my parents just arrived from virginia beach so i’m off to indulge in some family fun and away-from-the-computer time. i hope you all have a fantastic weekend and i’ll see you on monday! until then, i wanted to leave you with a fantastic before & after from conn and john in hawaii (you might remember their gorgeous island sneak peek from june). conn and john found this old stainless steel medicine/dental tool cabinet years ago at the 26th street flea market in nyc. after picking it up for $35 it was stripped of its pale hospital green finish and kept a plain stainless steel. but as conn says “[when] we moved to maui the elements took over and my inspiration was to turn it into a rothko painting”. as luck would have it all three paints conn needed were on sale (2 for $4) so he sanded it down with steel wool, applied three coats of each color and voila! a $10 makeover. thanks to conn and john for sharing!
- anne’s regional roundup: brisbane and additional australian links and artists
- diy wednesdays: homegrown honey video
- new sneak peeks: spruce austin, jill malek, and uhuru design
- before & after: summer’s chair
- must see of the week: patterns from allan the gallant
- paper genius: zoe bradley’s paper sculptures at kate’s paperie
- furniture: new upholstered chairs at chairloom
- misc: new artwork (key prints) from dallas shaw, calling cards from avie designs, faux bois wingchair, zig zag towels, sculptural white lamps, new prints from good shape design
- new ceramics: ceramics from mudpuppy, ceramics from lisa bengtsson
