We had a feeling we would like Kat Nouri, the woman behind Modern-twist, the company that produces smart, well-designed kids’ products

I saw this wall in a great book called Nesting by Pia Ulin. I love how pictures are collaged on the kitchen wall, and they seem like they might be color xeroxes, and even just taped up.

Our friends picked up two of these lanterns at Ikea recently. They’re perfect for indoors or outdoors, and they remind us of those super expensive Stelton lamps–only these are $6.99 each!

Recently at our friend Becky’s, and I saw her seemingly fancy Belgian linen towels. As I admired them, she nonchalantly told me they were from Ikea. Now we and everyone we know has the white with red stripe cotton towel, but we hadn’t seen these. And while I do have to admit that they certainly […]

Unless you live in New York, it’s hard for most people to understand the idea of the weekend home being the true expression of one’s aesthetic and lifestyle. The Hraneks, like many New Yorkers, have a lovely but functional Brooklyn apartment that they haven’t put any real improvements into because it’s a rental; they consider […]