Clik here to view.
Shop Updates and Blogger Protest
Allow me first to register my discontent with the new Blogger format. I don't recognize ANYTHING. It took me half an hour to click on the right symbol to compose a new post. I feel like I woke up...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CHAIR TOWN {leather, linen, chrome, wool, and sling!)
Have you noticed that vintage stuff travels in packs? Some weeks I'm up to my armpits in lamp after beautiful lamp. Some weeks everything is marble. This week, the vintage world is trying to tell me...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Feet Leave the Ground
Sorry the Haus has been so quiet! There's the usual intense internal dialogue going about some major things...I've been a real Thinker Thinkerton over here, but have felt much more private lately....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Blogger Haus Exchange
Turn of the century Thonet and Hudson's Bay chairs available in the shopIn a given day I can generate about a billion new business and creative ideas. Most of them are crazy, and it's impossible to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Trending: Vintage Navajo Rugs and Mid Century Furniture
The last few weeks I gave myself permission to not just "buy and sell" but to spend some time creating original pieces. I can't tell you what a difference it's made in my attitude towards my business!...
View ArticleClik here to view.
TUTORIAL: Indigo Ombre Dip-Dye Fabric and Curtains
I've been on such a creative bender lately. It all started with the chairs, and once I started tackling projects I just couldn't stop.There's nothing else like the satisfaction of making stuff with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The future of blogging, footwear, Ermie, and a lamp DIY
I highly recommend having paper on your nightstand. Personally, I have an IKEA shopping list/showroom map with a lot of Swedish-chef product names written on it, and a broken pencil. It's what the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
It Used to be Easy to be Cool
until the internet ruined it.A golden-haired girl and I, we have a little joke about blogging. We were riffing on the idea that if you were young and lovely, recently employed at a well-known...
View ArticleClik here to view.
THIS IS LOVE
This past week as we shopped for a Navajo bracelet, my husband explained to me that turquoise is usually filled with stabilizer. Of course my first thought was that I wanted an original, unadulterated...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PINK
I'm working on a little design project for my sister in law. For some reason in real life and on this blog I'm always very careful not to portray myself as a designer. It seems uppity? Presumptuous?...
View ArticleANTHEM
Every season I seem to pick an anthem song. Something that reflects the weather, the feeling, and the mood of the months.Two summers ago it was Miike Snow's "Animal," and now every time I hear that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DWELL HOME TOUR 2012, SAN DIEGO MODERNISM GETS REAL
Complaints that San Diego isn't innovating are now completely unfounded, so it looks like we will have to find other things to complain about (78 degrees again?! Perfect weather is so boring, so...
View ArticleClik here to view.
modern life--the innocence principle
Speaking of innocence...meet my baby niece HarlowI have the bad habit of holding posts in my head until they die a slow and terrible death there. Like all writers and bloggers I'm sure, I imagine I...
View ArticleMODERNHAUS doesn't live here anymore
Hi there! Have you come over from the Hostess Haven feature on Green Wedding Shoes? Do you feel like you just took a wrong turn down a dark alley??I don't use this space much these days, but you can...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SHOP UPDATE: Mid Century Pendleton Chair, Pair of Danish Bentwood Armchairs,...
A few custom pieces have been added, both to the shop and in auction-style format here if you're more the gambling sort!
View ArticleClik here to view.
Handsome Fox Pillows in the shop!
These two friends were a "pet" project (pun), conceived on the beach (no pun!) as I watched my boys surf. As soon as they came out of the water, I hustled them home and started sketching. 15 hours of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Festival Fold Over Clutch / INDIGO TOWN
Designed and built in our California studio to be your go-to, goes-with-everything, always-feels-right bag. Rugged and sexy, with heavy-duty construction and industrial-strength materials. Sized to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
THE WOLFE TOTE / A MODERN BAG FROM VINTAGE TEXTILES
It was such a pleasure making this bag. It's roomy and cozy and perfect for autumn and winter. The exterior is a beautiful vintage weaving in ochre, grey, black, and cream, and the lining is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
THE MORRISON-A MID CENTURY CANTILEVERED CHROME RECLINING CHAIR // PIECED +...
Available in the shop now.I was inspired by the highly-customized and decorated denim of the 1970s to create a chair with the same feel. The piece is constructed of vintage denim, meticulously hand...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DIY MOROCCAN BEDDING // POM POM PILLOW CASE TUTORIAL // THE ULTIMATE $1.58...
I like Fridays. I like Fridays because every day I wake up bursting with ideas, but on Fridays I don't say "no". I don't ask, "Who will want that??" I turn my inner killjoy off (she's such a bummer,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Window Rock Chair- A mid century reclining chair with pendleton upholstery
Available in the shop nowThe bright, graphic upholstery and unusual design of the piece make it such a stand-out. A bonus feature is the pivoting back, which makes it possible to lean or recline!
View ArticleClik here to view.
Big Serape Weekender Bags-Southwestern Bags for Travel, Yoga, Baby, Beach, or...
These great, unisex, all-purpose bags have been added to the shop in very limited quantities, so grab your favorite color while they last! They're super roomy and soft-sided, so you can stuff them...
View ArticleClik here to view.
INDIGO BEDDING! King Size Shibori Indigo Pillowcases sold in pairs
We are so happy to announce that the first of our indigo bedding designs is now available.Shop link hereThe open grid pattern of the Tourmaline cases mixes beautifully with existing bedding, while the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
GILBERT ROHDE, MILO BAUGHMAN CHAIRS, CHARLOTTE PERRIAND STYLE BAUHAUS...
The first posted shop update in a VERY long time!We have so many amazing pieces in the shop right now, I thought it was a good time to post about it here. Visit the online shop, or email us at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SHOP UPDATES: MID CENTURY WALNUT PLYCRAFT LOUNGE CHAIR + OTTOMAN UPHOLSTERED...
Currently available in the shop, these really unique custom pieces!Walnut-wrapped Plycraft lounge chair and ottoman upholstered in a very fine, antique wool handwoven Saltillo weaving.Exceptional...
View Article
