Cool Stuff: Muralettes Wall Decals

Genevieve Smith and Anna Conklin -- the women behind San Francisco's Magpie Decorative Painting company -- have just introduced Muralettes. Unlike most other wall decals, Muralettes appear to be hand-painted, showcasing subtle color variations and delicate brush strokes.

Designs include Branch and Bird (top), Garden of Posies (above), and Fishies (below). Though they were designed for kids' rooms, I could definitely see the branches in an adult space, and the posie design in a whimsical, feminine room.

The decals are $85 a set right here.

eBay Finds

Antique Grain Sack Fabric

Vintage Glass Fishing Float

Knoll Womb Chair

Vintage Scout Stapler

Midcentury Lounge Chair

Zebra Handmalat Cups & Saucers

Wooden Map Cabinet (pick up in Albany, New York)

Milo Baughman Lounge Chair (pick up in Raleigh, North Carolina)

1940 School Map of Europe

Vintage Florence Prolon Melamine Bowl

Original Bertoia Diamond Chair

Midcentury Writing Desk

Dollhouse Miniature Medical Charts

Pair Italian Murano Glass Lamps

Set of Two Giant Clamshells

Norm 69 Large Artichoke Lamp Kit

Syrocco Sunburst Mirror

Danish Modern Magazine Table

Alphabet Letterpress Blocks

Christian Dell Wall-Mounted Lamp

Antique Balance Scales

Kaj Franck Cruet Set

Antique Oak Printers Cabinet

Note: These auctions end between today and Thursday evening, July 2. Happy bidding!

Over and Out

Photo by Crystal.

Have a lovely weekend!

Cool Stuff: Honesty Stamps

Heartfelt communication is just so ... time-consuming. Enter Honesty Stamps from British artist Dominic Wilcox, which let you express your deepest feelings without any of that pesky soul-searching or tedious word-crafting.

The sentiments range from sweet to snarky, and the wooden stamps come in a pretty white gift box -- making it all that much easier to let that special someone know how you really feel.

They're £15 (about $25) each from London retailer Thorsten van Elten.

Mark Your Calendar: Friday Fun

A trio of great art events happening in San Francisco Friday night:

* Artists Annie Galvin and Eric Rewitzer, ceramist Diana Fayt, furniture maker Brad Boggie, and jewelry designer Cheryl Freeman showcase new pieces during their Renegade Preview Party from 5 to 9 p.m. at 3 Fish Studios in Dogpatch.

* Alexis Mackenzie's Never Be Sad debuts at Park Life in the Richmond District. The opening reception runs from 7 to 10 p.m., and the show will be up through July 27.

* Battle Royal -- a group show featuring Julian Callos, Anthony Clarkson, Joshua Clay, Patrick Gannon, Gene Guynn, Walt Hall, Martin Hsu, Aaron Jasinski, Marcus Schafer, and Jeremy Tinder -- opens with a reception from 7 to 10 p.m. at Gallery 1988 in Polk Gulch. The show will be up through July 18.

Have fun!

Retail Therapy: L.A.'s Voila!

I first became acquainted with Los Angeles shop Voila! when I visited their booth at the last SF20 show. It was filled with gorgeously repurposed vintage industrial furnishings and darkly glamorous objets, and it was pretty much love at first sight.

I was excited to visit the Voila! showroom on North La Brea during our last trip to Southern California, but alas, it was closed the day we stopped by.

These new photos of the shop, shot by Sam Frost for a recent feature on 1stdibs, make me more determined than ever to get there.

I'm absolutely mesmerized by store owner Katrien Van der Schueren's inspired mix of dark, weird, and wonderful Belgian antiques and curiosities. And though I'm positive that everything here is way out of my price range, I could definitely kill an hour or two furtively fondling it all -- not to mention taking inspiration for future eBay scouting missions.

