Monthly Archives: June 2008

Milk Bottle Vases

The only problem with these sweet porcelain vases (cast from antique milk bottles) is how to restrain from buying the whole lot of them!

{made by Alyssa Ettinger, available for purchase on her Etsy site}

Posted by Melissa on June 30, 2008 · Tags: , · Comments (5)

Ghost screams

I am obsessed with carnivals and amusement parks and am one of those people that thinks almost anything is better with a little patina, so of course I find these shots of an overgrown, abandoned amusement park both beautiful and sad.

{Find more photos here, info via the fabulous Lost}

Posted by Melissa on June 30, 2008 · Tags: , · Comments (3)

Just a drop or two

I love fragrance and online shopping, but really, do you want to shell out $$ on a fragrance you’ve never actually tried on? Scent Bar is a tiny but well-stocked fragrance boutique in LA with a fantastic website (called LuckyScent)… See something you’d like to try? Order a sample for a few dollars and try it out for yourself!

I’m sampling:

Parfums MDCI’s Rose de Siwa “The scent is a charming, playful rhapsody in pink, a joyful, flirty, truly feminine composition that features pink peonies, pink roses, and pink fruits, with violets adding a darker depth to the blend…”

Heeley’s Sel Marin “Both breezy and aquatic, Sel Marin perfectly captures an early summer’s day spent at a quiet cove, a place absent of all fruity tropical oil smells and distractions when the only thing to concentrate on is the refreshing water, the soft sand and the salty sea air….”

Stephanie de Saint-Aignan’s Li Altarelli “Li Altarelli has a green, vegetal beginning, which we adore, and a sumptuous lemony accord beautifully woven into the herbal and earthy body of the scent…”

Acqua di Biella’s Ca Luna “Cool and full of shadows, this reminds us of the family palazzo we wish we had grown up in. Ancient walls covered in lichen and silver-toned ivy…”

P.S. I also love their friendly, expert descriptions that really paint a picture of each fragrance.

Posted by Melissa on June 27, 2008 · Tags: , · Comments (8)

DeLauer’s lives on!

DeLauer’s Super Newsstand is just that. It’s a huge newsstand (you can find just about any magazine you’re looking for- a real ‘candy store’ for someone like me) in downtown Oakland that was about to close its door this week when at the very last moment was saved by the love of its patrons. They’ve been open for 101 years and I hope they make it another hundred.


{image from pbo31’s Flickr site}

Posted by Melissa on June 27, 2008 · Tags: · Comments (2)

Clean it up

Lynn from Paris Hotel Boutique is an expert on vintage hotel silver, so who better to give top-notch tips on how to polish and care for it? Read here.

{all items, of course, available at Paris Hotel Boutique}

Posted by Melissa on June 26, 2008 · Tags: , · Comments (1)

Here they are!

A few weeks back, I asked you to send photos of your work spaces, your desks, and here’s what I got! Thanks for sharing them with us!

Erin Rosenow, our client, is not only an amazing floral designer, but she just has style coming out her ears!

A secret little glimpse into Chelsea from Frolic’s work space:

You would love my friend Nancy’s store Parcel in New Jersey. Stop by if you’re in the neighborhood! Here are some detail shots from her desk:

My friend Dani’s home is chock full of vintage goodness. She does beautiful web design…

And here is Kerry from Freshly Squeezed’s chic work space:

This is Janelle, our new intern’s desk space here at work:

This is Angela’s desk at home- I love the alligator head!

And my desk here at work…

Posted by Melissa on June 25, 2008 · Tags: · Comments (14)

The Scents of Life..

When I was a kid I remember spending hours in the library sifting through old books and relishing in art & fashion magazines. Now I can relive my favorite memory with CB I Hate Perfume’s “In the Library”. But if your not a book fan, then theres also other scents such as, “At the Beach 1966″ which combines the smell of Coppertone, Wet Sand, Seashell, Driftwood and “a hint of Boardwalk”. With 30 scents currently, you are bound to find something you’ll absolutely love… (or hate.)

{images from CB I Hate Perfume}

Posted by Janelle on June 25, 2008 · Tags: , · Comments (0)

Clark’s Botanicals

I admit it, the packaging drew me in, but this line has substance to back it up. Clark’s Botanicals not only super stylish but are also paraben and petroleum free. The line grew out of tragedy- Francesco Clark suffered a spinal cord injury which not only paralyzed him but also affected his ability to sweat, which clogged his pores and led to chronic breakouts. He turned to his physician father and together they created this skin care lined based around Jasmine Absolute.

Check out the full line and shop while you’re at it. A portion of the proceeds go to The Reeve Foundation.

Posted by Melissa on June 24, 2008 · Tags: · Comments (1)