Entries tagged with 'Style'
A Shopping Manifesto
April 17, 2009
Let's face it, in these days of a new frugality and increased consciousness about need vs. want, shopping is deeply uncool. It's about time. Even the ultra-rich have pared back on blatant consumerism - or at least are hiding it... Read more >
Easy Spirit
December 15, 2008
My mom's closet is the size I dream about. A walk-in affair, it has its own window and being my mom's, is organized to the hilt. You'll find many things in my mom's closet. A vintage alligator handbag. A 1970s... Read more >
Just Add Dragon
July 20, 2008
So our fabulous architects from Point of Departure, Jason and Dan, gave us this cool 3D model - a rough draft of what our new house would look like. (That's a shot from the 3D model, left.) They chose the... Read more >
Mom's Makeover
September 21, 2007
Today was makeover day at Chez Varmint, and today's victim (in keeping with the theme of the last two weeks) was Mom. I figure that after all the crap appointments getting needles in the eye and arms, tubes in the... Read more >
Rockin' The Black Socks
August 25, 2007
Why why why why why do men do this? There should be some sort of law against the black sock, worn in any form, without pants and/or shoes covering them for more than 30 seconds (and certainly NEVER in sandals).... Read more >
Downtown San Diego
April 13, 2007
It seems like nearly every day a new architectural monstrosity joins the group using San Diego's downtown landscape as its personal bukkake target. I snapped this with the handy little Canon PowerShot A610 that The Varmint gave me for my... Read more >
Bitey Lingers Despite Being Fired
March 17, 2007
Despite being fired for the egregious divets he's carved from countless shins, Bitey lingers on in our house. Bitey, for those of you wondering what the hell I'm talking about, is the name of our current coffee table. Alternatively, Bitey... Read more >
Yo, Baby
January 9, 2007
This is the baby's Longshoreman Outfit. I'm including it here because it is one of the rare times where you will see her in anything other than pajamas. Frankly, I find that baby clothes are a pain in the ass.... Read more >
Farewell, Sweet Smell o' Christmas
December 9, 2006
Farewell, sweet smell o' Christmas. Farewell to hunting for the perfect tree, finding it, gasping at the price and spending way too much money on it. Farewell to jouncing all the way home with a giant tree stuffed in the... Read more >
Wrong Way, Little Dog
December 5, 2006
So this is the top sidebar picture that greeted me on my Yahoo! homepage this morning. For the life of me, I couldn't tell what it was until I clicked on it, and opened it larger. My initial guess when... Read more >
Baby's Room: The Big Reveal
September 21, 2006
Today, I plopped the final cherry on the top of the baby room sundae. The Varmint and I are really happy with how it came out. I love interior design and this project was so much fun to plan and execute... Read more >
S is for Shannon
September 17, 2006
S is for Shannon. S is for Sleeping and Snoring. S is also for Soon-to-Be Superfly-ed. Surprised. And Shellshocked. S is for Soothed, with Savvy Stimulation in the form of black, black coffee. S is for Spurring his fuzzy little... Read more >
Handy Gizmos for Lazy Parents
September 13, 2006
In the midst of researching kid crap, I've found a few little items that I think might just be indispensable. Strangely, you don't find them listed on many "essentials" lists and I, for one, can't understand why not. For the... Read more >
Unveiling the 'Secret' Plans for the Kid Pen
September 7, 2006
The Antagonists Jac, Jen, Deb and a few others have requested a blog entry / lowdown on what my plans are for the baby room. "We know you've been thinking about it," they say. "We know you know what you're... Read more >
L.A. Update
August 5, 2006
A few of you emailed wanting to know whether or not we'd managed to find furniture with my friend Jac in Los Angeles. The answer is no. Sadly, we did not. I did salivate over a lovely vintage marble coffee... Read more >
Looking for Denmark in Southern California
July 29, 2006
The Varmint and I have a thing for good design with our tiny little Habitrail house. I guess that's good, being as we design things for a living, but it's also a little brutal on the pocketbook when shopping for... Read more >
Mom's Bun Fetish Exposed!
July 6, 2006
Now here's a woman who knows how to spend a dollar. . . Mom gave us our terrific baby gift - a very hip kitchen table from IKEA that we'll be using as a dresser and changing table for the... Read more >
Baby Stylist to the Stars
June 21, 2006
We received our first baby outfit gift a few weeks back, from Sally (a.k.a. Sal, Sal-Bug or The Sallivator) who was very excited that we were having a girl. I like it so much that I've actually hung it above... Read more >
Big Game in La Jolla
June 13, 2006
I walk a few miles five days a week with a friend. I usually go with Deb, which is good because the time flies by and my fix to exercise, see my friends, kvetch and get out of the house... Read more >
Spring Shearing
March 22, 2006
Welcome, first days of Spring! Oh, how you make us women do crazy, crazy things - such as cut our hair clean off in an enthusiastic spring shearing. Some of us even do it for a good cause. Take Jenny... Read more >
Hand Me the Hair Glue
February 7, 2006
Last night, as I was swaddled in blankets and innocently watching The Simpsons, this came running out from the bathroom, squealing and laughing to tackle me on the sofa: Needless to say, I screamed. I think the exact words were... Read more >
Snapshot - Hotel Fantasy
February 2, 2006
This is a mid-century modern hotel that I secretly fantasize about staying in. Whenever I pass it by, I imagine a middleage guy wearing a sharkskin suit and too-thin socks sitting unmoving on the bed, a plastic cup in his... Read more >
Sur la Table
December 3, 2005
In the first-ever One Good Life blog request, The Sallivator made me promise that I'd post a picture of the table we tiled together so she might visit it from time-to-time.I like to think of it as Glamour Shots for... Read more >
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