Yesterday, one of my tables was profiled on the influential home decor and design site, Design Sponge. I've been a huge fan of Grace Bonney, the founder and tastemaker of Design Sponge, for a number of years now, and it is an absolute honor to be included in her wonderful site and article on the art and use of butterfly joints in wood furnishings and accents.
Butterflies in Wood: A Tradition + Trend Coming Back [Design Sponge]
Finally, a new design space. I've been looking for a new space to complement the workshop for several months now. It's really hard to do design and clerical work in an environment that's constantly cluttered, dusty (read: dirty) and just hard to manuever sometimes when you have multiple projects in various stages of completion all spread out. In addition, I was sorely lacking additional storage space for not just wood but tools and accessories. It was maddening at times. But today is the dawn of a new age--ok, that went a little off the deep end but it marks somewhat of a fresh start for me. This new space isn't all that big, but it's nice and clean (white walls!) and a comfortable environment to work in when I'm not doing any woodwork.
There's always something on display that grabs your attention at Bonita Interiors
On Saturday, I did my regular routine of afternoon coffee and cookie at The Market on Holly, but instead of heading straight back to my place I decided to do a little walking in Old Pasadena. Since Bonita Interiors had set up shop on Holly I had always admired the beautiful furnishings on display whenever I passed by, and that day I finally walked in. What a revelation--not only do they have a beautiful mix of furnishings but Angela, the proprietor, was just a joy to talk to and discuss all things furniture and design. From the get-go you can sense her passion for design and to share tidbits of our respective backgrounds was refreshing and inspiring. If you get a chance and want to check out some gorgeous furnishings then stop by Bonita Interiors.
Bonita Interiors [website]
A little shameless self-promotion: yesterday, I found out that a couple of my tables were profiled on the influential design website, Apartment Therapy. I was wondering why this blog and my Etsy site traffic shot up in addition to my email box being flooded with inquiries on my live-edge tables. I'm really honored to have my products featured on a wonderful site such as Apartment Therapy and I've often thought that my products really fit with the AT demographics. If you're in the market for live-edge tables or other furniture, hit me up!
Neon Hairpin Legs: When Industrial Gets Happy [Apartment Therapy]