Read the 1stdibs article on Voila! here -- and browse the shop's online offerings here.

eBay Finds

Two Lime Green Eames Shell Chairs

Finel Enameled Mushroom Bowl

Set of Six Vintage Modernist Chairs

1970s Chrome and Glass Chandelier

Retro Burl Walnut Salad Bowl and Servers

Herman Miller Orange Shell Chair

Cathrineholm Enamel Bowls and Teak Tray

Four Plycraft Bentwood Children's Chairs

Vintage Painted Wood Birdcage

Vintage Social Realist Painting

Eames DCW Chair

Vintage Royal Dux Porcelain Owl

Nude in a Pink Dotted Room by Andre Grill

Jielde Blue Modernist Desk Lamp

Vintage Industrial Tripod Flood Lamp

Francis Kughler Nude in Profile Oil 1940s

Industrial Metal Table Lamp

Vintage Shoe Molds

1950s Architectural Drafting Table

Vintage French School Chart Moss

Vintage Tractor Stool

Midcentury Modern Floating Arm Sofa

Atomic Two-Tone Tension Pole Lamp

Pair Knoll Saarinen Side Chairs

Set of Six Kai Kristiansen Solid Teak Dining Chairs

Vintage Leather Toiletry Case, Leather Overnight Case, Black Leather Suitcase, Tweed Striped Suitcase, and Black Leather Train Case

French Vintage School Poster

Note: These auctions all end between Thursday afternoon, June 25, and Sunday evening, June 28. Happy bidding!

Objects of Lust: Anna Sykora Ceramics

The minute I saw these, I fell hard. I mean, yum.

Handcrafted by Berlin ceramist Anna Sykora from Limoges porcelain, each piece is covered in a fine layer of earth-based terra sigillata clay that Sykora mixes herself before being inscribed with a delicate pattern and fired at ultra-high temperature.

Available in a variety of colors and patterns, the bowls are 40 to 44 euros (about $56 to $62), the vases are 198 euros ($278), and the platters are 120 to 190 euros ($169 to $267) from Craft2Eu.

See more of Sykora's work here.

Cool Stuff: Graham & Brown Peony Wallpaper

I really like this Peony Wallpaper from Graham & Brown's new eco-friendly collection.

It's $60 a roll right here.

Etsy Find: Felt Storage Baskets

Made from high-quality, ultra-thick and sturdy industrial felt, these handy baskets from The Felt Store are great for containing clutter. Use them to hold your bedside or living room reading stash, yarn and other craft supplies, desk accessories, or even bread or fruit on the dinner table. Above: Large Felt Storage Basket With Handles, $90

Gray Felt Table Basket, $15

Lined Felt Table Baskets, $25 each

Medium Storage Baskets, $65 each

Check out all of The Felt Store's Etsy offerings right here.

Cool Stuff: Frou-Frou & Claude Screens

Dramatic, functional, and versatile folding screens from London designer Shelley McDonald of Frou-Frou & Claude.

Use them to divide a room, to cordon off a dressing area or work space, or to serve as a interesting visual backdrop for a bed or sofa.

They're £425 (about $699), plus the fabric of your choice, right here.

eBay Finds

Danish Modern Walnut Coffee Table

Parzinger Mirror

Hollywood Regency Tufted Occasional Chairs

Widdicomb Gibbings Magazine Rack

Illum Wikkelso Chair

Vintage Original Oil Painting

'70s Campaign Desk

Vintage Metal Sunburst Wall Sculpture

Baker Midcentury Modern Sofa

Paul McCobb Wine Rack

Pair Jielde French Task Lamps

Goodform Aluminum Side Chair

Vintage Siena Ware Teapot

Note: These auctions end between today and Wednesday evening, June 24. Happy bidding!

Over and Out

Photo by the cheshire smile

Have a lovely weekend, everyone!

Cool Stuff: Found Paper Journal

Oakland art gallery and art bookstore Rowan Morrison has just released a third edition of its Found Paper Journal.

The journal features 128 subtly patterned pages assembled from old accounting ledgers, graph paper, legal pads, letterhead stationery, sheet music, grammar-school writing paper, loose leaf, Braille, job application forms, certificates, and other vintage papers. No two journals are entirely alike.

They're $10 apiece right here.

How To: Make a Knitted Pouf

I am totally going to make one of these.

Go here for step-by-step instructions. If you can knit and purl, it actually looks incredibly easy. And even though it requires 18 skeins of super-fat yarn plus stuffing, it'll still cost a heck of a lot less than the $800-$1,600 Flocks Poufs at DWR.

There's a smaller version, too.

(From Norway's Pickles blog -- don't worry, the instructions are in English -- via Tikoli's Twitter, via Craft, via CasaSugar.)

Etsy Find: Tiny Sparks Design

I'm crushing on these screenprints on wood from Etsy seller Tiny Sparks Design (aka San Francisco furniture designer and builder Brad Boggie).

