Compass & Coffee Spoons

Everything is Coming Up Roses

I watched Stranger Than Fiction on DVD this weekend. Great film--I was pleasantly surprised. However, what I couldn't get out of my head was the scene where Will Farrell's character is singing to Maggie Gyllenhaal's character. Yes, it was a romantic scene, but more than that I was in love with her house! Very boho chic. Not my style, but still fantastic. My favorite thing was the afghan with crocheted roses on it. Instant obsession! I was going to post a pic I took of my screen, but I don't want Sony Pictures on my ass. But, I did go looking for versions on the web. I didn't find one exactly like the one there (it was black with pink roses), but I found several other versions.

On Etsy:

There's this one from Etsy seller Craftedfrom TheHeart.

Or, this from butterfield house.

I also found this from a place in Texas called Country Village Mall. Of all of them, this is my fave.

Object Yen: Cane-e-licious

After seeing the home of Leigh Batnick of Jezebel over on Design*Sponge, I am majorly loving cane beds.

The Inspiration:

And various renditions (though not as cool) from...

Ballard Designs....

Restoration Hardware....

 

Lands End...

And you know my eyes will be peeled from now on!

Object Yen: Posting Instead of Buying

I love all things Hollywood Regency, and one classic that I absolutely adore is Dorothy Draper's Espana chest. These can sell for as much as $4,000 and probably more. I saw a slightly worn one yesterday and today on Ebay and was tempted to bid, but realized that no matter what a deal, I couldn't afford it. Bidding just ended at $527.

   While browsing other Draper chests online, I came across another of my dream pieces, a nightstand by George Nakashima. This has been something I've lusted after ever since seeing it in the October 2005 Metropolitan Home. (I was going to include my scan of this clip, but my scanner is NOT cooperating). See the one Dragonette has for sale now for $4,500.

Nakashima's designs are the essence of fine craftsmanship. He was wood-obsessed, and I can appreciate healthy obsession!

There are two exhibits in my native Pittsburgh area right now: "Nakashima Revealed" at Carnegie Mellon's Regina Gouger Miller Gallery through Oct 28 and "Nature, Form & Spirit" through Nov. 11 at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art in Ligonier (which, incidentally, is about 15 miles from where I grew up, and I never knew it existed! For shame!).

You can bet I'll be making another trip to my parents' before these exhibits close. If you have never been to Pittsburgh, make a weekend trip there sometime! I can suggest an itinerary, but if you wanted to take in the Nakashima exhibits, a nice nearby counterpart might be to visit Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece Fallingwater.