Cinéma Verité: Amy Merrick at Design Sponge

Amy Merrick at Design Sponge tells you how to live like they do in the movies.

Some Personal Favourites:
Fortnight Oxfords from Howards End
Lana Shoes from Heathers
Pith Helmet from The Sheltering SKy
Holly Golightly's sleep mask from Fled Flare

Painted Wall Patterns

Not wall paper but painted walls from Bartsch - I agree with Jordan Ferney, Croissants de lunes are the best

Book Stand

Image from Levenger.
I have always wanted one of these in a kitchen for cookbooks. I need to get the kitchen big enough to hold it first!

Night Stands

DH said look at these. He likes this one.

I like these:
Kalon Studios Caravan Dresser - mod lines in wood
This oldie but goodie from Martha Stewart

Levenger actually has some promising tables for readers:

Periodical table - imagine an Ipad on that lower, sloped shelf.

An argument for a higher bedside table at Apartment Therapy.
Inspiration at Apartment Therapy NY

Poufs

DIY Moroccan Pouf by Bromeliad - pattern and tutorial

Humidifiers

Anton by Stadler Form - review at Shoebox Dwelling.

Naoto Fukasawa for Plus Minus Zero - $$$$ at Japan Trend Shop

(Big) Baskets

I need a robust, huge basket in which to put some huge blankets that are in heavy circulation but always underfoot.

Pottery Barn's Beachcomber Baskets fit the bill but those handles!
Crate & Barrel's Basay Basket is in a similar vein

Paint-by-Number Murals

Prêt-à-porter Paint-by-Number mural: wallpaper by WallPaintbyNumber.
Making It Lovely piqued my interest in PBN's as murals with her round up:
I love how Curtis Robinson's PBN mural wraps the corner but would have forgone the red barn wall treatment.
Beautiful inspiration at Camp Wandawega.
Cabin Collective does these too.

Granny Circle

Image from Where Your Heart Is. (But first spied at Oh Happy Day!)

Note that stool cover as a possible cosy cover idea for the bathroom's toddler step stool. I could totally make that!

UPDATE: Apparently, this is a cover to beautify a rattan stool.

Light Balls

Spherical, colourful lights from La Case de cousin Paul, Courtesy of Oh Happy Day!

Also available locally at Kinokuniya in J-Town.

Florists

Studio Choo
c/o Prairie Collective
262 Divisadero Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
Wednesday through Saturday 12 to 6PM
Sunday 12 to 4PM
T: (415) 624-5981
http://www.studiochoo.com/

French Tulip
3903 24th Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Monday – Sunday
T: (415) 647.8661
http://www.frenchtulip.com


Birch
3263 sacramento street
san francisco, ca 94115
415.922.4724
tuesday through friday 10 to 5 pm
saturday noon to 5, unless booked with an event

or

564 hayes street
san francisco, ca 94102
415.626.6860
tuesday, wednesday and saturday 12 to 6
thursday through friday 12 to 7
sunday 12 to 5
http://www.birchsf.com

Chalkboards

Outdoor chalkboards at Ohdeedoh and Angry Chicken - could this work on a balcony too? Hmmm.

Wallcandy Arts Mini Chalkboards - I have had these for a while for we grown ups and they're great! Just recently, I did a second, lower installation for Big Boy. It's been a hit.

Decor: Swingline by Henry P. Glass

Nice summary of Henry P. Glass's swingline pieces by Whorange.

Decor: Glimpt

Swedish design duo that specialize in Scandalicious (i.e., Scandinavian + Delicious, word courtesy of Grassroots Modern), knockdown furniture with nice lines and bold pops of colour.

Decor: Snail Candles

Rad Megan's tutorial (via Craftzine) for snail shell candles inspired by that beautiful scene from a terrible movie based on a fantastic book (well, it is by Michael Ondaatje)

Decor: Cable Management

Applecore International - I have a few different sizes of these. The small ones are especially good for earbuds ... and cute.

Søren Refsgaard's Great Ball of Wire - gotta try one!

Decor: Tubtrugs

If I had not found the wonderful, hose-able Land of Nod bins for Sam's room, I might have considered Tubtrugs.
Maybe the balcony could use one.

Decor: Kast van een Huis Cabinets

Image from Tulp Kids
Meant for children's clothing storage but wouldn't you like to store all manner of your grownup stuff in these?

Decor: Coil Lamp

Image from Craigton Berman.

Coil Lamp by Craighton Berman

Available as a kit or prêt-à-porter.

Decor: Lightbulbs

Image by Plumen.
Fear of incandescent bulb extinction is causing a mild panic in some circles (thanks for the link to the NY Times article, Siri!).

But these beauties from Plumen can help sweeten the change.