Using sustainably (and often locally) harvested lumber, non-toxic inks, old-school woodworking tools, and plenty of elbow grease, Boggie creates each ready-to-hang piece by hand. I especially like his functional items:

Solid Birch Coat Rack, $50

Oak Keyholder With Skeleton Keys, $35

Bird and Trees on Figured Birch, $45

Rain Clouds on Elm, $45

Tree Rings on Oak, $45

Three Stitched Leaves on Birch, $35

See all of Tiny Sparks Design's Etsy offerings right here -- and check out more of Boggie's creations here.

Bonus Deal of the Day: Wall Blank Vault Sale

I love that so many great print-release sites -- places where you can find limited editions of work from emerging and established artists -- are popping up around the internet, because that means it's never been easier to discover new artists and to fill your home with interesting and affordable art. 20x200 and Tiny Showcase are perennial faves, of course, but another that's new to me is Wall Blank.

The site offers one new archival-quality Giclee print each weekday, which is then available for just one week or until it sells out (whichever comes first). And on Fridays, 100 percent of the proceeds from that day's print are donated to a charity of the artist's choice.

Right now, Wall Blank is having a special Vault Sale, during which remaining copies of past prints are available. My picks, top: My Marvelous Flight by Wilmer Murillo, limited edition of 100 8-by-9-inch prints, $14, or 12-by-14-inch prints, $29

I Solemnly Stand by Jarrod Renaud, limited edition of 100 4-by-7-inch prints, $19, or 11-by-20-inch prints, $39

David and Me by Amy Rene, limited edition of 50 6-by-6-inch prints, $14, or 12-by-12-inch prints, $24

Air France by Nolan Webb, limited edition of 100 11-by-11-inch prints, $24

Layers by Gary Burke, limited edition of 75 13-by-16-inch prints, $29

I Would Rather Walk With You by Russell Leng, limited edition of 100 8-by-12-inch prints, $19, or 75 15-by-22-inch prints, $39

Trapeze Swinger by Cari Ann Wayman, limited edition of 15 15-by-20-inch prints, $49

Flower Parade by Brooke McAllister, limited edition of 75 8-by-12-inch prints, $19, or 12-by-18-inch prints, $29

Green Line by Kyle LaMere, limited edition of 100 8-by-12-inch prints, $19, or 12-by-18-inch prints, $29

Bead Strings by Nicky Linzey, limited edition of 50 6-by-8-inch prints, $17, or 13-by-18-inch prints, $29

Empty Park by Joel Childs, limited edition of 100 10-by-12-inch prints, $24

Albino Blue Jay, limited edition of 100 6-by-6-inch prints, $20

Today only (Wednesday, June 17), enter coupon code ONEDAY at checkout for an additional 15 percent off your order. Peruse all of the offerings at Wall Blank right here.

Deal of the Day: Poster List "Frame It" Special

This month, The Poster List is offering a couple of special deals on their great, graphic prints: For $26, choose any 12-by-18-inch poster and it'll come in your choice of a white, black, or brown wooden frame. Or get two unframed posters for $20.

Some of my faves, clockwise from top left: Pink Radios, Green Butterfly, Red Leaves, High Jinx, Begun to Fight, Don't Blog Me, Rock Song, Fish in the Sea, and Pattern Birdie

Both offers are good through June 30. Click here to check out The Poster List's available prints.

Object of Lust: San Francisco Terrain Sculpture

Is there a place in the world that's captured your imagination, that inspires you daily, and that holds a place in your heart equal to no other?

For Conor Fennessy, that place is San Francisco. His San Francisco Terrain sculpture depicts the unique topography of his beloved City by the Bay, simply and beautifully, in pure white gypsum.

It's $175 framed and ready to hang, or $275 with its own stand direct from Fennessy or at San Francisco's Jak Home boutique.

Cool Stuff: Rustic Rolling Bins

I spotted these wooden storage bins on the U.K.'s Rose & Grey, and thought they were great. You could use them to corral kids' toys, stack clean towels in the bathroom, hold files and paperwork in your home office, or put them to use in any number of other household settings.

But at £55 (about $90) a pop? Not so much. Though I'm not crafty in the slightest, even I think it would be simplicity itself -- not to mention a whole lot cheaper -- to make something similar on your own.

A quick eBay search turned up hundreds of vintage wooden crates, for instance, or you can find them at just about any flea market. Heck, you probably have a couple already sitting in your basement.

