Karl Johnson's Victorian Paper Art...

A master with scissors, artist Karl Johnson will be on hand

from 10am - 5 pm, September 11th at Babesta Cribs in NYC.
Each handcrafted cut-out portrait costs just $25!
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images via Coolhunting

More than just a home office...

Some standouts in this Kevin Carrigan and Tim Furzer

designed home office include an antique carrier pigeon

skeleton inside a Victorian case, a 1920's English desk,

and a vintage Kevi chair by Fritz Hansen.

I love the apothecary storage cabinet and

Privet House factory lights in this
Lili Abir Regen-designed space.

The flea market desk gives this office the
perfect vintage touch.
Don't you just want to spend the day shuffling through
the stacks in this Upper East Side study
of Malmaison Antiques dealer Roger Prigent?

Deborah Buck's study features a 1920's French

armchair and an amazing antique light fixture.

The porter chair in Darryl Carter's D.C. townhouse
definitely makes a statement.

A neoclassical window in an attic studio.

Enough said.

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Images via Elle Decor

Arcobaleno...

Check out all the beauty that is

Arcobaleno.

Pure enchantment via Michael Trapp...

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Michael Trapp's garden is a little fairy tale, a little

Miss Havisham, and a lot of pure enchantment.

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Trapp is a dealer in antiques and architectureal fragments,

who also runs a successful interior and garden design

business.

A few of my favorite things...

... all in one image.

Branches,

destroyed upholstery,

and mohair.

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via Homelife

Loving Marina. I, too, am not a robot.

Total inspiration overdrive...

It is amazing what the creative eye can

achieve. Sure, you can pluck some amazing

things off the showroom floor — but deciphering

context is what it is really all about. Pretty things

are so much prettier when placed by a passionate,

intentional hand. Magic happens.

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This brings me to artist/stylist Lisa Madigan.

These images are from her recent home exhibition,

Salted Grace. I am simply bound by the beauty.

The Bamileke headdress above the mantle is

one of my favorite touches.

The marriage of art and space is amazing

in this image. The painting is titled Silent Desire.
I love collections. Better yet, I love
collections displayed with care.
Haze.
Wood, metal, glass — each transformed
under Lisa's watchful eye.
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As usual, please click on the images
to see the larger, impressive versions.

All over this color...

via Skona Hem

Purveyors of fine handmade belting...

Find of the day — Phuong & Seb's Belt Co.

A Story of White...

The story of white begins on the porch of this

Myra Hoefer designed California home.
I love this creative display of hats. Start collecting!

Moose antlers, chocolate mohair, and fun artwork

create an ecelctic living room.

The owner tosses coins he collects during his

world travels into the fireplace. The bull's-eye

is by artist Michael Ives.

Oly's faux bois-table helps create the feeling

of a sleeping porch in the owner's bedroom.

This intimate space is much smaller than the

guest quarters upstairs.

Study or dine? That is the question.

My favorite room is this libray/dining room

with intersting details too many to count.

I also love this cozy seating area at one end of the kitchen.

A sculptural pitchfork lamp becomes the focal

point in the white sitting room.

Where to begin? The Patricia Edwards chairs

with backs covered in old army blankets? The

picnic-style dining table? The centerpiece of

vintage glove forms? Or the Ingo Maurer

chandelier made from love letters on

Japanese paper?

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images via House Beautiful

Library Deer...

I have always loved this image. What a genius display idea!

I just discovered it is from Stephen and Shauna's home —

the same folks from Something's Hiding in Here that brought

about the Forage Bow Tie post a few days ago.

Feeling like Fall...

Anyone else ready for Fall?
It is definitely my favorite season — and these images
are acting as inspiration as we give Finderskeepers
its annual autumnal makeover. I love creating all the
new displays to show off all of our latest finds. I will
certainly be posting images before our open house
early in September. I can't wait to share it all with you!
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Art of the Bow Tie...

Handsome.
Handsome.
Handsome.

Forage Bow Ties by Shauna Alterio and Stephen Loidolt

available here.

And the winner is...

Remember all those grays I was toying with?

Well, they were for the walls in my new living room

— and I ended up not going with any of them. Instead,

I will be choosing Secret from Benjamin Moore.

A pair of these cement gray lamps just might

make it into the room as well. I'll post photos

once everything is complete.

Unlikely Pair...

Saarinen tables paired with an 18th-century French sofa?

Why not?

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via Marie Claire Italia

(click image for larger version)

Recycle those sweaters!

idea no. 1

idea no. 2
idea no. 3
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via Country Living

Victor Dubrovsky...

These amazing needle felted animals

by artist Victor Dubrovsky make me smile.

I hope they do the same for you.