Everyone has their own taste and some people prefer minimalism over filled up space but ideas don’t hurt. Do they? Who knows, you may go through this 500 word article and find your soul element. Ea…
Welcome back to Shop Talk here at The Featherweight Shop! We love our local chit chat with staff, gathering around the dinette table so-to-speak (because that is what we have!) and sharing with one another. In these segments, we exchange patterns, recipes, organizational ideas, history quips, gardening tips, crafty projects, and smiles about learning an old-fashioned way of doing things. Shop Talk is the fun tidbits of news! **** Our plants and bushes are growing beautifully in our yards after giving them tender loving care, but we are not the only ones who are noticing! The local deer population may be making its way to our yards to feast on our landscaping and gardens. There are many ways to ward off these darlings, while not hindering the aesthetic value of your garden. Garden Design created a well researched list of shrubs and plants that ward off pesky deer due to texture, aroma and the poisonous compound of the plant! View the entire list by clicking on the link below. Happy Gardening! DEER RESISTANT PLANT LIST
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„This year I thoroughly questioned myself, because I often work with people who are far off from reality. With my flowers, I try to go back to nature, back to the naturalness of things, which is quite the opposite of the world I work in.” When not composing arrangements in his boutique, you can find …
Having a garden is a great way to relax, unwind, and spend time with family and friends. However, if your garden is visible to the neighbors or passers-by, it can be hard to enjoy your private spac…
Having a garden is a great way to relax, unwind, and spend time with family and friends. However, if your garden is visible to the neighbors or passers-by, it can be hard to enjoy your private spac…
Choosing the right gardener for you isn’t as easy as you may think! Everyone has different needs for their garden and can be more picky than others. Some questions that you may need to ask yo…
Having a garden is a great way to relax, unwind, and spend time with family and friends. However, if your garden is visible to the neighbors or passers-by, it can be hard to enjoy your private spac…
Having a garden is a great way to relax, unwind, and spend time with family and friends. However, if your garden is visible to the neighbors or passers-by, it can be hard to enjoy your private spac…
I was working on a garden project a couple of weeks ago when the neighbour asked what work I specialized in to which I replied I’m a landscape gardener. She then went on to ask “what ex…
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Well Ok....lets just get caught up! No excuses, just mounds of life stuff that creeps in and makes the days fly by. Happily I wave bye bye to this crazy winter and yell hello to spring. Honestly I have really struggled trying to find something relevant to talk about that doesn't wind up seeming, well, sort of irrelevant. We have been working on a little house project in Santa Barbara (photos above) and I will be starting a kitchen remodel in about two weeks. Unfortunately the only thing I have chosen thus far is this sink faucet. Looks like I'm having commitment issues but hopefully I will snap out of it quickly or this kitchen project will be really long! For those who have followed this little blog for the last few years, you know that we sold our Ojai ranch house and moved to Los Angeles for a year. While in LA we rented a very cool condo and I started messing around with modern furniture mixed in with a few of the usual "country" details....just couldn't help it : )) I have loved modern design since I first popped open a Metropolitan Home Magazine, many years ago. It was the first magazine that really inspired me and I tried very hard to emulated the hip modern rooms Met Home featured. The magazine published its last issue in 2009 but Hearst decided to relaunched Met Home last summer aimed at Gen X and Millennial city dwellers. Many current design trends remind me of Metropolitan Home features from the 80's and 90's. But design is so much more consumer friendly now and sharing information, sources and competitive pricing are the norm. And did I mention FREE shipping!! Just about everybody ships furniture for free or for a flat rate. On a young working mom's meager salary, most of my purchases were from Crate and Barrel and everything else came from thrift stores and antique malls. Extra money was used for diapers and bouncy chairs, certainly not furniture. Not much of that scenario has changed except I'm no longer young and yes, I still like Crate and Barrel. I especially like the latest collaboration with Ross Cassidy for the CB2 line I have recently splurged on a few new pieces of furniture that are really modern but will work well in any setting A Saarinen table...a classic Here I paired it with inexpensive chairs from All Modern , a vintage Gas station sign from the 50's and collectible American red ware circa 1880..ish An Eames lounge chair in white Edelman leather...delish! Looks right at home next to the firkin stack ;) The coffee table is from Serena and Lily and the English bamboo side tables and some of the new antique pottery pieces are from Revival Antiques in Pasadena The large Steel Console is a fantastic piece designed by Giulio Lazzotti from Design Within Reach. This is an office credenza but it works wonderfully as a media console. The couches and chairs I designed and slipcoverd in basic white twill with pillows in orange velvet from Schumacher I'm loving black accent pieces right now and recently purchase the Antoccino shelving in black oak from RH Modern. I don't have a photo of this in our apartment but it is a