The metallic sheen of the grasscloth wallpaper and the ashen reclaimed wood desk with the vintage mid-century brass lamp makes my heart sing. (via The Handmade Home)
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Dreaming of a better writing desk
I’m off to write some letters and holiday cards this afternoon. Envision me like this and not the reality which is mismatched pajamas and piles of papers strewn everywhere, not to mention the view out my window is grey and leafless. I’ll try to write as if I was the dreamy Catherine Moorland of Northanger…
End of the year diary buzz
I posted some halfway point images of notebooks and diaries earlier is year but this end-of-year image on the Moleskine myMoleskine gallery is a delight to see. This is a well-loved and fully-utilized planner. Do you keep a daily paper record, be it notebook or planner or do you plan to do so in 2013?…
Early American Pencil Sharpener
This is an early-20th century pencil sharpener from Automatic Pencil Sharpener Co. of Chicago. This design was patented in 1906. The design is made of steel, tin and cast iron and mounted on a wooden base. It has a removable bottom drawer to trap shavings.This was the best-selling pencil sharpener until 1914 when it was…
El Casco Chrome Stapler
If you’re finding yourself with a spare $335 then I may have found just the thing to relieve you of you financial burden. J.Crew is selling the original El Casco chrome stapler based on the designs from 1934. Go on… you know you want to.