Giving a lazy scroll to my Instagram feed on Sunday, 3 of my favorite accounts aligned with such wisdom, fearlessness, and agency, I had to share them with you. This is a master course in doing it your damn self, investing in your self-sufficiency and survival, and trusting your creativity. Read on to learn […]
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Demi-DIY: How to decorate with antique advertisements
We all remember decorating our teenage bedroom with posters and pages torn from magazines. Maybe you still enjoy collaging, or making a vision board for a hobby. Maybe now, instead of boy bands, you collect antique prints. I stumbled upon this site, and it struck me that this collection of public domain advertising […]
Sticky Situation: Make your own washi tape from upcycled labels
How to make your own decorative tape and stickers from museum tickets and e-commerce shipping labels Cleaning up my office/studio recently, I found the ticket stubs from my last visit to the Cooper-Hewitt design museum in New York. I remembered I had kept them to use the ticket info to access the exhibit info I saved […]
White Sails: how to get affordable, stylish window curtains
January is traditionally the season for white sales, when retailers mark down their stock of home textiles: bedding, linens, pillows, towels. I wanted to share with you my affordable solution for curtains that takes inspiration from a different kind of sail. I’m really happy with how it turned out, aside from the relief of not having […]