Category: Spriggy Style

  • Pass the cream please

    Pass the cream please

    A few years ago I bought a linen couch.  It’s semi-wonderful, almost beautiful, not quite what I was dreaming of, but appealed to a friends advice on the reality of living with a two year old at the time. It’s darker than I had wanted intentionally avoiding the residue of little fingers, sippy cup spills,…

  • Well hello G – Star jacket!

    The sequence of recent events leading to the desired loss of 200 hard earned American dollars. G-Star Taylor Wool Coat 1.   I entered an overpriced boutique of 78% useless clothing. 2.  Wandered to the coat section where this coat was front and center. 3.  Noticed it was on sale. 4.  Touched it, admired it…

  • Weathered wood for everyday living

    Weathered wood for everyday living

    I’ve been trying to fill my obsession with wood recently.  It seems I’ve overwhelming drawn to the rustic qualities, textures and multifunctionality. Is that a word?  It could be that I’m a little more rustic and weathered myself and I hope to remember the importance of reclamation. Look past the splinters and enjoy the beauty lies beneath…..and…

  • Catalog Tear of the Month

    I often tear pages of outfits I love out of catalogs.   I then post them in my closet so as I’m getting dressed I remember the looks and styles of the season and more easily dress ‘my style’.  I have imitated so many looks through the years that I feel as though I’m a walking…

  • Rose Bowl Flea

    Rose Bowl Flea

      Oh how I love the Rose Bowl Flea Market!  Utter joy is what I experienced yesterday as I walked aisles, dodged people and meandered among mid-century furniture and vintage dishtowels.  My favorite seller had this for sale and I absolutely went ballistic.  SOLD! I also found a vintage industrial dolly that I could not walk past and will post pictures…