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Picnic In Style

erin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:22:30 +0000

Who doesn’t love a good picnic this time of year? No fear! You can picnic in style with these great accessories!

Insulated Picnic Basket from Elite Picnic Backpacks.

Dotty Spot Picnic Basket from Eurocosm.

Green Geometric Picnic Blanket from Kamunson.

Don’t forget the homemade watermelon lemonade, in an Slom glass bottle from IKEA.

Enjoy!

Designer Inspiration: Elise Lefebre

erin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:44:03 +0000

I’ve always loved ceramic dishware. I love that it can easily be chunky or light and the different glaze colors just make me swoon. Imagine my delight when I found Elise Lefebre and her work! Modern ceramic pieces in great colors, as well as another collection of all white that’s classy and simple, all at the same time! Gorgeous!

A New Door

deb — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:08:19 +0000

Have I told you how much I love twitter? Sometimes I make my best discoveries there. I stumbled upon Crestview Doors this last week and immediately feel in love. Look at these beautiful doors.

Don’t you just want to run out and replace your front door now?

Children’s Rugs

deb — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:13:41 +0000

Melissa recently asked us in the comments where we go to find great children’s rug at a friendly price. I went out on a hunt, and here are some great finds.

{notNeutral $260}

{Betty/Honey by angela adams $349}

{ikea $25}

{Buttons by Oliver Yaphe $980} – so cute I had to include it!

{Urban Outfitters $68}

{Overstock $470}

{bellacor $64}

{Overstock $403}

{Dash & Albert $238}

{ikea $20}

{Avalisa $310}

{west elm $99}

{Momeni $129}

So what do you think? Have any favorites? Fresh Nest readers, where do you shop for children’s rugs? Let’s help Melissa out!

Ode to Pyrex

erin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:38:49 +0000

I have a standard set of Pyrex in my kitchen that I use pretty much every time I’m in there! Purely functional and not all that nice to look at:

Pyrex 2-Cup Measuring Cup

I’m thinking I’ll have to add some of these lovely vintage Pyrex pieces to my collection because not all my Pyrex has to be purely functional!

Retro Green Pyrex Glasses from Ax and Apple

Turquoise Blue Snowflake Dish from So Fetch Vintage

Square Flowers Dish from Comfuzzled

Woodland Brown Cups from Corrnucopia

And what’s best about all these is that they would look right at home in any modern kitchen today!

Inspiring Wallpaper

erin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:35:22 +0000

I’m loving that wallpaper is back! And on top of that-has some awesome patterns to it! Here are a few that I just adore! Wish I had more walls in my house so I could wallpaper them all!

(From Orla Kiely)

(From Design Public)

You Can Have Fun Cleaning!

erin — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:17:36 +0000

With these fun cheerful cleaning supplies how could you help but enjoy cleaning?

Striped Dustpan from Alice Supply Co. Can be purchased at Delight.com.

This Broom and Dustpan Set designed by Karim Rashid.

Striped Toolbox from Alice Supply Co. Also available at Delight.com.

This sleek handheld vacuum at Emmo Home.

Bailey Doesn’t Bark- Flamingos and Trees collection

deb — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:02:29 +0000

Image via Bailey Doesn't Bark

I am loving Bailey Doesn’t Bark’s new limited edition Flamingos and Trees collection of home wares for Spring/ Summer 2009. The collection will features dinner plates, salad plates, soup bowls, cereal bowls, cup and saucer, salt and paper shakers and cups.

Designer Re Jin’s starts each piece with her drawings and then transfers them onto decals. These are applied to the wares and left to dry overnight before fired in a kiln. After the cool down period, Re Jin hand paints the flamingos. These are left to dry overnight and then finished with a last firing in a kiln. This labor- intensive process truly makes each piece uniquely handmade and a work of art. Good news, though, they are still dishwasher safe.

The Flamingos and Trees collection is available online at baileydoesntbark.com.