With their trusty fox terrier George as inspiration, a couple of very cool designers, Bobby Wise and Lyndon Lambert created George here in San Francisco. George is pretty much heaven for dog and cat owners who like to prance around a well-dressed pet, as well as having stylish sleeping and dining accoutrements for their pets around the home. They also enlisted the talented... 
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The buttons are on sale! On sale, I say, at the fabulous Repro Depot. I’m a wee bit of a seamstress, but nothing so complicated it would involve a button hole. However, I do love looking at and admiring buttons, especially vintage ones. Repro Depot has a great line of vintage-inspired buttons and they’re all 20% off right now. So they’re all around $2!... 
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Because I love my apartment, I love entertaining friends in it. And part of being a good entertainer is having on hand lots fun serving pieces. Presentation can be everything and is always fun to visualize and create. One thing I like to serve a lot is an assortment of olives, usually along with other appetizers. It’s purely selfish, if the truth be know, because I adore... 
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A special thank you to the Apartment Therapy SF (thanks Leslie for the post!) and sfgirlbybay blog readers who stopped by the Buchanan Manor yard sale this weekend. Despite some strange gypsy early bird activity the sale was a complete success. Or, was that just the mimosas and Krispy Kreme donuts skewing my view?  
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I thought I’d check in on the Swedish masters of inexpensive, yet chic design, Ikea online and see what’s new. There’s a few things I thought were really cool and all of them at those delectably low Ikea prices. Like these Jonathan Adler-like Färm vases in various white textures- only $2 bucks each… I love this wool Kramfors sofa, even though I’m... 
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