Author: Staci

Staci blogs about travel at TheVoyageer.com.

Room Inspiration Board #3

Inspiration… it can come from anywhere, can’t it? Well, lately I have been borrowing Dawson’s Creek on DVD from my friend who owns all 6 seasons. As I have been chugging dutifully along before and after work (currently halfway through season 5), I have been longing to go back to Boston (went there for the h-moon) or to visit Cape Cod for the first time. Ironically enough, the nature images in my mind from what I’ve seen on the show are an inaccurate representation of the cape… the show is actually filmed in North Carolina.

All images below have been lovingly plucked from their respective etsy stores, hopefully to encourage some purchases!! All links have been provided below.

1. Bolex H16 Reflex5 8×8 Print by Roosevelt

2. Cape Cod Calendar 2011 Sneak Peek by AfricanGrey (personal fave)

3. 8×10 inches polaroid fine art print by pocketmemories

4. Decorative Throw Pillow Cover Brick Red by asmushomeinteriors

5. Brick red tall ship throw pillow 18 inches by sjones04901

6. Red Birds on a Wired print pillow by carlossantiago

7. Yellow Dory – 5×7 Fine Art Photography print by maryvican

Lonny Magazine

Several months after the rest of the interior design and blogging world, I have discovered Lonny magazine.

Founded by two contributers from the now-extinct Domino magazine (moment of silence, please), Lonny picks up where Domino left off (except the price tags on the items are slightly higher in many cases; bummer) with bright, fresh, stylish, carefree interior design. And since they don’t have to pay for paper (the magazine is completely online) the issues are very long, with neat click-through links within the text and from the ads.

No paper means longer issues which means more detail shots in house tours!!

There are currently six issues to peruse and get inspiration from (the new one is not pictured in the archives since it is accessed through the main page).

Why the weird screen shots, you ask? Well, because I don’t know the laws in regards to using any of their graphics or anything when writing about the magazine here on my blog. So, better safe than sorry. Plus, now you know what to expect from their site.

Green Cleaning

The title of this entry is not very creative, I admit. But it fits the topic.

I recently got a job at a cafe which I love, but at the end of the day, all the cleaners I use send my allergies into quite a state. Windex, bleach, etc… I have never been able to tolerate the smell of ammonia; I can remember my 7 year old self protesting when, before dinner, my mom delegated me the job of Windex-ing our glass-top table in the dining room.

1. Method Pink Grapefruit All-Purpose Cleaner has been my favorite cleaner ever since I discovered Method about 5 years ago. I’m thinking about venturing into other scents, because the pink grapefruit makes me a touch queasy if I use too much of it in a confined space (bathroom). I’m waiting until my bottles run out (accidentally picked up another one when I didn’t know I still had a full one… c’est la vie).
2. Heinz Distilled White Vinegar smells great. It can be used for cooking and cleaning, clearing out drains, adding it to your laundry, and over 1000 other uses (click here for a great list)!
3. Green Works Toilet Bowl Cleaner smells good, which is a big deal for me when it comes to cleaners (if you couldn’t already tell). It also works well. You wouldn’t be able to tell from my rental bathroom, which is corroded past repair, but my mother-in-law (a chemist and very attentive to VOCs, or volatile chemicals) used it to get off some seriously tough stains on a house they recently purchased.
4. Method Fresh Air Laundry Detergent is another thing I plan on experimenting with other scents on, just because I can :) I love the super-concentrated formula which means I use less soap but my clothes get just as clean! I think you can also use it as a pre-treater, but I’m still stuck to the not-particularly-as-green Stain Stick to get out my coffee spill evidence.

PS: As you may have noticed from my fancy graphic, I have been reunited with a copy of Paint Shop Pro X, which might be outdated in some worlds, but works just fine for my current purposes :D