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Monthly Archives: December 2006
Sunday 12.31.06
Sunday 12.31.06
Saturday 12.30.06
Loco Bianco!
I’m still having this mad love affair with white. Maybe it’s just me taking on a whole new clear, pure, unadulterated outlook on 2007. Hmmm, I doubt it, but I’ll try. Anyhow, I digress. Some of you may freak, but I sold the big farm table and went with the faux Saarinen Docksta Dining Table from Ikea. You make think of this as a ’step down’, but I really like it. I think it’s got really nice clean lines, a very sturdy base (much more so than I thought) and a pretty good knock-off – with the exception of the top which isn’t as curved (or sloped) at the edges as the real thing. And it’s about a 10th of the price. One day the real one!
And continuing on this ‘loco blanco’ theme, unless someone talks me out of it, I do believe I’m going to pull the trigger on this Jasper Slipcovered Sofa from Room & Board. I just love the tapered legs and the fact that it doesn’t really look slipcovered. And I love very much the fact that I can throw the slipcovers in the washer & dryer after Cooper takes his first leap onto it (to be fair, he usually asks first).
I wanted to go for Crate & Barrel’s Petrie, but I’d probably be certifiable to do that with Mr. Hairy Cooper in the house, right? I’ve also been vacillating between those two, and then this Room & Board André in Linen. Oh, gosh and now that I look at the André again, I really love it, too. Help.
And then, out of nowhere, I went totally nuts for the R&B Jasper Studio Sofa in Lynda Licorice Leather. Thankfully they are plum out or I might have done a very naughty, impractical thing! And it’s black so I don’t know where that fits in, although of course it would compliment white very well, no? It is so beautiful, but doesn’t seem to be in Room & Board’s ‘07 line. Pity, that. I do suppose it’s really more of a showcase piece, for after you buy your first really nice sofa, huh? Man, oh man, I love this piece. If anyone has any sage advice for me or experience with any of these sofas, please weigh in. But, please, be quick – I’m antsy!
*Upper left corner pic courtesy of lem.o.nade.
Wednesday 12.27.06
North Beach
Coop are I were taking one of urban hikes through the City yesterday and ended up in North Beach, San Francisco’s own Little Italy. I was looking to make a first time visit to Mixed Use Modern, but alas they are closed on Tuesdays. More on their shop later because I’m dying to check it out. I love North Beach, its funky little shops, City Lights Bookstore (home to beatniks like Jack Kerouac) and more Italian food choices than you possible need, all nestled beneath Coit Tower. And it smells so good – lots of Italian spices in the air. I took a couple snapshots to give you a feel of the old Italian neighborhood. Go check it out, and wait until you’re hungry!
Tuesday 12.26.06
This one’s for Joni
What would we do without the comfort of our dear, sweet dogs in difficult times? Feisty George looks pretty comforting in this shot. My thoughts are with you (sometimes in the form of cupcakes) at the passing of your Dad, Bruce. From what you tell me, he was brilliant and very quick-witted (just like you!). I know you, your sister and your mom will miss him dearly.
