I’m in Brooklyn for the night. Hitting traffic (as I did, of course, because why not?), it takes about five hours to get here, and I’ll be turning around and going home tomorrow afternoon. Why would I do this insane thing? There are three reasons. One is my lovely and special and marvelous friends Je and Ja, who let me… Read more →
Author: threeattic
Pipe Sconce
It’s a little twee, but I can get on board. I love me some copper pipes. Take the idea out of this context — lose the shade and the blackboard wall — and go red and gold and dingy and dark, and I’m all for it. I think. Copper pipe is expensive, though. Read more →
CATS, man.
So I’m dealing with cats: specifically my cat, Lady Door, and my roommate’s cat, Nola. Door (Her Pampered Ladyship) has been acclimating to the new place for about a month, but Nola just arrived last weekend. Door has been restricted to my room, bathroom, and closet while Nola gets accustomed her new surroundings. Fortunately, the bedroom and bathroom are pretty… Read more →
Lamplust
So I can’t keep a tidy bedside table. I just can’t. There are many things in my life I keep tidy, some would say neurotically so. This ain’t one. I post this picture knowing you can view and mock my shortcomings. The reason I post it anyway, though, is that I have a crush on my lamp. It came from… Read more →
A potentially-crippling Craigslist habit is born
I found this chair on Craigslist for $75, with a second similar-but-not-identical chair thrown in for $50. Can I tell you how much I love this chair? It’s my reading chair, and my note-making chair, and my thinking chair. I put the other one in the living room, where my cat has entirely claimed it as her own. (For the… Read more →
I HAZ A DISAPPOINT.
Okay, so, I’m doing a complete makeover on my bedroom, right, because it’s a new house and a new life and all that jazz. And so far, outside of a truly epic number of trips to IKEA (which seems weird when you look at my room, because it is… not IKEA-y), it’s gone pretty well so far. I mean, I’ve… Read more →
A Room of My Own
“I almost wish I hadn’t gone down that rabbit-hole – and yet – and yet – it’s rather curious, you know, this sort of life! I do wonder what can have happened to me!” It was almost six months ago that I fell down the rabbit hole. My partner of three years came home one night, completely out of the blue and… Read more →
Bare bulbs are totally cool now
Bare bulbs are totally cool now This is sweet and totally a thing I could potentially have the follow-through to do. Craft project cannot involve many steps with me, as I am pretty much as lazy as they come. And I like the bare bulbs contrasting with the dark-colored wood. A little more nature-y than I usually swing, but I… Read more →
Worth Kickstarting: The Taxidermy Wonders of Walter Potter
Worth Kickstarting: The Taxidermy Wonders of Walter Potter So, yes, I admit it, I’m kind of a hipster. I lived in Brooklyn for a month and came to terms with that. My bedroom is lit entirely with Edison bulbs and I love taxidermy (but didn’t a year ago). So yeah. THAT SAID, this short film looks like a hoot. The… Read more →
DIY Project: Copper Pipe Sconce
I love this project — I’ve been thinking about something similar ever since I was in Brooklyn and saw pipe-based lighting fixtures everywhere. Don’t let a boutique in Williamsburg charge you an arm and a leg for this, just follow Claire’s awesome tutorial. I might tweak it a bit for a table lamp and try it myself. Take a look… Read more →