Wooden Knuckles

Carved wooden knuckles. Cherry, to be precise.

$30 bucks a pop, on Etsy.

Back from Istanbul, Stories to Follow

We just got back from 18 days in Istanbul, where we were attending a wedding (some of the celebrations pictured left).

I'm planning to type up some of our travel tales this weekend. I'll post them to the blog for anyone who's interested.

Free Coffee Tomorrow!

Get a free 12 oz. cup of coffee at Starbucks tomorrow (Thursday) from 10 AM - noon.

This has little to anything to do with home and garden, but free coffee is a very good thing.

Via the Bargainist.

Best of the Blogs this Morning

Mini-Trend: Chain. Great catch by Design*Sponge.

Made-to-order turned wood tables by Robert Austin Gonzalez. His studio in Dumbo open by appointment: 718-596-7960. Via Apartment Therapy.

eSommelier: a self-contained digital sommelier for your home cellar. Via Product Dose.

Collect sites, bookmarks, images, videos, emails, and documents with Plum. A great way to hoard with out creating a fire-hazard. Via JoshSpear.com.

A recycled teak table via Crib Candy. I love the casters. I'm starting to wish that all of my tables were more portable.

Interesting Knick-Knack: Fawn Nodder

An updated, rather minimalist take on your typical dashboard nodder:

The Clear Fawn Nodder via Crib Candy.

Peter Bauhuis: Ornate Minimalism

Ok, so this isn't interior design, but it is magnificent design. Phoebe at Silk Felt Soil has her post on jewelry by Peter Bauhuis labeled as "Ornate Minimalism." What a wonderful description of this very organic feeling piece. This sort of design illustrates how we can combine the current naturalist trend with a minimalist aesthetic.

Now I just need to figure out how to translate this feeling into a room.