Then just pick up some screw-on casters at your local hardware store or home center and voila -- a set of handy, utilitarian-chic rolling bins for a few bucks apiece.

Etsy Find: Jennifer Zahigian Photography

Budget constraints have us sticking pretty close to home this summer, but looking at Oakland photographer and Etsy seller Jennifer Zahigian's quietly nostalgic images is like taking an instant mental roadtrip through the backroads and forgotten corners of America.

And, in fact, "Instant Roadtrip" is the title of her new collection of postcards, top and above, $10.

Other current faves:

Pot Pie Shop, $40

French, $35

California Soda, $35

Wagon Wheel Bowling, $25

Ranch Milk, $35

Pretty, Any Way You Spell It, $35

Each signed and numbered archival print comes in a limited edition of 50 and many are available with a choice of mat sizes for easy framing.

Shoe Shop comes in a limited edition of 15 and is framed at 16 by 20 inches for $240 or matted and unframed in the same size for $180.

See all of Zahigian's Etsy offerings right here -- and check out more of her work here.

eBay Finds

Herman Miller Yellow Shell Rocker

George Nelson Tea Cart

Pair Folding Woven Chairs

Vintage Arabia Strawberry Mixing Bowl

Vintage Letterpress Wood Type

Pair Vintage '60s Lamps

West Elm Faceted Glass Pendant Lamp

Italian Style Wall Mirror

Vintage Hot Pink Laurel Lamp Base

Fritz Hansen Folding Round Table

Industrial Metal Work Light

Two Vintage Arabia Finland Plate and Mug Sets

Knoll Repro Sofa

Midcentury Table Lamp

Note: These auctions end between today and Thursday evening, June 18. Happy bidding!

Over and Out

Photo by Jaz Q6r

Sorry I've been M.I.A. the last couple of days -- we've had family in town, kids' graduations, and a whirlwind of associated activities. I'd hoped to squeeze in a few posts, but couldn't seem to catch my breath. I'll be back on a regular posting schedule come Monday, though.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Etsy Find: Villareal Ceramics

My love for white porcelain knows no bounds. And white porcelain coaxed by hand into nature's most beautiful forms? Yes, please. These porcelain creations from Montreal, Canada Etsy seller Villareal Ceramics come with a keyhole in the back for easy hanging, or can simply be placed on a shelf or tabletop for a simple, beautiful vignette. Above: Magnolia, $54

Rose Pillow, $35

Ghost Tree, $35

Magnolia Point, $54

Stripe Home, $22

Iceberg Roots, $65

See all of Villareal Ceramics' Etsy offerings right here.

eBay Finds

New Anthropologie Treetop Quilt

Vintage Toledo Drafting Stool

Vintage School Desk

Lightolier Mario Tempestini Table Lamp

Danish Modern Scissor Magazine Rack

Vintage German Anatomy Poster

Union Jack Cushions

Original 1960s "Miss Wong" Print by V. Tretchikoff

Freestanding Midcentury Fireplace

Sputnik Chandelier

Vintage WPA Landscape Painting

Pair of Impala Chairs

Stilnovo Hanging Lamp

1950s Petite Bullet Table Lamp

Italian Murano Glass Lamps

Note: These auctions end between today and Friday afternoon, June 12. Happy bidding!

House in Progress: Fourth Time's the Charm?

My poor husband must be so sick of my endless redecorating. As longtime readers may remember, the rich camel color of our living room had been seriously bugging me. (See the room's last incarnation here, and previous ones here and here.)

It was a nice shade, but it clashed with our newly bright and happy dining room, and it dictated too strictly the other colors I could put in the space.

I wanted something crisper and more serene, lighter and brighter, and above all more flexible -- that is, a hue that would work with my frequent changes of heart when it comes to decor and my ever-changing color infatuations.

I finally settled, over Nick's protests -- he likes everything to stay like it is, at least until he gets used to the new thing -- on Benjamin Moore's Gray Cloud, a very pale, silvery gray.

Right now, we have a lot of teal, turquoise, and lime-green accents in the room, and I think it works well with those. But the next time I'm itching for a change, I can simply swap out a few vases and textiles and the wallpaper backing on the bookshelves and hutch, and quickly substitute an entirely different color scheme -- lemon yellow, red, or whatever else strikes my fancy.

