Vintage Towels

Sheila and I have been on a vintage towel kick lately. Maybe it's a reminder of childhood, of life before neutrals (at least in my household), but there's something about old Fieldcrest and Martex towels that we just love. Finding matching sets can be a challenge, but if you like to mix and match, Etsy (or your local thrift shop) is the place to shop. Here are some of our favorite designs of late...

This train towel is actually for sale here

Love this crazy color combo

Pillow Lust

Cavern Collection floor pillow

Floor pillows are the best. As much as I don't like the way they have to be sloppily stacked against the wall when not in use, they are amazingly handy for kids and adults alike. I've always used our euros as floor pillows, and now I can't imagine what I did without them. Sat on the cold, hard floor, I guess. Anyway, I saw this pillow by Cavern Collection on Design For Mankind today, and I'm in love. It's 48" square, made of linen, and hand fringed. And the X-pattern is genius. Also: check out their beach towel collaboration with Assembly NYC! I want to hang that on my wall...

100% cotton cobra towel

Pretty Birdie

So sexy. And I love the mustard.

Thanks to Annie for turning me on to her friend Stephanie's eco-fashion Etsy shop, Pretty Birdie. She's got some amazing designs in there, made of hemp, organic cotton, scrap wood and recycled leather. These are two of my faves...

Hemp stretch with recycled wooden belt—so cute!

Wallpapering

"Galxia" wallpaper by Tres Tintas, available at Walnut Wallpaper

It's "Wallpaper Week" at Apartment Therapy, and there is an excellent post today on the history of wallpaper. I am personally obsessed with wallpaper, although I have none in my own home. (Which is to say, I have none on my walls...I do have vintage rolls I've collected over the years stashed away. I'm saving them until I find just the 100% perfect spot for them, which may or may not ever happen!) Sheila has purchased many a vintage wallpaper book on eBay, and even has some framed swatches hanging in her home, which is a very thrifty and cool way to get art on your walls, I think. I just wanted to mention L.A.'s Walnut Wallpapers in this post. I've never been to their retail store, but perusing their site is one of my guilty pleasures. They've got a vast variety of papers, and they've got them organized by color (genius) online. 

I love the drama of dark wallpaper above a blue wainscot. ("Grove Garden" wallpaper by Osbourne & Little,  at Walnut Wallpaper

Oh, Inverted...Ballet

Photo by David Allen for the New York Times 

The Smuin Ballet in San Francisco turned 8 songs from "Oh, Inverted World" into a ballet. It premiered last week, and we just heard through the grapevine that it's really good. There's a review in the New York Times here.

Big News: New Sheet Sets Are Here!

Tesserae sheet set by Plover Organic, exclusively at Anthropologie

It's very, very exciting to finally be able to share some new sheet sets with everyone!! Plover Organic has two new patterns, available *exclusively* online and through the Anthropologie catalog. The first is the Tesserae sheet set, which we based off an old foulard pattern. ("Foulards" were lightweight silk cloths that were often made into handkerchiefs in the 19th century, but the term also refers to small repeated patterns often seen in handkerchiefs, men's neckties, and more.) The second is our Falling Leaves sheet sets, which you can purchase in either gold or blue. I am so in love with these! 

Falling Leaves sheets, in Gold

Fawn + Forest

We are so excited—one of our favorite online shops for kiddos, Fawn + Forest, now has our entire new collection, in baby and twin bedding, online. See it all here. And we're a Forest Find for the month, too (thanks, guys)! They offer free shipping and no sales tax...one of the many reasons I love shopping through them. Enjoy!