6 Shops You'd Be Crazy Not to Love

1. Society6:

Affordable art prints, iPhone cases, and t-shirts.

2. Regas:

Letterpress love.

3. poaa:

General design stuff (from furniture to accessories) that I always feature, but there are some really good finds if you dig deep enough...

4. Kahler Design Shop:

Oh please oh please oh please tell me they ship to more countries than just Denmark!

5. Dansk Made For Rooms:

More love for the Danes. Can't read it, but I CAN love it.

6. Kaikado:

BEAUTIFUL tea caddies from Japan. Could find lots of different uses for these beauts.

Image sources (clockwise): Society6, poaa, Kahler, Dansk, Regas, Kaikado

Smart Ways to Wake Up the Wall

Don't you dig it when someone hangs up something that isn't just a painting or a print?

Check out a few pieces that have inspired me recently. These top two photos are from the Boat House bar that I mentioned last week (old pennants and badges in frames--always a fan). The third pic of lace in a glass frame is from my boy Danny Seo's cottage (would be amazing to frame my great-great-grandmother's lace like this--Mom, take note!). And lastly, the necklace of hotel soaps is another Seo stroke of genius (it's also featured his new book Upcycling). It was hanging in the guest bathroom in his main house. Is there anything cuter?

The Boat House, Lambertville, NJ

For the first time ever, I have been utterly and completely inspired by a bar.

Witness: the interior of this nautically delicious spot in Lambertville, NJ. Oh, how I love a theme!

Escape from Brooklyn: Buck's County, PA

You know what makes my face melt in home-decor happiness? My friend Danny Seo's home in Buck's County, PA. He was kind enough to host my girl Sonal and me for a little visit over the long weekend, and I think I spent 50% of my time with my camera around my neck, exploring every nook and cranny of his magical, thoughtfully designed space (parts of which are featured in his new book Upcycling).

I sort of want to live in his brain. (And also his kitchen. And his workspace. And his living room.)