Fold Away a Few

Screen Shot 2014-05-27 at 9.57.50 AMWell it’s official, you can say goodbye to ugly folding chairs for extra seating. These Slatted Folding Chairs and Table from Wisteria are great both indoors and out when you invite a few more people over than your seating allows. Taking a cue from the ever popular x-bench, these chairs and table fold flat for easy storage, which is especially good for those of us with very little extra space. Even better, if you are one of those ever so lucky people who has an apartment with outdoor space, these would be great for that deck or garden in the summer, and would fit right into the closet with the first sign of a chill. Screen Shot 2014-05-27 at 9.57.53 AM Screen Shot 2014-05-27 at 9.57.56 AM Screen Shot 2014-05-27 at 9.58.17 AMJust think, now you can have more people over and still look stylish!

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Paddle Happy

PaddlesJust came across this amazing designer, Natasha Wittke, the founder of Norquay Co. who makes these absolutely beautiful canoe paddles. They are made from solid cherry wood, manufactured in Ontario, and then sent to Natasha’s studio in Montreal where they are hand painted. Might I add that she does this without stenciling! While Natasha says that these paddles are great for cruising around in your canoe, I would love to add these to the wall for a wonderfully unique accent piece. Think lake house, beach house, cabin … As they are handmade, it seems that many of the paddles are sold out on Natasha’s website, Norquay Co., but lucky for us, CB2 is selling a limited release of 175 paddles in two designs. Happy paddling!

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Paying for Planting

Planters4If you’re anything like me, you have always dreamed of owning a Chateau de Versailles Tree Box from Jardins du Roi Soleil, seen here on the left. Or more recently, after perusing the May issue of Elle Decor, I discovered a new planter to love, the Dutch Planter by Pennoyer Newman, seen here on the right. The only issue here is that the Tree box is upwards of $2,000 and the Dutch Planter is upwards of $1,000. Now, I love these planters, but I don’t know that I love them that much. Portraits, InteriorsEnter my wonderful contractor George, who was happy to build me some little boxes for our boxwood. They’re no Chateau de Versailles Tree Box, but I love them just the same. Now if you don’t have someone like George to build you some planters, I honestly think Terrain has some of the most beautiful planters right now. Cube Plant BasketLike this Cube Plant Basket. How chic is this? lattice box planterOr these Lattice Box Planters? Perfect for the Francophile! zinc pailOr how about these really cool Zinc Pail Planters? Very vintage modern. My girl Chassity over at Look Linger Love used these on her porch, and they look fab. You can get all of these planters from Terrain for under $200. I know that isn’t free, but it isn’t $1000, and Terrain often has some really great sales …

Church Street photo by Francesco Lagnese

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