three little black birds

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Playing with Polaroids

I'm in love with these polaroids by Max Wagner

I talk a lot about my dream home, I'm constantly bookmarking kitchens and bathrooms and color schemes, and I cannot wait to be able to make those dreams a reality. Although I don't know when or where this house will take shape, I do know it's going to be a labor of love. I've never wanted to buy a turn key home, as the thought of making it my own from scratch, is much more appealing. Will follows a blog that I've now adopted as one of my favorites, which documents a couple's major home renovation, and in Seattle no less. They bought a fixer-upper and have updated every square inch of the house, and are still working. If you're a fan of before and afters, and DIY projects, you'll love this blog, it's packed with them. More that anything though, it's really inspiring, and reminds me that I will have that dream kitchen, but it's going to take time, and an ungodly amount of work. I can't wait.

Here is a sample of one of their amazing transformations. Check them all out here.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Handmade Pillows

It must be winter, because the projects have begun. There's something about the sun setting at 5 that makes you want to do anything to distract from the fact that long sunny days are far far away. I snagged the burlap sack from a Cafe Vita dumpster (insert dumpster-diving hipster comment here) and after 3 months of sitting in Will's jeep, voilà; pillows.

For the record, the burlap sack was next to the dumpster, not in it, for what it's worth.

Speaking of Beer...

This is why school is great, you get to make up projects, with no thought to clients or budgets. Here is a great example of just that, a brand concept created by a group of students in Iceland. Simple, graphic, bold, beautiful.