Walk on By…

…take notice…beauty surrounds us.

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Happy Easter…

…have a wonderful Easter Day.

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Rock ‘n Roll…

…quite literally…The Who meets rolling bar cart.

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Bee Thinking…

…it’s all the buzz.  Beekeeping has become an earth-loving hobby to many; even urban dwellers.  Bee Thinking, located in Portland, Oregon is the conception of FWD//Fieldwork Design & Architecture.

welcoming and orderly…bee suits are starched and white…

bee-autiful details…

mmmm, sweet…

homes fit for a queen bee…

mason bee house available here…

if beekeeping is not your bit o’ honey, why not share a bee happy experience with your littles at carmel valley ranch, carmel
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One Could Dream…

…snow is gusting sideways down my city street.  One could dream…I would like to be living it up here.  Join me?

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Peonies…

…soon, very soon.

nth fitzroy apartment block, melbourne/fieldwork
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Fairy Tale…

…Jikka, meaning ‘parents’ home’ in Japanese, is the brain-child of lifelong welfare workers, Nobuko Suma and Sachiko Fujioka.  Together, they commissioned Nobuko’s son, the Tokyo-based architect Issei Suma, to build them a multi-purpose home, with architectural quirks to help them live out their days in style. Viewed from afar, Jikka appears to be a cluster of magical, fairy tale dwarf homes.  But in reality, the hilltop teepees are actually a private retirement home.  Jikka…down to earth and back to nature…

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Office Check-In…

…let’s follow the flow of metal that brightens and adds interest to an otherwise banal work space.  The creative genius of L&M Design Lab for their Shanghai Office.

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‘Hygge’ is BIG’s A45…

…hygge is a Danish word that describes a mood of coziness or comfort, with feelings of wellness and happiness.  Who doesn’t want some of that?  As Chicago’s trees take on their fall color, BIG‘s tiny cabin beckons a city dweller to the northern woods.

The tiny house is similar to an a-frame cabin.  However, A45 has a square base with a twisting roofline, which provides a new take on the traditional style. The prefabricated cabin is assembled on site and includes an open-plan living and sleeping area with small cooktop, bath and a lofted area.

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Walk On By…

……we often walk by beautiful spaces without taking notice…

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Tiny Hand Font and a Pink Barrier…

…BuzzFeed designer, Mark Davis, has made a freely available font version of Donald Trump’s handwriting, appropriately named Tiny Hand.  (A peaceful protest by cabbagerose?  You decide.)  The Tiny Hand typeface recreates Trump’s distinctive handwritten style, from the strangely angular Js to the dramatically curved Bs, Ds and Gs. Davis has designed several different versions of each letter, to recreate the haphazard nature of Trump’s scrawl, including a particularly unusual spiky B.

Davis used the tiny hand font to annotate a 2016 Dezeen article…

and, Mexican firm Estudio 3.14 has visualized the “gorgeous perversity” of Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall along the countries’ border. via

Harness This: Joy…

… ‘the surprising power of ordinary things to create extraordinary happiness’ in all you do.  Go on, begin the adventure…and make life good!

Basket…

…because Easter is on it’s way…let’s take a look and see how the holiday bunny has inspired us…

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Lovely Buddha…

…always brings a sense of integrity and tranquility to a space…

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The Perfect Red…

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