Three Fun Finds

November 3, 2012 by mymateriallife

I can’t say I’m ready for the eggnog lattes that are already being sold in the coffee shops now that Halloween has come and gone, but this is a fun time to scout for new and interesting holiday items to use yourself or give as gifts.  I just found the Christmas tree fabric at IKEA the other day.  It’s fantastic, isn’t it?  That’s two yards draped over an Ektorp sofa.  I was just looking for a space in my house […]

Categories: Christmas, Miniatures, Other Textiles, Reading Material • Tags: anthropologie, gamago, ikea's textiles, maira kalman, margareta fabric, snowglobe salt & pepper, target, the elements of style

Miscellaneous Material Goods

October 13, 2011 by mymateriallife

  As a reward for pulling off that anniversary party in such a short amount of time, I treated myself to one of my favorite and expensive (because it comes from Ireland) magazines yesterday, Image Interiors and Living.  Just for fun, take a look at some of the things I found in it. The Pimlico Print Wallpaper comes from Laura Ashley; it contains images from the Laura Ashley catalog’s history.  I used to love that catalog!  Funny too, because this […]

Categories: Furnishings, Other Textiles, Reading Material • Tags: anthropologie, boconcept, crochet birdhouse, dressmaker chair, laura ashley catalog, pimlico print wallpaper, spool candleholder

A Little Armchair Traveling

July 9, 2010 by mymateriallife

Do you get the Sundance Channel?  If you do and if you enjoy travel shows and things, you might want to take a look at the new season of Man Shops Globe. Keith Johnson is “buyer-at-large” for Anthropologie and the show chronicles his shopping exploits as he urgently tries to find something he’s never seen before to sell or display back in the U.S.  The show has its detractors (crass materialism, the banality of Anthropologie stores – suburban moms and […]

Categories: Other Textiles, TV & Movies • Tags: anthropologie, keith johnson, man shops globe, scotland, vera