fab friday.

5ff

buy local calendar & tea towel in one, from terrain. one of my favorite things to do is hit the farmer’s market on the weekends. we’re pretty lucky in san francisco, and there are several to choose from (even during the week, like the castro farmer’s market). i visit one i can walk to each saturday – the noe valley farmer’s market, and i often... 
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vintage finds for a modern world: glassworks.

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beautiful chemistry, via ethanollie. i’ve been looking for some new, but vintage, accessories for the house, and i remembered a lot of wonderful industrial-like glassworks i’ve been seeing in the vintage etsy shops and around the design blogs these days. i love the contrast of the somewhat sterile, industrial looking glass partnered with some pretty flowers, single... 
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vintage finds for a modern world: contain me.

tins

via two angels in paris i think we’re all doing our utmost best to try and get organized this year. just like every january, am i wrong? well, perhaps if we had some stylish containers for all this stuff, we might be a tad more inspired to get started on the task at hand! i know i feel more creative, and unencumbered when things are all in their right place – like... 
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Vintage Finds for a Modern World: Re-Purposed Glass.

I love the look of old glass – from unique bottles to vintage cold cream jars, I love their beautiful thick glass, and old tin lids. I re-purpose bottles for a variety of uses around the house, and if they’re attractive enough, like Sophia Coppola’s shapely Rosé bottle, I use them on my dining room table to serve chilled drinking water to guests. Or, I add... 
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