Since the upholstery on our couch and chairs was chosen to compliment the old paint color (and since I was equally sick of it), and since we still can't seem to find the perfect replacement couch at anything approaching a price we can afford right now, we settled on the interim solution of slipcovers.

These are from IKEA, and made to fit its Karlstad line, but they work well enough with our Crate & Barrel pieces -- just don't look too closely at the spots where they ride up awkwardly in the back.

Don't look too closely at the wallpaper on the bookshelves, either. Let's just say that I will never, ever be a professional wallpaper installer ... Oh, and I love my gorgeous new pillow (center) from InLeaf.

Except for those changes, and for some small accessories and new pillows and other textiles here and there, the room is pretty much the same as it was during its last iteration. I wouldn't mind trying a different furniture arrangement, but so far this is the only one we've found that works.

(Sometimes I daydream about hiring a designer to come over for one day and rearrange my house, just to have the nice surprise of seeing things in places I never would have thought to put them. Do you ever think about doing that? Do you suppose any design pros hire themselves out by the day to tweak people's homes? But I digress ... )

Anyway, I'm pretty happy with the way the room looks now. It gets a lot of light even in winter, and can get pretty warm in the summer, and the soft gray is like mental air conditioning for me. I feel serenely calm and cool in the space.

Nick was worried the gray would be bland and dreary, but he seems OK with it now. Or perhaps he's just decided that it's pointless to protest now that it's done.

As for the kids, I think our daughter likes it. But when our son came home from school and saw the newly painted room for the first time, he took it all in for a moment before declaring, "It looks like an old person lives here." Thanks a lot, kid. (Umm, maybe that's just 14-year-old speak for "chic and sophisticated"?)

A couple of questions for you guys: Do you think we should change out the light fixtures? I adore the vintage lights -- but again, they were chosen to go with the old scheme, and I'm not sure they work so well with this one.

And I'm really tempted to paint out the red brick fireplace surround and hearth, but also kind of hate the idea of imposing my will on a 70-year-old, largely original house just to make it better match my decor-of-the-moment. Thoughts?

Mmmm ... peonies.

P.S. You can see more of mi casa here.

eBay Finds

Vintage Italian Ceramic Lamp

Four 1948 ESA James Leonard Stacking Chairs

W. Van der Meeren Storage Cabinet

IB Kofod Larsen Brass Arm Chair

Vintage Oil Painting

Six Eames Herman Miller Bikini Eiffel Chairs

Vintage Danish Modern Magazine Rack

Two Vintage Pond Boats

Vintage Pull-Down Anatomy Chart

Ceramic Female Bust

Oil Portrait of a Girl

Vintage Ostrich Egg on Brass Stand

Harvey Probber Sofa

Antique Victorian Dress Form With Wire Cage

French Tufted Sofa

Antique Wooden Spools

Circa-1927 Wood Factory Cabinet

Midcentury Brass Bird

Pair White Ceramic Hollywood Regency Lamps

George Nelson Zeeland Cabinet

Danish Modern Thomas Industries Chandelier

Ten Red Arne Jacobsen Series 7 Stacking Chairs

1960s Moreddi Teak Coffee Table

Faux Bamboo Metal Etagere

Luther Conover Architects Desk

Upcycled Vintage Mirror

Danish Modern Floating Hooker Desk

70s Four-Panel Sunburst Mirror

Pierced Blanc de Chine Swag Lamp

White Leather Chesterfield Sofa

Note: These auctions end between Sunday morning, July 19, and Monday afternoon, July 27. Happy bidding!

Etsy Find: Mini Goals Chalkboards

Somehow, the "to-do" list would seem a little less onerous on one of these sweet Mini Goals Chalkboards from Etsy seller Mary Kate McDevitt. Above: Today Chalkboard, $25

Today I Will Chalkboard, $25

Yesterday Chalkboard, $25

Check out all of McDevitt's Etsy offerings right here.

Object of Lust: Alphabet Chest

This Alphabet Chest of Drawers from the U.K.'s Kent and London had me at hello. But the price -- £2,700, or about $4,335 -- had me choking on my coffee.

I wonder if you couldn't make a mini version by affixing some vintage letterpress blocks (there are tons up for grabs on eBay, for instance) to a set of inexpensive cubby drawers, like the Fira Chest from IKEA. It's an idea, anyway ...

(Via Designers' Block.)

