If you’re in the Philadelphia area this weekend please join me for an exciting  Etsy Pop-Up event at the Philadelphia west elm store this Saturday, March 9th from 1-6PM. I partnered with Etsy to curate a select group of 12 local Philadelphia area Etsy sellers to display and sell their beautiful handmade designs and artwork at the store all afternoon.  RSVP here . There will be food (um, hello!?!  Federal Donuts !) and tunes, as well as crafts and other fun stuff. Plus, I’ll be there so come and hang out with me all day. Here’s a list of shops that will be in attendance: Me & She : geometric metal hangers, decorative wall art, earrings and mobiles Girls Can Tell : tea towels, note cards, coasters Peg & Awl : reclaimed wood and leather accessories (totes, candles, small chalkboards) Hush & Honey : stationary, note cards Moon & Arrow Shop : metal jewelry (me)longings : Pillow covers PuppyPillowsPlus : dog beds Embiscuit Photography : Vintage inspired photography prints Krista Peel : jewelry Mama May I : Children’s toys (small wooden stacking blocks & dolls) Something’s Hiding in Here / FORAGE Haberdashery : Bow ties, paper chains Xenotees : dish towels, tote bags, pillowcases What: Design Milk-curated Etsy Pop-Up at west elm When: March 9, 2013 from 1 PM – 6 PM Where: west elm, 1330 Chestnut Street (Btwn.

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Reminder: This Weekend Etsy Pop-Up at west elm Philly

When Canadian designer Geoffrey Lilge took on the task of tricking out his wife’s new restaurant, he found himself obsessed with finding the perfect cutting and charcuterie boards. This led to selling the restaurant and starting OnOurTable , a beautiful collection of kitchen and dining room objects handcrafted from solid wood. Box Series (above) – new items include: 3 charcuterie boards, 2 fruit boxes, a serving tray, and cutlery box. Crafted from hand-finished solid walnut, the collection aims to strip down each product to simply their essential forms

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Beautiful Wooden Kitchen Accessories: OnOurTable 2013 Collection

Is there anything cozier than a chunky knit sweater? I think not, and this Biknit chaise lounge by Patricia Urquiola for Moroso has the right idea.

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Get Out! Biknit by Patricia Urquiola for Moroso

La Redoute Collection is a minimal series designed by France-based designers  A+A Cooren . The studio consists of French-Japanese design duo Aki and Arnaud Cooren. They work in the specialty field of lighting, as well as furniture, product, and interior design

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Skim Milk: La Redoute Collection by A+A Cooren

Min-jon is an Etsy shop that makes handmade, laser-cut wooden lampshades. Essentially, there are two lampshade: the inner shell made of cloth and an outer shell made of real oak wood. Pretty cool! The shop is run by Nadine Fliegen and Andrea Steckner, who hail from Germany. You can swap out the inner shade to change up the look, too.

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Handmade Laser Cut Wooden Lampshades

Take an ordinary material like cardboard and an old bottle or glass and what you have is a really cool geometric vase from the Germany-based snug.studio . The snug.vase is made from a piece of colored cardboard that you fold up and slip over a glass of water or bottle. Instant faceted vase! The flat-packed cardboard comes ready to fold in one of three colors – white, grey, or copper

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Turn Old Bottles into Vases with the snug.vase by snug.studio

InVaso is one interesting looking vase because it’s made out of sponge, the same type of sponge you use to wash your car. Sponges are meant to hold water, which is one of the necessary factors to keep plants alive. Realized by industrial designer Stefano Claudio Bison , this container or vase is holding soil and plants, which contain other elements like mineral salts. So essentially what you have is a container of plants and soil that in turn are containers themselves of minerals and other elements. They resemble clay pots that you see everywhere but in fun, vibrant colors.

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Sponge Vase: InVaso by Stefano Claudio Bison

Lately all I want in my home is vaulted ceilings. I’ve been stalking homes for sale and will only keep scrolling through the pictures if I see either a kitchen or a bedroom with high, vaulted ceilings. It really makes such a difference in a room when the ceilings are higher than normal – and there are so many different styles you can implement – with lighting and paint colors and molding. And skylights to add even more light and openness.

If I could have a house with super high ceilings in the kitchen AND in the bedroom, it would be heaven. My absolute dream home. But then I thought, which would I rather? Because most likely, I’m not going to be able to have both! I have to say, I think if it came down to it – I’d go for the bedroom. Even though more time is spent in the kitchen than in the bedroom, there’s just something more exciting about a master suite with high ceilings in comparison to one without.

But a open, vaulted kitchen would be excellent for entertaining….

What are your thoughts? If you had to choose between a master bedroom with high ceilings or a kitchen, which would you rather?

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Studio Segers has designed a simplistically unique furniture and accessory collection with a universal element incorporated into each piece – poles made of oak wood. Whether it’s the legs of a table or hooks on a wall, the pole is the theme of the (obviously named)  Pole Collection . Now available through Mookum , the collection combines white lacquered metal with the warm wood giving it a bit of a Scandinavian feel

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Pole Collection by Studio Segers

I don’t know how your bathroom is set up but my mirror seems to be a million miles away from me and I have to contort and get up on my tippy-toes just to look closely at my face. I actually have to go and use another mirror to put on mascara… I find it to be very frustrating, and I’m sure, ladies, I’m not alone, right?

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Innovative Mirrors That Improve Your Posture by Miior