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Modern Flatware Guide

d*s reader sarah sent a sweet email requesting a flatware guide this month. and because i’ve spent the last few months trying to find the perfect replacement set for our flatware (we have a knack for losing spoons), i thought the timing was perfect. so whether you’re looking for something traditional, organic, or uber-modern this roundup has got you covered.

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Roof Carpet

Soft felt tiles give shape to a carpet made to dream or to walk barefoot, to feel the warmth of wool in the coldest winter evenings. It suggests the...

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Abigail Ahern

i still can’t get over how natural abigail ahern looks in her ahhhh-mazing home. doesn’t she just look like she belongs in the photo above? this british stylist and interior designer (and soon to be author) seriously knows what she’s doing and how to bring her own personal style to her projects. i’m loving her ability to mix eclectic elements while having fun, but not going overboard - very modern, but still so liveable.

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Moontree Press

good morning! i wanted to start today off with these adorable new prints from rebecca at moontree press . i got to see rebecca’s antique heidelberg press in action these weekend and watched some of these beautiful birds being printed

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Garden Office

The building owners, a young family, needed additional space for the husband’s works as journalist and the wife’s acupuncture practice.

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Sweet & Quirky Shapes

...in these fun pieces from Japanese brand +D .

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PHILLY PREFAB EXHIBIT: A Clean Break

This week our Prefab Friday radar went crazy when it detected  A Clean Break ’s green, prefab neighborhood in the City of Brotherly Love, hosted by  Minima Gallery as a part of overall  DesignPhiladelphia and National Design Week festivities. From October 17 to October 30 visitors can wander through a modern, green village featuring innovative design solutions from international architects and designers, including  Alchemy Architects and Sustain Design/Altius Architecture . See what it means to live green in the neighborhood!

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hadley hutton

artist hadley hutton is having a great online sale of her fine art and prints… click here to check it out.

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The WaterMill Produces Fresh Drinking Water out of Thin Air

What if we could, like mythical alchemists, change stone into gold; or like Superman, make coal into diamonds by squeezing it with our bare hands? In possession of such powers might we choose to create something that could make the world a better place? Element Four seems to have answered this not-so-hypothetical question with a resounding “yes” with the WaterMill , a water purification and filtration system that creates “fresh, potable water from an unlimited source: the air.”

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Inspired Artist: Elliot Jimenez

Elliot Jimenez takes such gorgeous photographs.  He has a way of capturing the vulnerability of his subjects that is really unique and appeals to me on a deep level.  What do you think?  Check him out: { FLICKR } . { WEBSITE }

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