- Image courtesy of cdduerksen on etsy.com
Photography by Meg Duerksen on Etsy
Meg Duerksen is a talented photographer, great mom to five kids and manages to record a lot of it every day. Her photographs are colorful, whimsical and affordable. Inspiring to say the LEAST, and L-O-V-E the turquoise–I’m such a sucker for a trend!
More Flowers
Some florists just do more. That’s the reaction I had when these beauties arrived on my doorstep.
I mean, honestly, I have never even seen those yellow spiky flowers before. Anyone know what they are? The bouquet is from More Flowers in Denver. Look what they did with the container…so cool.
Send this to your sweetie. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner!
Rose and Radish
If you like all things modern, sophisticated and beautiful, check out the great offerings at Rose and Radish. Sadly, their store at Pier 3, The Embarcadero in San Francisco is closing. Lucky for you, formerly pricey and exquisite items for your home can be purchased at significantly reduced prices.
We love this wallpaper from Nama Rococo…currently reduced by 45%.
- Image courtesy of roseandradish.com
Oliver Fabrics
Oliver, hails from Charlottesville, Virginia, and has limited supplies of “to the trade” fabrics available for sale at below wholesale prices. We love their selection, and frankly, the whole concept, and thank them profusely for providing formerly inaccessible selections to the little people, like us, and maybe even you.
Image courtesy of oliverfabrics.com
I’m loving the autumnal palette in this circle in a circle velvet pillow (yes, they’ll make you one, or you can order the fabric and make your own) and wish it was sitting on my sofa. Maybe I’ll order some fabric and make my own. Check out Oliver. Love it.
Great Stuff by Paul
Great Stuff by Paul Antiques is an online antique store unlike any I’ve seen before. Paul carries antiques from Canada, Europe (Holland, Germany, England and France), China and the U.S. and will ship them right to your front door from his Maryland warehouse via trusty old UPS.
Dutch babybath from greatstuffbypaul.com
Wire Baskets from greatstuffbypaul.com
Chinese bamboo weave lunchboxes from greatstuffbypaul.com
This great source for fun and funky original art was featured in the September issue of Southern Living. Rebecca and Rick Puig founded Sugarboo Designs a few years ago and operate out of their studio in Roswell, Georgia. Rebecca uses reclaimed wood and inspirational phrases to create her own blend of art that will definitely add some cool character to your digs.
Feather your own nest with some fabulous items from The Nest Egg. Ann and Sean O’Shields are not only lovely people, but they have fantastic taste! The Nest Egg has everything from exquisite home furnishings to unique gifts. (They saved the day on more than one occasion when I was going to visit my future in-laws!) They are now selling items online for all of us non- Virginia residents to enjoy!
Adorable décor that is inexpensive and easy-to-use is right up our alley! Specialize any room with peel-and-stick WallCandy. It’s reusable which is an added bonus. Some of our favs include the Chalkboard Animals, Grazeland and Stripes. Don’t miss checking out the celeb sightings – so cool.
This store will fulfill the desires of both your inner stylista as well as your inner fashionista! I went into serious SMU withdrawal when I moved from the East Coast to Denver, but fortunately I’ve managed to continue to score a few key items from their online boutique and have never been disappointed. If you are in search of a unique picture frame or some fun cocktail glasses, this is the shop for you.
The Design Public team’s passion for modern, forward thinking design is contagious! Their site is super easy to navigate – shop by category, room or brand – and it includes reasonably priced products that you don’t see at the usual suspect retailers. If you’re in the market for contemporary kids’ furniture, we love the EcoTots line. Their blog, Hatch, is a fab daily fix for your modern design habit.
No doubt, there is an abundance of cute paper stores online, but Scribbles is definitely one or our favorites. They can help you find the perfect paper products for any event or occasion, plus they even have classes for when you need a little creative boost (over the holidays they offered classes on fun and new gift wrapping techniques). Bonus – if you live in the Denver area (or are just visiting) Scribbles is right around the corner from Denver’s Flagship REI so it’s a great stop when your hubbies/beaus are perusing gear at REI.
If you are in search of some funky décor to give your house a pop and also want to satisfy your desire to shop in environmentally and socially responsible stores, Branch Home is the place for you. They have products for every room in your house (plus your kids and pets!) that are manufactured and brought to market in such a way that you won’t feel guilty about a purchase. It’s a win-win…cha-ching!
Urban Weeds is all about bringing a slice of the great outdoors to today’s city dweller. For those of you that want to bring a little green to your urban oasis they’ve got all the products and tools to cultivate your green thumb. AND they sell organic chocolate bars on their site – yum!
Tiny Prints has a plethora of simple, unique and modern paper products. Their site is super user-friendly and they’ve even got Live Chat available if you need help in the ordering process. Plus, if you’re in the wedding planning stage, they’ve also just started a fabulous new site devoted solely to all your wedding stationary needs.