Over and Out

Photo by daffie

Have a lovely weekend!

eBay Finds

Science Lab Reversible Black Chalkboard

Three Bahama Sea Fans

Vintage Teach Me About Birds Flash Cards

Antique French Enamel Canisters

Leather Chesterfield Sofa

Bent Tubular Office Armchair

Two Vintage Wire Gym Baskets

Paul McCobb "Squirm" Chair

Vintage Chemist Bottles

Danish Modern Rosewood and Chrome Nesting Tables

Vintage Hans Wegner Wishbone Chair

Finland Arabia Enamel Bowl

Vintage Chinese Chippendale Dining Chairs

Vintage Bingo Cage

Vintage Bathing Beauties Photo

Vintage Blue Teardrop Bud Vase

Figgjo Flint Clupea Cups and Saucers

Kofod Larsen Lounge Chairs

Pre-WWII World Globe

Note: These auctions end between today and Monday evening, June 8. Happy bidding!

Mark Your Calendar: Weekend Events

A few Bay Area events and art openings on the radar this weekend:

Thursday, June 4:

* Everything You Need Can Grow, new work by Christopher David Ryan, opens at San Francisco's Rare Device. The artist's reception runs from 7 to 9 p.m., and the show will be up through July 7.

* Worship Thee Kindly the Dark Hand That Guides Me, a new installation of sculpture, paintings, and mixed media work from Skinner, opens at 111 Minna. The reception runs from 6 p.m. on, and the show will be up at the SOMA gallery through June 27.

* Over in Oakland, Nathaniel Crane and Michael Deane's Becoming Non-Object opens with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. at Uptown's Hatch Gallery. The gallery will also be open for Friday's monthly Oakland Art Murmur, and the show will be up through June 27.

Friday, June 5:

* There will be a First Friday reception for Val Britton and Michael Meyers's The Echo Fields from 5 to 9 p.m. at Oakland's Johansson Projects. While you're there, don't miss Jennifer and Kevin McCoy's Show Me installation in the project space.

Saturday, June 6:

* More than 400 local artists will provide glimpses into their work spaces and processes during East Bay Open Studios, which runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday as well as next weekend. Get a list of participating artists here, studio maps here, and preview the artists' work here.

* The Sunset Celebration Weekend transforms Sunset magazine's sprawling Menlo Park campus into a multi-acre test kitchen, demonstration garden, craft bazaar, home and garden trade show, and performance venue. The event takes place both Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and tickets are $15.

* Pop Noir is San Francisco nonprofit arts organization Southern Exposure's huge annual fundraiser, with art for sale from a veritable who's-who of the Bay Area art scene. The auction runs from 6 to 10:30 p.m., and there's a $35 admission charge. Preview the artwork for sale here.

* Annie Galvin's In a Golden State opens at San Francisco's Studio 3579. The reception runs from 6 to 9 p.m., and the show will be up through July 18.

Sunday, June 7:

* Oakland newsstand extraordinaire Issues holds its Second Anniversary Party from 2 to 6 p.m. Stop by for snacks and microbrew, palm readings, a customer-appreciation raffle, and a giant sidewalk sale featuring books, vinyl, t-shirts, "weird sculptures," and odds and ends galore at the popular Piedmont Avenue-area shop.

Lots to do!

eBay Finds

1950s-era Oil Portrait

Rare Russian Rotary Dial Phone

Vintage Space Age Lamp

Ebony Stained Eames DCM Chairs

1938 Oil Portrait

Vintage 1950s Oil Painting

Atomic Yellow Table Lamp

Silver Six-Arm Crystal Chandelier

1940s Dell Koranda Desk Lamp

Midcentury Hanging Light

Conran MacLamp

Mercury Glass Apothecary Jar

1965 Airstream Globetrotter Travel Trailer (pick up in San Francisco)

Huge Follis Leland Architectural Pottery Planter

Florence Knoll Credenza

Midcentury Vodder Nightstands

Signed Bertoia Side Chairs

Vintage Yellow Rotary Phone

1960s Velvet Dome Chair

Russell Woodard Sculptura Patio Chair

Hans Brattrud Scandia Chair

Pair Midcentury Lamps

Pair Hollywood Regency Wing Chairs

Danish Modern Folding Patio Chairs

Note: These auctions end between today and Thursday evening, July 16. Happy bidding!

