DIMy: Reclaimed Wood Bench

ReadyMade magazine recently featured an article about a Greenpoint couple and their awesome home.  They have several rustic benches made from old floor joists and hairpin legs.

When we put down flooring in our attic and found about 10 pieces of cool-looking, sturdy wood original to the house (circa 1900) if got me thinking...why not put it on display?

 

eeep. look at that siding. better put that on the list of things to fix.

Supplies

• (4) hairpin legs
• old piece of wood
• wood screws
• Butcher's clear paste wax

Cost:  $0-$62 depending on what supplies you can find, recycle, trade or already had.

Nevada

I've been really into time-lapse videos lately.  A friend of a friend of a friend made a video of  their 2-year old's birthday party and it was the sweetest thing I've ever seen.

I just found this time-lapse video of an artist painting and thought it was really cool...plus I was just in Nevada so that was kind of neat too.

Nevada from robertjosiah on Vimeo.
2009–10, acrylic on linen, 54 x 120 in., many hours.

music: "Build Voice" by Dan Deacon

More info at http://robertjosiah.net

Congratulations to Margot & Matt!!!

This weekend Matt proposed to Margot!!!  This was a day we've all been waiting for since they magically found each other 6 years ago.   I couldn't be more excited for them, and it makes me so happy to see them so happy.

Last night they hosted an engagement party at their apartment.  I forgot my camera, but I think my iPhone was still able to capture the happiness.

I'm also really loving that me, Colleen & Margot are all engaged at the same time.  It's so awesome!!!

DIY: Spring Wreath

I got a grapevine wreath with fake berries on clearance at Lowe's back in January.

Now that winter is over I figured it was time to hang something more spring-like, but I don't really want a collection of wreaths.  My mom always has a wreath hanging on the porch and she adds silk flowers and bows to change with the season. I figured mine was simple enough to do the same.

This afternoon I found a broken dogwood branch hanging from a tree.  It was kind of sad that it was broken off the main tree, but still managed to blossom.

I decided to take it home with me and use it to spruce up my wreath.

What Happens In Vegas....Uh, Ends Up on My Blog

Brain. Not. Working.

I just got back from a 4 day trip to Las Vegas for my best friend Leah's bachelorette party. This was my first trip to Vegas and thanks to Leah and her friends it ended up being an insane trip.  Leah lives in LA so we don't see each other very often and this was a much needed quality time to spend together.

Donny and Marie like to keep an eye on The Strip.

We were lucky that a couple of her friends had crazy hook-ups and were able to get us a massive suite at Planet Hollywood, VIP service at the clubs, and dinners at Nobu and Enoteca San Marco.  I am still wrapping my head around all the fun we had as we pranced around like rock stars.

Our suite - we also had 2 adjoining bedrooms.  We trashed the place minute within the hour.

Our view from the suite.

Our second course at Nobu - toro with white asparagus, truffles and olive oil & balsamic

Saturday night we went to Blush at the Wynn and danced for hours.

There was at pin-up girl contest at Blush.

Tao Beach at The Venetian.

Our table at Prive at Planet Hollywood - this probably explains why my brain is mush.