[I'M OBSESSED: GUEST POST] Brass

Today's edish of "I'm Obsessed" comes from the lovely Tonia at Chic Modern Vintage!

I don’t know what it is about brass that draws me to it?...especially when I used to h-a-t-e it. It’s one of those things my Grandmother used to make us us clean, and she had a lot of it! But now, I love it--it’s something that I can’t explain. I just LOVE IT. Especially this vintage chest of drawers from Lawson Fenning: made of wood, brass sheet overlay and copper nailheads.

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[ROUND-UP] The Salt-n-Peppa Edition

There are two ways I judge whether or not my heart has officially died enough to be considered a full-fledged adult:

1. Whether or not my heart skips a beat when I hear the words "open bar."

2. When I hear the words "salt and pepper," I think "common seasoning ingredients used in the culinary arts" rather than "WHATTA MAN, WHATTA MAN, WHATTA MIGHTY GOOD MAN [YES HE IS]."

I'm happy to report that based on this criteria, I am still more of a college student than an adult, but regardless of my own personal immaturity, I tend to get excited about kitchen gadgets/acoutrements, which sounds like a really boring adult thing to me.  

So, I thought I'd take the time to explore some unique salt and pepper shakers out there for those of you looking to spice things up (GET IT, GET IT?).  Ready, set, gotta get pepp—let's talk about salt, Spinderella.

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[LOVE/HATE] Shelterpop's Curated Gilt Sale

You know how sometimes you love things and sometimes you hate things? Yeah, well that shit happens to me A LOT...sometimes at the exact same time. So, in honor of Shelterpop's curated Gilt Sale, we're gonna dive in and uncover some of this love/hate.

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I Still Don't Own A Weekend House

Kelly Shimoda for the NYTThanks so much for reminding me of this sad fact EVERY. FRIGGIN. CHANCE. YOU. GET, NYT.

Le Sigh.

Time For A Place In The Country? (NYT)

p.s. We ARE refinancing our mortgage right now for our apt, since rates are lower than Snooki's SAT scores, so maaaaybe we need to start re-funneling the cash money we're saving into a "chic carriage house in the country next to a lake or a stream with a detached garage we can turn into a guest house" fund?

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[COLOR CODED] We All Live in a Yellow Submarine

The very idea of color coding may be as lame as Sandra Lee's tablescapes (Vicodin much?), but WE DON'T CARE.

Color Coded is a series where we pick out cool design stuff based on color.  Awww yeah, Rosa Parks—it feels like 1960's Birmingham up in here. LET'S GO!

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