Cool Stuff: Marimekko Wallpaper

Brand-new from legendary Finnish design house Marimekko: Wallpaper! (Pardon me while my head explodes ... ) Above: Lumimarja Silver/White Wallpaper

Pienet Kivet Grey Wallpaper

Unikko Red Wallpaper

Unikko Beige Wallpaper

Joonas Black/White Wallpaper

Biloba Red/Green Wallpaper

Biloba Black/Grey Wallpaper

Stilla Grey/White Wallpaper

The paper, available in the U.S. exclusively through AlwaysMod, is $89 per roll. See the entire collection right here.

(Via loving. living. small.)

Etsy Find of the Day: Reya Veltman

Yummy felted goodness from Etsy seller Reyart (aka Geleen, Netherlands-based maker-of-things Reya Veltman). Above: The Naturals Felted Pebbles, $16 for four

Contour Lines Handfelted Bowl, $55

HeartFelt, $30

Brown Felted Bowl, $55

Snowdrops Sculpture, $55

Handfelted Placemats, $50 for two

Brown and Blue Felted Vessel, $50

Loki Birds, $45 for two

Check out all of Reyart's Etsy offerings right here -- and see more of Veltman's handmade creations (including painting, illustration, and photography) here.

Cool Stuff: Wallpaper by the Yard

If wallpapering an entire room or even a whole wall is too much of a commitment (or investment), take heart: Julia Rothman's incredible wallpaper designs are now available by the yard. Use them for framing, accenting furniture, and other fun household projects.

My faves: Daydream in Blue and Treet in White.

The paper is $20 per yard at Hygge & West.

Cool Stuff: Lovisa Wattman at From Sthlm

Attention, Scandinavian design fans: From Sthlm is a bit like a "Swedish Design-of-the-Month" club. The San Francisco-based site features limited-edition items from one independent Swedish designer a month, making available products that normally can't be easily procured Stateside.

June's offering highlights the work of Lovisa Wattman, who's previously created kitchen- and tableware for Höganas, Sagaform, Design House Stockholm, and IKEA. Top: "City" Double-Walled Thermos Mugs, $24 for two

"Skane" Double-Walled Thermos Mugs, $24 for two

Oval Oak Parmesan Cheese Grater, $19.50

Check them out right here -- and take a look at wares from From Sthlm's other highlighted designers here.

The Artful Home: Jim Datz Brooklyn Poster

I'm flipping for this brand-new Brooklyn Poster from graphic designer and illustrator Jim Datz. (Our daughter was born at home in Cobble Hill during our two-year sojourn in NYC, and will forever be a Brooklyn girl.)

Combining typography, color, '50s-style illustration, and urban signage, the signed, limited-edition screenprint measures 16 by 24 inches and is printed on 100-percent recycled paper.

It's $48 exclusively at Three Potato Four, and makes a nice companion piece to Datz's Manhattan Poster, above. Check out more of Datz's work right here.

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eBay Finds

Pair Vintage '60s Ceramic Lamps

Panton FlowerPot Light

Vintage Studio Nova Carafe

New Double Roll Orla Kiely Blossom Wallpaper

Three Vintage Goodform Aluminum Chairs

Bjorn Wiinblad Print

Vintage Black Dresser and Mirror

White Lacquer Credenza

Orla Kiely Multi Stem Queen Duvet Cover

Set of Four Midcentury Vases

Bauer Pot Architectural Pottery

Knoll Diamond Chair

Saw Ohn Nyun by Gerald Kelly

Original Blossfeldt Photogravure 1932

Vintage Crocheted Afghan

Midcentury Four-Piece Pitcher Set

Note: These auctions end between today and Thursday evening, June 4. Happy bidding!

eBay Finds

George Nelson Swag Leg Chair

Vintage Mobilaire Floor Fan

Antique Juggling Pins

Brass Ram Heads Cocktail Table Base

Norreklit Rosewood Credenza

Vintage Counterbalance Lamp

Six Vintage Thonet Side Chairs

Replogle World Globe With Lucite Base

Vintage Orange Rotary Phone

Midcentury Framed Crewel

Hollywood Regency Swag Lamp

Harvey Probber Pace Collection Sofa and Chair Set

Tommi Parzinger Brass Lamps

Paul McCobb Wall Unit

1930s Bauhaus Desk Lamp

Olivetti Valentine Typewriter and Case

Vintage 30-Drawer Library Card Catalog

Chicago Transit Authority Bus Roll Sign

Six Burke Swivel Dining Chairs

Note: These auctions end between today and Monday evening, July 13. Happy bidding!