the writing is on the wall.

okay, not writing. but some paper. the ex moved out and all his show posters and cool album covers came off the wall. blank walls bother me something awful, i cannot look at them and they make me feel sad, anxious and empty, but being short on cash i couldn't invest in any cool visuals or framing.

i turned to blockposters.com, where you can upload a jpeg and then print a giant PDF mosaic.

first project: josephine baker, in the living room.

i started with this image:



i printed black and white copies at kinko's fedex office or whatever it's called because they are cheaper to print and my printer is out of ink. i also purchased a whole bunch of command poster strips.














it turned out pretty cool so i did it again over the bed in the bedroom. color printouts this time. big spender!











next i think i'll do this image, across from the bed, so i can wake up and see what i really care about: booze and shoes.



kidding! sorta. not really.

from the department of excellent ideas

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le récamier, je l'aime.

they say the neon lights are bright on broadway the LES

the space above the television has been just a plain white wall for the past 11 months we've lived in this apartment. the rug is a rectangle, the TV is a rectangle, the couch is a rectangle and all the of the framed pieces above the couch are squares or right angles. i really wanted something with curves to go above the TV. at first i thought i might do something round, but gradually realized i was dying to have my own neon sign -- in a curly, cursive script. there are tons of sign stores in this neighborhood, and it's expensive, but not as expensive as i thought it might be. once our custom sign was done, the boyfriend and his handy drill made it happen.





















it's amazing. and it looks better than it photographs.


all i have to decide now is whether to paint the wires white.

as for the bedroom: no progress.

progress

we moved in almost a year ago. progress has been slow. but it's happening!

office then:



office now:







living room then:




living room now:



bonus! view of dining table:



the bedroom still looks like crap.

white on white

somehow in the heat it suddenly seems like everything ought to be glossy and flossy and white.



storage unit from brocade




goat head from pieces



cherry blossom sculpture from urban

table lamp (that would be cool on the floor) from the swedish store


tufted chairs from pieces


delmonico lamp from cottage and bungalow


oliphant table from burke


...etc.

home is where the art is

just purchased an amazing piece by 2 cents, who was kind enough to hand-deliver. it's being framed right now. this is the kind of stuff that makes me happy.

work work work!

i bought a desk. this is huge news, for someone who works at home. in my old, cramped apartment, i worked like this:



i know that doesn't look so bad, but look at this trainwreckery:






horrifying.

so i purchased my dream desk, a vintage, stripped stainless steel desk. and now my work environment looks like this:





this is what is known as an "upgrade."

bringing the outside in

i would love to frame some of my photographs

and

wouldn't it be cool to bring some of the outside in?

some people would choose grassy landscapes or mountains

i think i'd want pix of my neighborhood:









yes? no?