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Three Must Have Jewelry Boxes

assorted costume jewelry
The Childhood Costume Jewelry Collection (Image Source)

As a child, I amassed quite a collection of costume jewelry pieces – mostly cast-offs from my mom’s and grandmother’s collections — which I wore when playing ‘Dress Up’ games with my friends. It didn’t have much real value, but I loved my collection of gaudy baubles, nonetheless.  My first ‘jewelry box’ was just a little cardboard box, where I would return my beads, brooches, and rings once I was done with my play, but I would often open that box just to admire my treasure. Eventually, I inherited a proper jewelry box from my older sister, and while it was rather beat up-looking, I confess I never thought to replace it (sentimental value, I suppose) until I was well into adulthood. Continue reading Three Must Have Jewelry Boxes

How to Maximize the Space in Your Home

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Are you thinking about making some changes to your living situation? A new place can give you a fresh lease on life and allow you to start a new chapter. But with average house prices in the UK for March 2022 rising to £278,000 – more than 8.5% higher than at the same stage last year – moving to a new home may not be an appealing, or even realistic, prospect.

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Pink Thing of The Day: Pink Lacquer Storage Boxes

pink lacquer box photo by gail worley
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The multi-story behemoth that is Restoration Hardware’s Meatpacking district flagship store is very much like a museum of home design retail. You could spend a week in that place. The abundance of fully-furnished display rooms also makes it a great place to find Pink Things. Case in point: these Paris Pink Lacquered Storage Boxes, which I covet wildly. Continue reading Pink Thing of The Day: Pink Lacquer Storage Boxes

Pink Thing of The Day: Pink Bunny Storage Ottoman

pink bunny storage bin photo by gail worley
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I originally took this photo of a giant paper mache (guessing) Pink Bunny Storage Ottoman (guessing again) at a NY Now gift show in August of 2019. I found it in my photo archives while digging around for a pink thing to post this week. How fortunate.

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Eye On Design: Ziggurat Black Stripes Storage Boxes By Oeuffice

Ziggurat Black Stripes Storage Boxes
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The research laboratory called Oeuffice was estalished by Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte and Jakub Zak to develop innovative objects in limited editions. The designers met in Milan after studying in their native Canada and attending university in Berlin. Like Ettore Sottsass, they share a vision of a contemporary utopia in which they refashion architectural design on a domestic scale. The Ziggurat, an iconic architectural form that Sottsass revered, provided inspiration for this stack of Wooden Storage Boxes inlaid with acrylic and solid stained wood (2012). The ziggurat’s form and masterful wood inlays originate in the Near East and were executed by Lebanese artists specialized in the technique.

Photographed in the Met Breuer in NYC.