Garden Voyeur in the Big Easy

August 19, 2010


Photo: Robin Plaskoff Horton

I’ve not been taking it easy in the Big Easy the past few days helping my daughter move into her apartment and trying to furnish it on a dime (a challenge but doable.) In between I’ve been sipping…

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How to Make a Moss Chair

August 4, 2010

It’s eye candy, but maybe not seating. Los Angeles designer, Kyle Sugarman, created this cool moss chair and offered up the directions for the rest of to create on our own. Sugarman, who’s been featured on HGTV and The Style Network,…

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Gardens by the Water Closet

July 23, 2010

Dubbed “un homme/une femme” (a man/a woman), these water-tight porcelain guy and gal wall vases could mark the entrance to your toilet–er–toilette,  while adding a bit of botanical interest to your decor–er–décor.

And once you’re inside the commode, why not carry the…

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Garden Sculpture Makes Environmental Statement

July 11, 2010

Off the coast of Rhode Island, on a hill overlooking Block Island harbor, Brown University student Emily Alvarez has created an anti-butt campaign. Not a commentary on nudity, but rather one about preserving an island’s natural surroundings: Cigarette Butts Are Litter.

Alvarez gathered…

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Good Old Stuff Repurposed Into Garden Art

July 10, 2010

Say you just happen to have a couple of extra old Magnavox and other old record player “horns” lying around. Why not transform them into planters like these? That’s what the folks at Fine Garden Art have done with them and…

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