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Over the past couple months, I’ve developed the biggest crush on brass. At Schoolhouse Electric, I’m constantly surrounded by it and it never gets old. I’ve never been into anything in silver or nickel. Gold and brass finishes are forever the best in my book.
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Sooo much stuff I love! Do you love brass, or do you have another favorite finish?
In celebration of starting my new job at Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co. (today!), I want to share some of my favorite products from their website. I am someone who gets tired of quirky styles very quickly so I try to only buy home items that feel classic. It’s almost like a discipline. A few months ago, I was dead set on owning a hot pink couch, but now I’m over it. See? Gotta stick with the simple stuff. Luckily, Schoolhouse Electric knows what’s up. I don’t think I will ever get tired of their timeless midcentury modern style.
(left to right, from top)
1. Steel Planter with Aluminum House Numbers
2. Brass Rail
3. Cascadia Campground Print
4. Hex Knob 1.5 Inch
5. Honey Bee Calendar – 2015
6. Talking Rocks Necklace
7. Equestrian Chair
8. Brass Planter
9. Factory Modern No. 6 Pendant
Aside from beginning a new job, I am working on a new website! I’ve been dreaming it up all year long. The more I finish in the next couple of weeks, the more details I can share soon. So excited.
Talk to you soon! Have a beautiful autumn Tuesday.
The vintage shops in Portland are unreal. During my first few weeks here, I went out and explored SE Hawthorne and found so many wonderful spots. I am so used to going to either hit-or-miss thrift stores or classy (expensive!!!) vintage furniture shops. Here, many of the vintage stores are full of beautiful, affordable midcentury gems. The local flea markets and clothing exchange stores are also pretty well-curated.
This dress was $11 at Buffalo Exchange. It’s a short drop-waist dress with a somewhat pleated skirt. It took me forever to decide whether I should buy it, but in the end it was a big “yes”. I love a bright and crazy floral dress.
I found this amazing embroidered clock at the Portland Flea last month. It was at a donation-only booth and the lady suggested $15. Yes pleeaasee! This made me nostalgic for my days with the roomies in California. We had an amazing wall of crewel and embroidered art (seen here).
Vintage Pink is my favorite vintage shop in P-town. It is the most vibrant, colorful midcentury-inspired place. It’s the love child of Mad Men and Pushing Daisies. The first time I visited, I found this yellow floral kitchen chair (actually, two!) and decided against them. Yellow is my favorite color, but I didn’t know if would go well with my cream-colored walls. I was also thinking I should branch out from goldenrod. This was back when I only had an air mattress and no other furniture. One afternoon I was so desperate for a chair to sit in that I drove over to Vintage Pink and picked up those two chairs. It turns out, they look lovely in my studio. I’m such a weirdo for passing them up the first time.
And lastly, that goldenrod vinyl chest of drawers is goes perfectly with what I’ve accumulated so far! It’s pretty much made of cardboard which I think is really funny. I’m just happy I could easily carry it to my car. :)
Not pictured is a tiny midcentury table from Vintage Pink. This was a gift from my dad. It was another find that I had decided against at first. After a long search for the perfect tiny table, I came back to this one and I love it! It’s a little wobbly but that’s alright. I’m planning to use it in my workspace, so photos will be coming soon!
Have you had any luck vintage shopping lately??
You may have noticed I have been posting more home and interior inspiration. Until now, I never felt that I had a space worth decorating so I would brush off that whole category and place it in my “someday” pile. Something’s gotten into me I guess because I can’t stop thinking about home decor. It isn’t that my studio is bursting with potential. I think maybe it has something to do with the fact that I live by myself and can decorate however I want. Recently, I took my “home” Pinterest board and split it up into more specific categories. Here are some snippets of home inspiration from the new boards:
Kitchen / Open Shelving from Smitten Studio
Get Comfy / Amazing vibrant pillows from Barrington Blue.
Shine Bright, Shine Far / Lamps by Tommaso Caldera (hope you guys love and understand this category as much as I do)
Natural Light / Madelynn Furlong’s dreamy Minneapolis home tour.
Have a Seat / The cutest little cafe corner.
If you want to see 3,000 more pretty things, click here!
What do you have going on this weekend? I’ll be working, blogging, and learning Illustrator. Anybody know a secret code to make my free trial last forever? Ha.
Can we all agree that Eames chairs make every room a little bit better? They are everywhere I look here in Portland. In boutiques, coffee shops, creative workspaces, and kitchens. Even though Eames have been real trendy the past couple years, they are far from overrated in my humble opinion. I will keep them on my wish list until that fateful day when magically I find them in a thrift store, discounted at a crazy beautiful price. That could happen, right? I guess I am just an optimist.
(top left, clockwise)
1. Sunshine Yellow Eames
2. Camilleri Design
3. Wooden Eames
4. Eames DSW Chairs
5. Vintage Eames Rocker
6. Fjeldborg Blog
Are you an Eames lover too?? Someday when I have a bigger place, I may invest in these Eames-style chairs. They’re $119 for a set of two, which is a little unbelievable. I’m perfectly fine with knockoffs in this case.
I have a strong tendency to blog about things that I originally didn’t like but now almost love. In yesterday’s Ugly Betty post, you might have noticed a lot of primary colors. I have never liked primary colors, ever. Not even when I was a little kid. “Ketchup and mustard,” I’d say. Not cute. Not even with a little blue thrown in to balance things out. However, I should know by now that I can’t trust myself to make strong opinions about anything design-related because a different perspective can easily change everything. Thanks to a little interior trend called Primary Modernism, I am rethinking the way I feel about these colors.
Everybody, meet my new friends – Red, Yellow, and Blue:
1. Gigi Sharp and George Gilpin’s East Village Loft
2. Peekaboo Clear Nesting Tables – CB2
3. Arne Korsmo & Grete Prytz Kittelsen’s Mid-Century Home
(clockwise from top left)
4. Small Retro Apartment in Copenhagen
5. Klara Bothen’s Home in Sweden
6. Staple&Co Brand at Project82
7. Weekend Home of Fab.com Creator, Bradford Shellhammer
8. by David Cleveland
9. by Damian Russell
My favorite photo from this list is #6 probably because the mix of primary colors is so subtle. Do you enjoy mixing primary colors together, or do you have a love-hate thing going on like I do?
