In case you haven't picked up on it yet, I love to write posts about home goods on Sundays. I guess it's partly because Sunday is one of the two days a week that I actually SPEND at home, and partly because the weekends are the only times I'm really able to pore over catalogs.
When I saw these adorable city pushpins in the most recent Ballard Designs catalog, I knew I had to share them with you. I don't use pushpins very often, because I don't have a bulletin board in my home or office, but if I did, I would use these.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvULtNNADZ_oFFlDR3juNcm_KeDnf8t0h3KQ4SNNq-bKb5z7LSVKqeQTgsD63cG0pHHGu4qD6pg3Zpx5x3ZsMy4P-VkXnjsdqCyVZz64dxsUux4WdnJcHWS4jDFUxsAUQoZJOEST1EQCU/s400/citypushpins24.jpg)
The next thing I came across that I really liked was this table. I can't put my finger on it, since it's white (my favorite finish is black) and has sharp edges (we have a leather ottoman for a coffee table), but it may have something to do with the fact that the curved lines of the table mimic the Georgian architecture of the campus buildings at the college I attended.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbUzfFJtUsr8selWi5yXBRsWKtqO_aobYPlB_l68ZwIHu_nblddV7eiYulR05E50QcKfraepnmEnxiIN2CayUXhg91L9kIaX5wtJBJrbYIRz9BCLBsjJDTLuSyG-vc1IG2ji37Og3Qdo/s400/larochecoffeetable.jpg)
As I continued thumbing through the pages, I came across this padded bench. It's not the bench that caught my eye ... it's the tufted cushion. I just don't know when I've seen something that looked so comfortable!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijXFJorby-KVGeCbBQ2JT0_xnuSLfhSpBKTRySBPi4OKh13lCSiNPZ8TG_RK5iYMtLoyF5rnkz6m-qPYpORbWeWhL76fJqRGU4ScWYtZIvyimZVRWM7xzS0DlWyAPnF5ZIAakwxVoMNU/s400/zoebench.jpg)
And -- breaking with tradition -- I'd now like to point out a trend that not only do I not find sensational, but that I actually find DISTURBING: the use of disembodied hands as decorative accessories.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbm_kZpWJWSPgbgkB1Rmtl5tQU_yEsWn_mN6nj-vaH35eKGr9PYfmc5GO8zpnUMS5cmX8MJ-7YNjt9MkW-_gmO7YV4KwNsWrg3_Ij87wTwB4idumbrZriCQTDWL9Y9pXeSu1yiIMar2U/s400/handdoorstop.jpg)
This strikes me as very Addams Family. WHAT IS UP WITH THAT?
I would love to tell you that it was an isolated find, BUT IT WAS NOT. I kept finding pictures like this:
When I saw these adorable city pushpins in the most recent Ballard Designs catalog, I knew I had to share them with you. I don't use pushpins very often, because I don't have a bulletin board in my home or office, but if I did, I would use these.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvULtNNADZ_oFFlDR3juNcm_KeDnf8t0h3KQ4SNNq-bKb5z7LSVKqeQTgsD63cG0pHHGu4qD6pg3Zpx5x3ZsMy4P-VkXnjsdqCyVZz64dxsUux4WdnJcHWS4jDFUxsAUQoZJOEST1EQCU/s400/citypushpins24.jpg)
The next thing I came across that I really liked was this table. I can't put my finger on it, since it's white (my favorite finish is black) and has sharp edges (we have a leather ottoman for a coffee table), but it may have something to do with the fact that the curved lines of the table mimic the Georgian architecture of the campus buildings at the college I attended.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbUzfFJtUsr8selWi5yXBRsWKtqO_aobYPlB_l68ZwIHu_nblddV7eiYulR05E50QcKfraepnmEnxiIN2CayUXhg91L9kIaX5wtJBJrbYIRz9BCLBsjJDTLuSyG-vc1IG2ji37Og3Qdo/s400/larochecoffeetable.jpg)
As I continued thumbing through the pages, I came across this padded bench. It's not the bench that caught my eye ... it's the tufted cushion. I just don't know when I've seen something that looked so comfortable!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijXFJorby-KVGeCbBQ2JT0_xnuSLfhSpBKTRySBPi4OKh13lCSiNPZ8TG_RK5iYMtLoyF5rnkz6m-qPYpORbWeWhL76fJqRGU4ScWYtZIvyimZVRWM7xzS0DlWyAPnF5ZIAakwxVoMNU/s400/zoebench.jpg)
And -- breaking with tradition -- I'd now like to point out a trend that not only do I not find sensational, but that I actually find DISTURBING: the use of disembodied hands as decorative accessories.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbm_kZpWJWSPgbgkB1Rmtl5tQU_yEsWn_mN6nj-vaH35eKGr9PYfmc5GO8zpnUMS5cmX8MJ-7YNjt9MkW-_gmO7YV4KwNsWrg3_Ij87wTwB4idumbrZriCQTDWL9Y9pXeSu1yiIMar2U/s400/handdoorstop.jpg)
This strikes me as very Addams Family. WHAT IS UP WITH THAT?
I would love to tell you that it was an isolated find, BUT IT WAS NOT. I kept finding pictures like this:
2 comments:
I love that table. I'm a big fan of black finish too but that's just to cute.
Some lovely choices! Oh, to have endless spending at that site!!
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