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gogoabigail:Design Scouting
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Design is everywhere. Inspiration isn't far behind. This is my notebook about design, the decorative arts and finding inspiration in everyday objects.
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Daily Dose of Green

Ashley and I were walking down Bond Street chit chatting when the building at 41 Bond Street caught my eye. The vines growing in every window were unexpected and somehow created all the more joy for ...

3 days ago 1 person likes this

Daily Dose of Green

Holy Roof Deck!

21 may 12 1 person likes this

Cutting Board

The counter at Grand Daisy has a built in trash drop. Filing away for a some day home kitchen.

16 may 12

Recent Obsessions

In addition to my regularly scheduled activities: I’ve been eating a lot of falafel at Soom Soom on 72nd and Broadway and listening to Rose Garden by Shad.

16 may 12

More Baskets

It must be Basket Week here on Design Scouting. I came across these hybrid baskets ($45) by designer Cordula Kehrer on Svpply’s weekly round up email (which I highly recommend!). See more at Ar...

11 may 12

Great Baskets

This basket ($35) caught my eye in the Privet House Collection at Target. It would be great for toy wrangling. Also, could be a candidate for a little neon spray paint.

09 may 12

Daily Dose of Green

I’ve long followed photographer Anne Verlet Shelton on Flickr. She was nice enough to let me put up one of her lovely images for today’s Daily Dose of Green.

07 may 12

Weekly Pins

This week it’s been all about finding new coffee mugs.

03 may 12

Tag Sale: Pillows

I’ve been doing some spring cleaning and re-decorating. I’m selling four chevron floor pillows from Anthropologie (these pillows are sold out online). I’m selling them for $100 each...

02 may 12

Iced Coffee in Canning Jars

The Cuppow turns canning jars into travel mugs (I almost wrote “sippy cup” which marks me as a mom first and foremost). This made me think of iced coffee, summer and picnics and road trip...

01 may 12 1 person likes this

Happy May Day

In elementary school we always danced around a May Pole, but didn’t understand the symbolism of fertility and renewal. Image via NYPL Digital Collections.

01 may 12

Supertaster

My friend Jim is the mastermind and star of Chow.com’s “Supertaster” series — he does food reviews in two minute videos. They are awesome and funny and you should take a look....

25 apr 12

Daily Dose of Green

[Myron Hunt house, 200 North Grand Avenue, Pasadena, California. Garden terrace]   From an amazing collection at the Library of Congress by photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1864-1952: The...

23 apr 12

Sorry I’m Late

This t-shirt made me laugh and laugh since I’m totally this person.

20 apr 12

Cosmic

Kali Gandaki Valley, Nepal + Photographer: Anton Yankov + Cate’s Pinterest Trendlet: Everything cosmic has been catching my eye recently.  

19 apr 12

Daily Dose of Green

More over at Architectural Digest.

17 apr 12

Read This!

We have the real, honest-to-goodness flu around here. Boy! It is easy to take your health for granted. We’re mending slowly, still focusing on BRAT foods. Anyway, while I’ve been recupe...

12 apr 12

Recently

The last 72 hours in this house have been on the rough side. Alex was sick over the weekend and then Tim and I came down with a stomach bug last night. Tim and I have spent the whole day staring a...

10 apr 12

Daily Dose of Green

I could look at that sky for a long time. Painted by Viggo Pedersen.

09 apr 12

Weekly Pins

A few of my favorite weekly pins on Pinterest. This porch is from an amazing rental in Connecticut. Planter from FoodMapDesign.

06 apr 12

This Weekend

On the list for this week: brunch, working on my lecture for next week, a stop at the Islamic Wing at the Metropolitan with Alex while Tim trains for the Tough Mudder (an insane + awesome adventure r...

06 apr 12

A Salad Bar Survival Tip

Salad bars always flummox me; there are so many choices and its so easy to go wrong. The containers are usually huge; I fill them up with too many different things; a nibble of noddles; a bit of pro...

05 apr 12

Read This! Kindle Edition

I’ve been reading a lot since I got a Kindle; some 50 books since January 1st! I was shocked when I counted them yesterday while writing this post. I haven’t read with such focus and joy...

04 apr 12

Henrybuilt Kitchens and Interiors

Lisa at Henrybuilt sent over these gorgeous images of some of the firm’s work and I’m so glad she did. I love these streamlined, functional but also warm kitchens. The wine rack pictured...

03 apr 12

Caught My Eye

This awesome outfit screams summer to me. This Kelty backpack is going to be my summer playground/kiddo running bag. I’m currently wearing this Essie neon-y tangerine color called Bazzoka. &nbs...

03 apr 12

Recently: Lunch at Peter Luger’s

Alex and I got up early this morning and bundled onto the subway to Brooklyn Heights where we met up with our friends Dan, Nancy and Oskar and took the ferry to Peter Luger’s for an *epic* lunc...

03 apr 12

Daily Dose of Green

Photograph by Michael Melford, National Geographic, aerial support from Lighthawk

02 apr 12

Look to the Night Sky This Weekend

From The Washington Post: Look to the west after sunset Sunday night and, unless clouds impede the view, you’ll see three worlds. One is the moon, a thin crescent, upturned like a smiley face. The se...

30 mar 12

Breakfast and Lunch of Champions

It’s Friday and Tim and I have movie tickets (that I bought with an old Groupon no less) to see the Hunger Games so I’m feeling good. That might have more to do with the indecent amount ...

30 mar 12

Read (Listen To) This!

I’m a total radio geek. Tim and I meet at Dartmouth’s Radio station where I was a jazz dj and Tim was the news director (which probably tells you everything you need to know about our rel...

29 mar 12

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