I just discovered the wonderful work of San Francisco-based artist Mati Rose. Mati shares a studio with about eight other artists in the Mission District of San Francisco, called Compound 21, where she’s constantly changing the inspiration she hangs all around her nook of the studio. The Mission is such a colorfully vibrant neighborhood, I wonder if this is where she... 
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Have you’ve been on the mad hunt for a cool club chair but can’t afford some of those pricier ones we’ve been seeing everywhere (yes, here too)? Urban Outfitters’ LuLu Chair (love the name) may be the good deal you’ve been seeking. It’s a fun, modern take on the classical club chair and I love the tapered legs, and the green leaf floral... 
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West Elm is having a pretty darn good sale. I may even have to spring for this lovely espresso daybed (um, it’s just $350). I love the bolsters and was thinking of covering them in a contrasting vintage fabric. I’ve been wanting (and searching) for the perfect daybed to put in the nook of my bay window. I had white in mind, of course, but this is an excellent... 
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One of my regular readers at sfgirlbybay shared some photos of the very groovy 70’s house she and her husband just redecorated. In the very popular these days, sunny yellow! Joslyn’s a former Northern California girl now living in Dallas, so I guess she was craving some of that California sunshine yellow. It’s also quite appropriate for the move to Texas. I... 
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Last week I was happily blogging away over at the Design*Sponge Guest Blog and during my last week’s tenure there I blogged about some of my favorite thrift shops in The Mission District, as well as some of my favorite spots in general around the bay. While I’m playing catch-up here due to all my travels, you might like to check out some of my bargain hunting... 
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