Bye Domino!

Posted on | August 27, 2008 | 9 Comments

Today is my last day at Domino. I am moving up to Marblehead permanently to work on the house. Leaving New York was stressful decision I went back and forth on for the past year. In the end the experience of renovating an old house and starting a store seem to match up more with my lifestyle. I will miss New York and all the great people I meet working at House & Garden and Domino. Starting after Labor Day I will be blogging full time about the house renovation and new products and finds. See you next week!

-katy

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Bathroom Tile Inspiration

Posted on | August 15, 2008 | 6 Comments

Penny Round Tiles in celadon from Ann Sacks, apartmenttherapy.com.

One of first projects on the new house is re-doing one of three bathrooms. I’ve been pulling together a little bathroom inspiration to maybe get an idea of what kind of tile we might want to use. We definitely want something classic in white or carrera marble. The house is 250 years old so we don’t want to get to modern. I love hexs, penny rounds, basketweave, and subway tiles. But which one to choose? The bathroom is on the first floor and maybe a potential rental apartment. So I don’t want to go to fancy. Check out some of my ideas above and below.

9 11 tile3 702993 Bathroom Tile Inspiration

Small hexs, apartmenttherapy.com.

apartment therapy hexagon tiles 789125 Bathroom Tile Inspiration

Larger hex tiles with subway, apartmenttherapy.com.

gasl amanda peet 15 742998 Bathroom Tile Inspiration

Subway tiles with hex floor, dominomag.com.

gasl greenfloors 03 735854 Bathroom Tile Inspiration

Cork penny rounds, dominomag.com.

carrera basketweave 778071 Bathroom Tile Inspiration

Carrera marble basketweave, merchantcircle.com.

Category: bathrooms, tile

More $1 Design Finds

Posted on | August 12, 2008 | 1 Comment

Here are some more $1 finds that didn’t make the domino slide show. Want super cheap placemats that look like hemstitched linen? Check out Christmas Tree Shops for a huge selection available in a number of colors for just a $1 each (above). Below are a few more items to add to your entertaining arsenal. Striped Mexican candles add just the right amount of color to get a fiesta party started. I found the candles at a dollar store in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The bottom pick are glass cups that I think could easily double as votives. Scatter on the table for instant moodiness. I found the blue cups at Jacks 99 cent store in Manhattan.

Category: $1 design finds

Blue Striped Hand Made Tabletop

Posted on | August 12, 2008 | Comments Off

I’ve been craving really simple shapes and colors lately. Totally opposite of what I normally would want. I’m a big pattern and bright color freak. As I pick out things for our new house I’m kinda moving away from the rainbow colors and toward a restrained palette. Right now I am drawn to these simple tabletop pieces by Hering Berlin. Each piece is handmade in their Berlin studio.

“Pieces are either thrown and shaped on the potter’s wheel freehand, hand thrown over plaster forms, or slip-casted. Molds are a no-no in the Hering studio.”

The blue you see in the stripes is actual cobalt blue. Each line is carefully hand-painted onto the pieces. Gorgeous! Check out more: roseandradish.com.

Category: tabletop

Sarah Perlis

Posted on | August 12, 2008 | 1 Comment

Three bezel ring with sapphires, $1,070, thisisauto.com.

I’m not a huge jewelry person but something totally struck me with these simple organic pieces by Sarah Perlis. My favorite is the 3 tone sapphire in the image above. Super pretty! The different tones in the sapphires are so exquiste! Check out more from Sarah: shop.sarahperlis.com.

Three bezel emeralds, $1,230, shop.sarahperlis.com.

Disc Charm and Pink Sapphire Bezel, $540, shop.sarahperlis.com.

Mixed circle earrings, $710, shop.sarahperlis.com.

Category: jewelery

Bottle Opener Knives

Posted on | August 12, 2008 | 1 Comment

This find comes from the September issue of Food & Wine. “Young designers working out of small studio in Vienna are turning factory rejected knives into bottle openers.” I love this! Each one is unique and a totally fun gift for someone that has everything. From $31 each. Check out more: cuttingupknives.com.