse and turning it into an amazing, comfortable home. It seems like the perfect creative challenge. Seeing these ware-homes in Living Etc. just reminded me of how many amazing things can be done with a big empty (cold) space.
This first one is 200 sq m in Cape Town, South Africa. It’s so fresh and appealing, don’t you think?
Here’s another one in Melbourne. Clean and modern with industrial touches.
All About Orange
| July 19, 2010 | Posted by Linsi Brownson under accessories, Flea Market, Inspiration, redefine home, weekly favorites |
Yesterday we hit the Melrose Trading Post, a cool flea market at Melrose/Fairfax in LA, happening every Sunday. Loaded with vintage jewelry and clothing, but I was really feelin’ the art at this one. David grabbed a cool old photo of San Francisco and we picked up some 100 year old prints of creepy creatures that are really fun (to be saved for another blog post). My favorite find, though, was this collection of hand-printed pages from a book of short stories in the 30′s. The graphics are so simple and I just love the two-tone, eye grabbing orange!
These totally got me in the mood for orange, so my favorite picks this week are all about orange.
We’re giving 15% off all of these this week with coupon code FAVE15 so you can be inspired to add a little ‘pop’ to your decor.
Happy Monday!
Weekend Project…Instant Hammock
| July 16, 2010 | Posted by Linsi Brownson under do-it-yourself, Outdoors, Projects, weekend fun |
The weather in SoCal suddenly turned from pleasant to hot and humid and we, blessed as we are to get a bit of an ocean breeze, do not have air condition (or apparently ceiling insulation) and it is mighty uncomfortable for the better part of the day. Needless to say, my weekend plans involve being somewhere outside my house so this instant hammock project seemed appropriate. I don’t even know if I should call it a ‘project’ since that would imply that it takes a bit of effort…which this does not. In fact, a Boy Scout could whip one up in seconds, but since I don’t know any I am left to fend for myself…
Click Here for a short How-To video courtesy of Make.com
Happy Weekend, enjoy!
Homemade Body Scrub: Lavender, Oatmeal and…
| July 14, 2010 | Posted by Morgan G under Body, do-it-yourself, Guest Bloggers |
Hubs hasn’t been making much coffee around the house, which means I’ve been short on one of my key ingredients for homemade body scrubs – coffee grounds. Like most shortages – cash, a decent outfit to wear, toilet paper – this lack of grounds forced me to get creative. Naturally, I headed outside.
First, I snapped up two sprigs of lavender from the yard. As we all know, lavender smells great. The flowers produce a natural oil that has a calming effect both physically and psychologically – bonus! Haphazardly, I pulled the sprigs apart, flower and stalk and left them in a teacup. As you go through this process, you’ll feel the lavender oil on your fingertips – double bonus! When I was done pulling apart the sprigs, I probably had a tablespoon and a half of lavender bits.
Next, I headed back indoors in search of my gritty substance. A tub of Quaker Oats rose to the occasion. Gentle, but exfoliating, the oats also have absorbing properties meaning they would readily accept whatever binder I chose. Now, I like gritty exfoliants so, if I had my druthers, I would’ve had steel cut oats on hand. While the steel cut oats would make for a deeper exfoliation, they wouldn’t take to the binder as well as the Quaker Oats. How much did I use? Oh, just about a healthy handful. It’s not a precise science.
Now, what to use to bring the mix together (binding, as I call it)? Depending on your skin type, there’s options here. I have dry skin. Even in summer, I can wake up to a flaky chin or scaly arms. For that reason I chose grapeseed oil as my binder. Just a teaspoon or so will do the trick. If you have oily skin, especially if you plan on using this on your face, DO NOT use grapeseed oil! You may break out or slip right out of the tub and crack a tooth or something. In either case, our friendship would be over fast. Instead, choose a couple tablespoons of honey. Yes, it will be sticky, and you’ll have to do a nice rinse in the shower, but it won’t make you über oily and it will moisturize nicely.
I’ve found the best way to apply exfoliators is in the shower or tub prior to turning on the faucet. Stand in the shower and scrub, then follow up with a warm, steamy shower. Ahhhh. Hope you enjoy!
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