Tag: Design

Façade Vase From Orcadesign

Going green is more than just a buzz word or marketing gimmick. It’s a practice that we should all try integrating into our lives and homes. A simple way of living a greener life is to try finding new uses for used items. Before you throw something into the garbage think if you can use that item as something else. For example, I use the cardboard tubes left over from a roll of paper towels as a container for unused extension cords. They keep the cords neat and untangled plus I can write the length of the cord on the tube.

Here is an interesting product that turns used water bottles into useful flower holders. It’s the Façade vase from Orcadesign. This simple yet ingenious item is made out of industrial wool felt and slips right over a plastic water bottle. Judging by the designer’s web site, the Façade vase is just a concept item right now but anyone with a sewing machine can easily make this on their own. Also, think about creating a larger version to cover wine bottles.

– Jeff

Guest Blogger: CC’s Bargain Queen alert

I love a sale! Check out Pottery Barn’s latest 75% off sale. This is one of my favorite finds:
Natural cork is the perfect material for our new candle pot. Sustainable, easy to recycle and environmentally friendly, it’s also naturally beautiful. Our candle pot is filled with the calming scent of wild fern and wrapped with a monogrammable sleeve of genuine cork, combining aroma and texture into one sensory package. 3.5″ diam., 3″ h.
Monogrammed and $14.00…sold!
-CC

Our Country Home: Dining Area Before & After

As I’ve mentioned here before, the better half and I recently purchased our first home. Our house, BeachWood, was a flip and while the sellers did a great job gutting and modernizing the house, it was way too white and bland for us. Its been a little over a month since we moved in and the makeover is coming along great. Following is the first in a series as we go about turning this house into our home.

Dining Area Before:

Dining Area After:


The layout of our house consists of a large open floor plan so we decided to create separate areas within the large room. The dining area is actually 1/3 of the entire room.

We still need to add a rug under the table and a large plant in the corner to truly finish the area. Following is a picture taken without the flash to give you a better sense of what the area looks like at night.

Up next – the Living Area!

– Jeff

Pointless But Pretty, Hand-Blown Light Bulbs

Sculptor, Dylan Kehde Roelofs, is rebelling against the cold light of CFC bulbs with a new line of hand-blown light bulbs that are more interesting to look at than functional to use.


Each bulb, which ranges in price from $195 to $1295 and lasts for 25,000 hours, is a unique glass sculpture. At wattages of 12-24, these bulbs are really just big night lights but the filaments can be replaced when they burn out so they will last a long time.

For more information or to buy one, visit www.IncandescentSculpture.com