i’ve always had a thing for Philippe starck’s ghost chairs. they don’t scare me one little bit. i love the idea of how the clear, clean lines might uniquely contrast a heavy farm house table. a girl can dream — one day they will be mine! but design within reach does have them on sale right now, so maybe the dream is not so unrealistic!

• photo of philippe starck via design boom by marie françoise prybys.

pssst…i just wanted to alert y’all to the fact that On Monday, December 26, my very lovely sponsor, H.D. buttercup is have their Half-Yearly Sale. big discounts if you’ve been hankering for something gorgeous from the H.D. buttercup inventory. both of their entire stores in san francisco and in los angeles have sofas, light fixtures, pillows, tables marked down 20-70%.

today’s fab friday is really fab, because i am loving fab.com. i’ve signed up for a lot of these discount sites, but fab seems to be the one i consistently find things i really want – not just stuff to clutter up my home because it’s on sale. i hate it when i get sucked in to those kinds of sales. but fab.com features tons of great design — from home decor and kitchen gadgets to clothing and accessories and books. and this week chronicle books, notecards and prints are on sale — here’s some of my favorites! And anyone who signs up today receives $10 bucks* off their order! thanks, fab!

*Offer expires in 60 days.

i think y’all are going to love this sfgirlbybay reader giveaway from my sponsor, minoux. minoux makes gorgeous contemporary jewelry, and they’re graciously offering one lucky reader the chance to win this enamel flags necklace (below)! to enter the giveaway, simply comment below, and share with us what outfit you might put together to wear with the minoux enamel flags necklace.

minoux is also hosting a one day sale on any pair of metal hoops in the store (but, sorry no enamel hoops). The sale will be $20 off any pair of metal hoops, Black Monday only (November 29th), simply by entering the sale code “SFGIRLBYBAY” in the box provided at checkout. thanks minoux!

pssst!! there is a major LAMA shop clearance sale going on for the rest of the month. LAMA is clearing out items from the existing shop to make way for new products and a new LAMA look making it’s fabulous debut soon. drop by LAMA for up to 50% off the entire shop!

psssst. i just got an email from twig, one of my sponsors and favorite online shops, that twig is having a huge summer sale! clothing is 50%+ off and their yummy shoes 25% off, to make room for the beautiful Fall collections coming soon. i just thought i’d pass the word along! happy weekend shopping!

if you’ve had your eye on one of modernica’s beautiful case study beds, now’s the time to grab one! my lovely sponsor, modernica, is offering free shipping and no sales tax on all Modernica Case Study beds starting next Monday, April 19 through Friday, April 30.

modernica’s sale includes all size beds, with both metal or bentwood legs. It’s a great opportunity to have one shipped for free (within the continental United States), and even if you’re in California there’s no sales tax! You can shop through the Modernica website or at their Los Angeles Showroom.

*This promotion does not include the Alpine Bed.

The lovely Lama shop is having a big summer clearance, so I wanted to let you know to hurry up on over there. Check out Lama’s amazing imported yummy home wares and accessories, now on sale up to 50% off! but the time has come to say “adios” to the old in order to make way for new Lama merchandise. Now is the perfect time to stock up on your favorite Lama items at their permanently reduced prices. “apurate!” That means “hurry” in Spanish.

If you’re lucky enough to be in what currently seems to look like it’s going to be a very sunny San Francisco weekend, The Curiosity Shoppe is hosting a Saturate Back to School sale this Saturday, September 26th from 12-5pm. You can stock up on Saturate’s gorgeous hand-silkscreened goods: cards, note sets, calendars, prints, and ephemera – and all of it will be up to 75% off – loads of great stationery as low as $5 bucks!

Saturate is a local Berkeley-based silkscreened paper goods company, started by designer/architect Kate Lydon in 2004. Saturate’s cheery, witty, elegant designs are sold in stores from Kate’s Paperie (NYC) to Terrain (Philly) to San Francisco’s very own Curiosity Shoppe in the heart of Mission’s fun shopping district, Valencia Street. Saturate’s cards and custom work have been featured in Martha Stewart Weddings, Lucky, Real Simple, and a slew of now-defunct home decor magazines.  Please drop in at The Curiosity Shoppe for the Saturate Back to School sale on Saturday, September 26th from 12-5pm. Hope to see you there!

The Curiosity Shoppe
855 Valencia Street • San Francisco 94110
415.671.5384

and now, a word from our sponsors. Hello beautiful bubble sale! if you’ve always wanted a george nelson Bubble Lamp (like mine, above) but never wanted to pay full price, now’s your chance! Modernica is having a half off, open box sale in their Los Angeles warehouse this coming Saturday, August 22, from 10 am – 12 pm. They’re offering Bubble Lamps that are practically new — nothing with tears or anything dirty, just lamps that may perhaps have been used once on a TV show or a movie set (ooh, maybe on mad men!). lucky los angeles!

Modernica
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009 — 10am-12pm
2118 E. 7th Place
Los Angeles, CA 90021