Showing posts with label guy-friendly. Show all posts
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Portland General Store

Don't think there could possibly be anything more insulting to one's intelligence than lady-focused beauty commercials (sparkles! pink!)?

Well, um, have you seen the way they're marketing to dudes lately?? Good God, those commercials are sad. It's as if they assume that all guys think that basic hygiene = turkish bath in the village circa 1982.

The only thing more offensive to me than the concept behind most of the ads, is the visual clutter they take up in my bathroom. I mean, is there some kind of rule that all men's grooming products have to be orange, royal blue or some gradient-heavy combination of both?

Cue the very, very cool, rugged look of Portland General Store's plant-based grooming products. A bit on the pricey side, but just think how much better your medicine cabinet would look to sneaky guests. (I know what you're thinking, and sadly...yes, these are the kind of things I think about.)

And hey, ladies, if you can get over the fact that the products aren't scented "amethyst rain" [the horror! :)] I bet they would work great for us, too. Etsy shop here, and more unisex products are available at Terrain.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

House Tour: Francisco Costa's NYC apartment

This is the time of year when a lot of people start thinking about spring cleaning. Something about green shoots and daffodils sprouting up from the mud, the smell of dew and wet dirt and the outpouring of people on city streets just makes us want to clean, purge our homes (and our lives) of clutter and get back to the basics.

I think that's why I've been feeling so drawn to really well-edited, spare homes where every item is there for a reason. A perfect example of this is Francisco Costa's New York City apartment-- very refined and no muss' no fuss' -- much like his designs for Calvin Klein. And what a perfect escape from the craziness of city living -- I picture this as such an amazing cocoon in the sky.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Local Love: Industrial Salvage from Modern 50

Yesterday, I discovered Modern 50, an artist and design collective based out of Sterling, Va. Even though they are based out of Virginia, anyone can purchase their salvaged finds through their website, which is chock full of completely amazing early to mid century industrial, Americana.

Some of my favorite pieces below:

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Inspiration 2.9

Love the mix of patterns and the layers and layers of rugs (or are they blankets?) So cozy. And I'll take the adorable pup too.

via Just be Splendid