My friend Sarah is having a baby girl and received this vibrant Scandinavian Dala Horse Rug as a gift for the nursery. She loved it so much she asked me to help her design her baby room around it. …
Month: April 2011
FRIDAY FINDS
Friday finds, nothing over $35! TGIF. These paper placemats promise “proper etiquette” and come in a set of 50. Give one of these as a gift and you might be greeted with an inquisitive look at first, but something…
RETURN OF THE ROTARY PHONE
I remember quite vividly the rotary phone we used to have in my childhood home. It was a shade of green that could only have come out of the late 70’s and it hung high up on the wall (well,…
SETTING THE TABLE: THE MODERN RUSTIC FARM TABLE
Throwing a dinner party and need to set the table? FM will put together affordable table settings for any occasion. For the first installment, we take inspiration from the modern farmhouse. Farmhouses are simple, clean and pure. These are the…
FRIDAY FINDS
Friday Finds from around the web, thirty bucks or less. Finally! A wine storage option that actually looks hip. Storvino Nero 6 Bottle Wine Storage Container, $17.87. That’s right, we found steampunk-worthy salt n’ pepper shakers. Old Dutch Copper…
RANDOM CRAIGSLIST SCORE
Play and store your records with this choice mcm console, $450 in Soho. Zenith Mid century modern classic stereo console. [ad#ad-3]
TOP POSTS FROM THE FRUGAL MATERIALIST
For those of you just joining us, we thought we’d cover some of our favorite posts on The Frugal Materialist so far… 1. Five Easy Steps to a Happy Home 2. Get the Look: Elvis Presley’s Graceland Mansion [ad#ad-3] 3.…