sam baron for La Redoute via flodeau. i hunted for my elusive black leather sofa for years. and years. i could never find quite the right one. one that was tufted, sleek and a classic beauty i wouldn’t tire of. that is, until i found my chester sofa from dwellstudio in reynolds ink. even the name was perfect. i saved many a pin of the sofa i had in my mind, or some that... 
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i have a lot, and i mean a lot of books. when i relocated my movers were cussing me out under their breath as they hoisted many, many boxes of books upon their shoulders. i cannot help myself. i don’t just buy one book at a time, i buy three. they’re just so very pretty and i have a very hard time ridding myself of them, and honestly i just don’t want to.... 
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one of my very favorite shops in paris, merci now has an online shop. Merci is a dreamy little shop in the heart of the historic district of Haut-Marais. Bernard and Marie-France Cohen, founders of BONPOINT, the charming children’s fashion label, realized that Paris lacked a place which would bring together the best of the world of fashion, of design, and of household... 
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if i had a hammer, i’d probably knock myself silly. well, i have one and i’m still here, so that’s probably an exaggeration, but i’m telling you what ariele alasko of brooklyn to west can do with a hammer just makes me so incredibly envious. ariele is “a builder, a fixer, and a do-it-myselfer. My favorite things in life are big tools, old wood,... 
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well, here’s something new and noteworthy – i’ve started this new column and i’m gonna share new stuff i see — that’s a whole lotta ‘new’. anyway — i’ve been noticing a trend of mixing pale pinks with neutral wood lately and i really like the combination. perhaps there’s a bit of a japanese influence here (maybe... 
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