Baby Pink Is the New Black
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I don't know how baby pink came back, but here it is. It's the LEIFARNE. $60 at IKEA.
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The Best Notebook That Fits in Your Pocket
"Gotta go."
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Lately, I've gotten really into these Moleskine notebooks. I like them because they come in cool colors, they fit in the palm of your hand or your back pocket, the hard covers make it easier to write in than notebooks with soft covers, and they have a little elastic waistband around the end so your pages won't get all squished. Throw one in your vehicle's storage compartment so you'll always have one on hand.
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Interior Designer I Am Not
Recently, I've been trying to decorate my home office. So far, that means cool artwork, fun pops of color, and the resultant effect of looking like someone stumbled into a half set up booth at a flea market. Over the years, I guess I spent so much time appreciatively admiring others' interior design that I somehow confused the ability to recognize it with the ability to do it. I can't do it. Or maybe I have to give it a chance. Either way, I did buy these bold orange Bisley filing cabinets from The Container Store which are awesome and way better than having papers all over the floor.
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A Writer's Desk
A couple weeks ago, I bought a new desk. Previously, my desk didn't look unlike my new desk. Except it was cheap. It had cheap drawers, and a cheap feel, and when I got too excited, it would wobble. Since writing is my occupation, it doesn't seem like a very good idea to have the bedrock of one's career consist of something as unstable as sand or reeds in the wind or poorly made furniture. It took me a long time to find this new desk. It is not my dream desk, but I sat down at it in the store, and it seemed to work. I said to the saleswoman, "It's kind of like that guy you meet, who has a good job and probably won't break up with you. It will do."
That's Forniphilia
"The interview is in Russian, but you don’t need Google Translate to see what everyone’s so offended by. It’s the accompanying photograph of Zhukova sitting atop a black woman chair by provocative ’60s pop artist Allen Jones. Jones’ forniphilic chairs were a source of controversy during the height of their popularity in the ’60s, though it’s Buro who have amped up the cringe factor by selecting one of the few pieces that uses a woman of color."
[Styleite]