http://eighthst.com just another girl's favorite things. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:29:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At work last week, I heard a designer toss around the phrase "evidence of the hand." She explained this meant being able to tell that a product isn't churned out by a machine or mass-produced. She thinks the ultra-consumerism of the '90s is backfiring and now people want something hand-made ... http://eighthst.com/2008/07/01/i-dont-want-your-technology/ So, last week I went with my family to a furniture store that was having a sale. This wasn't billed as just a season-changing sale, this was advertised in the paper as The Sale to End All Sales--We Will Pay YOU to Take Our Inventory. Naturally, I thought this would be ... http://eighthst.com/2008/06/30/the-other-america/ I'm currently going through the entire West Elm site systematically and putting stuff I want in my shopping bag. Yes, it's that kind of day, y'all. (I'm entirely charmed when my Southern friends say "y'all" but I understand if it doesn't have the same effect on you. Although it should, ... http://eighthst.com/2008/06/18/lazy-day-shopping/ Lo and behold: Even MORE time has passed since I last posted. Quick little update about something I'm researching today: suzanis. These gorgeous textiles are made in Uzbekistan, traditionally by mothers. When they have a daughter, they start hand-embroidering the suzani, hopefully finishing it by the time the daughter marries ... http://eighthst.com/2008/06/16/learning-point-suzanis/ Ok, first, can I just say that I'm so much of a prude that writing the word "nude," even in reference to shoes, makes me nervous? Moving ahead... [Christian Louboutin Covered Platform Pump, $660, Bergdorf Goodman]] I have kind of been admiring this look from afar (and by "afar" I mean, from ... http://eighthst.com/2008/05/23/i-want-it-nude-pumps-2/ This is what I want my living room to look like, give or take a few accessories. More specifically, give a West Elm taksim tile rug, take the tie-dyed folk art rug; give an Antwerp chair from Anthropologie, take that super-uncomfy looking slatted chair with the fuzzy animal on it. photo ... http://eighthst.com/2008/05/22/living-room-inspiration/ I am always amazed by how someone so out-of-touch with reality can strike a chord with such a large audience. Who am I talking about? Why, our dear Martha Stewart, of course. If you haven't read it before, you really should start tuning in to her blog. It's hilarious. In ... http://eighthst.com/2008/05/22/martha-martha-martha/ I just bought this, created by Emily from OrangeBeautiful. You can buy your own here. This will be the first of many gorgeous etsy prints to grace my bare wall (must buy a frame). http://eighthst.com/2008/04/11/i-bought-it-orangebeautiful-print/ I've been living a lie. All this time I thought the floor in my kitchen was some type of fake laminate tile sealed by gray plastic grout. But today when I was washing it, I realized there is no uneven surface to my floor. The whole thing is linoleum; that ... http://eighthst.com/2008/04/11/the-sound-of-my-dreams-crashing/ While I've been hermited away in my apartment, cooking and otherwise being domestic, I discovered my new fav blog, Smitten Kitchen. The author, Deb, is my kind of girl. She just makes these amazing recipes in her teensy NYC apartment, photographs them beautifully, and posts the recipe and her hints ... http://eighthst.com/2008/04/09/i-heart-smitten-kitchen/