beautiful piece and I can see it in so many different settings. Now back to the story....we moved (again) from Los Angeles to the San Francisco Bay Area, a little over a year ago. I know...we move a lot. Believe me, we are really tired of it. New places are really stimulating and exciting for the first few months but it just starts to get crazy and unsettling. Today we are in an older, smaller rented condo but it's still pretty and the location downtown is amazing. Here is essentially all of the same furniture with a few new pillows. It really looks different and yet works nicely in this older smaller space. Interesting however, is that nothing looks very modern here. The walls are a sage-ish odd green... I'm just living with it but I think the paint really dates this condo. In our spare time (?) we work on the little house in Santa Barbara Many of the things I have purchased for this house have a more modern and spare feel as well. While this is a 1920's Spanish Colonial house, modern and current looks right at home A dresser in the master bedroom is from Room and Board with swapped out hardware paired with a purple over-dyed rug A lovely minimalist painting from Jean Jack mixes with vintage American pottery and antique Hubley doggy doorstops The walls are hand troweled stucco which are left unpainted and raw. The original oak floor will be sanded and refinished in the next few weeks and any thing but this orange will look sooooo much better... I've changed out most of the lighting including the chandelier in the dining area which just didn't work for me. I know a lot of people would have kept it but it didn't allow for any changes in the dining room configuration which is important in a very small house. Choosing artwork that has a connection to this style of house but can work in a more contemporary setting has been fun and something of a challenge because of the limited space. Add in the garden we have less variety of plant material and more linear sight lines, with clean walls and pathways Vegetable gardens can look messy at times but the stone beds keep things in check and the gate provides a private garden room entrance. Now that the rain is finally letting up a bit you can be sure I will be gardening more. Tomatoes got planted a few weeks ago in February ....seriously Kelley? don't you think its too early? I guess we will find out xoxo K and follow along daily on Instagram here
As a professional gardener, I get lots of calls asking to cut the grass to a manageable length for the customer to then keep on top of with their lawnmower. But how can you do this yourself? I mean…
Having a garden is a great way to relax, unwind, and spend time with family and friends. However, if your garden is visible to the neighbors or passers-by, it can be hard to enjoy your private spac…
Well Ok....lets just get caught up! No excuses, just mounds of life stuff that creeps in and makes the days fly by. Happily I wave bye bye to this crazy winter and yell hello to spring. Honestly I have really struggled trying to find something relevant to talk about that doesn't wind up seeming, well, sort of irrelevant. We have been working on a little house project in Santa Barbara (photos above) and I will be starting a kitchen remodel in about two weeks. Unfortunately the only thing I have chosen thus far is this sink faucet. Looks like I'm having commitment issues but hopefully I will snap out of it quickly or this kitchen project will be really long! For those who have followed this little blog for the last few years, you know that we sold our Ojai ranch house and moved to Los Angeles for a year. While in LA we rented a very cool condo and I started messing around with modern furniture mixed in with a few of the usual "country" details....just couldn't help it : )) I have loved modern design since I first popped open a Metropolitan Home Magazine, many years ago. It was the first magazine that really inspired me and I tried very hard to emulated the hip modern rooms Met Home featured. The magazine published its last issue in 2009 but Hearst decided to relaunched Met Home last summer aimed at Gen X and Millennial city dwellers. Many current design trends remind me of Metropolitan Home features from the 80's and 90's. But design is so much more consumer friendly now and sharing information, sources and competitive pricing are the norm. And did I mention FREE shipping!! Just about everybody ships furniture for free or for a flat rate. On a young working mom's meager salary, most of my purchases were from Crate and Barrel and everything else came from thrift stores and antique malls. Extra money was used for diapers and bouncy chairs, certainly not furniture. Not much of that scenario has changed except I'm no longer young and yes, I still like Crate and Barrel. I especially like the latest collaboration with Ross Cassidy for the CB2 line I have recently splurged on a few new pieces of furniture that are really modern but will work well in any setting A Saarinen table...a classic Here I paired it with inexpensive chairs from All Modern , a vintage Gas station sign from the 50's and collectible American red ware circa 1880..ish An Eames lounge chair in white Edelman leather...delish! Looks right at home next to the firkin stack ;) The coffee table is from Serena and Lily and the English bamboo side tables and some of the new antique pottery pieces are from Revival Antiques in Pasadena The large Steel Console is a fantastic piece designed by Giulio Lazzotti from Design Within Reach. This is an office credenza but it works wonderfully as a media console. The couches and chairs I designed and slipcoverd in basic white twill with pillows in orange velvet from Schumacher I'm loving black accent pieces right now and recently purchase the Antoccino shelving in black oak from RH Modern. I don't have a photo of this in our apartment