There are about two days of online shopping left and one more flea market weekend before Christmas. I admit that this year, due to some major unexpected changes and events, we are really behind on the whole holiday thing. I purchased some Silk Holiday Nog a few days ago, draped one small string of lights Read more
The kitchen in our new house appears to have been redone in the 1940’s, along with the bathrooms. The white tile looks like it’s in reasonably good shape, but there is one small corner piece missing. I wanted to see how easy this would be to replace, and it turns out: pretty easy. The first Read more
I’ve had this for a while, but I don’t think I’ve posted it. Found at the PCC flea market for a grand total of $80, this is an incredibly cool drafting table from the estate of an architect in Whittier or somewhere like that out to the eastern netherworlds. Inside we found old blueprints, pencils, Read more
I went down to Torrance this weekend to check out the street faire that happens on the fourth Sunday of each month. It’s a fairly small market – especially compared to heavy-hitters like PCC and Long Beach – but it’s only a half an hour from LA. There is a lot of new stuff here, Read more
I started a new tumblr blog the other day. It’s easier to keep up with, but I do have some medium-sized plans for this old weblog here. Find it at noaccountingfortaste.tumblr.com.
I used to think that I was anti-buying things. Then I realized I was just anti-buying new things. If you are too, then you already spend a bit of time on etsy, looking for the everyday items that you’d rather not buy from a big box chain store. To help you along, I’m contributing some Read more
One of the remarkable things I found this weekend (and I know it’s remarkable because I am currently remarking on it) was this set of watercolor and pen artwork: I am a sucker for any artwork that displays notes or registration marks, like this old Sascha Brastoff plate artwork: so I couldn’t resist buying these Read more
at the Long Beach flea market this weekend: A matching set of plaid Skyway luggage. Also, brass: I really, really wanted this, but I had to save my cash for my impending red carpet dress purchase: Someone had a wonderful Chautauqua desk: The Chautauqua Industrial Art Desk was made, as far as I can tell, Read more
As a renter, there are three things that I try to replace immediately when I move into an apartment: the switch plate covers, the doorknobs, and the toilet seat. All three are super easy, and your local hardware store has pretty much everything you need. The toilet seat is self-explanatory, and the switch plate covers Read more
I started a ceramics class last week. Since I’m the only designer in my department at work that didn’t go to art school, I’m even more aware of the making-things-by-hand skills I missed out on while I was studying constitutional law and torts, and when a coworker asked if I’d be interested in taking a Read more
