Amenity is currently offering 15% off its Muir Reclaimed Wood Furniture collection until January 21, 2011. Made from reclaimed wood that comes from old buildings scheduled for demolition in California.
The advantage is two-fold to working with the reclaimed wood—it's both sustainable and of higher quality than new growth timber because of the density of the hardwoods.
Even their stains are water-based and non-toxic for a truly more environment friendly product.
I find hedgehogs insanely cute. 
I have a thing for doors and tend to photograph them if I have a camera handy. These two particular examples were captured in Budapest, Hungary. Aren't they gorgeous? Such care and detail. Sigh.
I got to indulge in my favorite part of my "day job" this morning. Eating—I mean styling and photographing food. I admit I did taste test these cupcakes to make sure they were up to the magazine's standards first. Did I mention I love to bake? Not cook, but bake—let's be clear.
Anyway, I was thrilled with my new camera lens (50mm Nikor) that my sweetie gave me for Christmas. Post a comment if you'd like me to send the recipe.
Remember the plain, clear lucite of the 70's and 80's? Well this is nothing like that. Colorful, bold, fun and eye-catching describes the products created from lucite by artist and designer Cec LePage. She operates out of New York and no two pieces are precisely alike. Each is handcrafted and signed by the artist.
Like nearly everything in Prague, the gate beautiful. Even simple things that are merely functional in most places, will be designed with care and astounding detail in this city.
After admiring the gate we had to see where the corridor led and we were glad we did. Many of the shops in Wenceslas Square sell cheap trinkets and blast bad music as you weave your way past American fast food chains. Not very appealing at all.
However, at the end of the alleyway was a wonderful shop selling traditional Czech egg ornaments. This one in the photo was a giant replica sitting in the courtyard.
I wanted to bring home so many, but alas we only had backpacks and no room for souvenirs.
Happy New Year! I'm feeling very energized about 2011 and the possibilities I hope the year holds. To capture some of that feeling in color I'd like to share a color palette based on one of my favorite rose photos. Roses are one of my favored flowers. I know it may a be a bit cliché, but I like what I like.
Orange: CMYK (0, 71, 99, 0) Web (F06928)
Flame: CMYK (8, 98, 100, 2) Web (D7000B)
Magenta: CMYK (2, 82, 1, 0) Web (E64C9C)
