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thesweetbeast

  • Shopping

    ICFF 2011

    [Right: A piece from Lladró Atelier‘s Metropolis.] I am in New York until Tuesday this week attending ICFF and NSS. Both happen but once a year and this is my second year attending both.…

    May 16, 2011
  • Client Projects

    The Staircase

    Under layers and layers of paint on the staircase of the house is beautiful oak. Four flights of stairs like these is why people hire other people to work on their houses. As one…

    May 4, 2011
  • Thrift

    Dirty Things for Money

    This post’s title SCANDALIZED you, didn’t it? I’m going to my first auction tomorrow and today I got to take a look at everything before the bidding starts. It’s an industrial auction which I…

    May 2, 2011
  • Personal Style Shopping

    These, Please

    I would like another tax return (please) and this time around I’ll buy these things. [ 1. Linear Stem Storage Jar 2. Poppy Meadow Storage Jar 3. Precipice No. 2.2 4. Lori Bracelet 5.…

    April 26, 2011
  • Travel

    I met Rick Sebak

    I will remember today forever as the day that I finally met Rick Sebak. If you’re not from Pittsburgh, you may not be familiar with Rick. He makes charming, smart documentaries about Pittsburgh; his…

    April 20, 2011
  • My Apartment

    In Progress

    I’ve been slowly battling the masking tape colored walls of our apartment. Above are two “before” shots of the bathroom. The walls are finished (well, they’re good enough) but I need to finish the…

    April 12, 2011