but it is a beautiful piece and I can see it in so many different settings. Now back to the story....we moved (again) from Los Angeles to the San Francisco Bay Area, a little over a year ago. I know...we move a lot. Believe me, we are really tired of it. New places are really stimulating and exciting for the first few months but it just starts to get crazy and unsettling. Today we are in an older, smaller rented condo but it's still pretty and the location downtown is amazing. Here is essentially all of the same furniture with a few new pillows. It really looks different and yet works nicely in this older smaller space. Interesting however, is that nothing looks very modern here. The walls are a sage-ish odd green... I'm just living with it but I think the paint really dates this condo. In our spare time (?) we work on the little house in Santa Barbara Many of the things I have purchased for this house have a more modern and spare feel as well. While this is a 1920's Spanish Colonial house, modern and current looks right at home A dresser in the master bedroom is from Room and Board with swapped out hardware paired with a purple over-dyed rug A lovely minimalist painting from Jean Jack mixes with vintage American pottery and antique Hubley doggy doorstops The walls are hand troweled stucco which are left unpainted and raw. The original oak floor will be sanded and refinished in the next few weeks and any thing but this orange will look sooooo much better... I've changed out most of the lighting including the chandelier in the dining area which just didn't work for me. I know a lot of people would have kept it but it didn't allow for any changes in the dining room configuration which is important in a very small house. Choosing artwork that has a connection to this style of house but can work in a more contemporary setting has been fun and something of a challenge because of the limited space. Add in the garden we have less variety of plant material and more linear sight lines, with clean walls and pathways Vegetable gardens can look messy at times but the stone beds keep things in check and the gate provides a private garden room entrance. Now that the rain is finally letting up a bit you can be sure I will be gardening more. Tomatoes got planted a few weeks ago in February ....seriously Kelley? don't you think its too early? I guess we will find out xoxo K and follow along daily on Instagram here
This is a personal question for lots of gardeners and one that lots don’t like answering, but it you’re thinking of starting your own gardening business it’s a question that you will need to know t…
Having a garden is a great way to relax, unwind, and spend time with family and friends. However, if your garden is visible to the neighbors or passers-by, it can be hard to enjoy your private spac…
Comment éloigner les chats qui font leurs besoins dans votre jardin ? Les chats errants qui font caca dans votre potager... c’est rageant ! Heureusement, il existe des astuces efficaces pour les repousser. Ce sont des répulsifs naturels pour les faire fuir de votre jardin, terrasse ou balcon. Évidemment, nous avons testé ces astuces pour savoir si elles sont vraiment efficaces ou pas. Et on vous dit quelle est la meilleure astuce contre ces matous envahissants.
Big family reunion day for us today! (with my Dad's side of the family & boy, are we numerous : Nana had 9 kids). Mostly everyone is flyin...
Where do you buy a scuba cat bird bath? I have been trying for the past 30 minutes online to find a retailer that sells this bird bath without success. Oh...by the way, this bird bath looks like this (I think!): Scuba cat bird bath Well, it's an interesting looking object but I can't find one for sale on the internet like this one. There are some variants of this one for sale but not many. I think you'll discover them hard to find for sale. I am not sure where the idea came from to have a cat scuba diving bird bath because I am sure that bird lovers won't like it. Well some of them won't like it because they don't like cats. This works against selling the product. I guess the bird bath has a neat look because we have a cat pretending to dive into the bird bath and lurk underwater in waiting to catch a bird! Plenty of poetic license but a nice idea. From Scuba Cat Bird Bath to Home Page
Un jeune chat du voisinage vient me distraire et jouer avec moi. Un chat magnifique avec un pelage long et soyeux.
My Garden Essay: The garden is considered to be the most beautiful part of the house where one can take a break from the daily monotonous life and relax. It helps in making and mending bonds with the family members when the whole family gathers to chit chat in the garden. The garden can be […]
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Yesterday I drove into Atlanta to return something to a store inside Lenox Square Mall in Buckhead. It was one of the most frustrating trips driving in that I think I've ever had. That's the thing about Atlanta, you never know what to expect traffic-wise. Interstate 285 (the beltway) was a parking lot so I exited off and tried to get Google maps to help me find another way. Instead, it took me backwards and tried to dump me back onto the interstate even further back than where I had been. Ugh. I did not have nice things to say
Hey! How are ya’ll today? I have a special post today to share with you. We will be visiting with Cathy. Cathy is a well known designer/ decorator in my area. She works on homes and busi…
There is a revived interest in what you do. People gradually begin to grow their own plants and vegetables. People are starting to plant in their gardens, and balconies and some are even removing tiles from the street. In the district Zurenborg (Antwerp) you can see many clinging plants and there are also urban guerrillas …
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