Vintage Vacation Photo #14

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Weekend Goal- The Garden Shed

Goal for this weekend- get the shed finished inside and out. Wish me luck! :)

List to do-

1. Back in February, I started hauling furniture, clay pots, tools, etc. to the shed. Now I need to empty it out completely so Scott can run the metal cable for lights and sockets. (Note- instead of putting furniture back the same way, I plan to do a different arrangement.)

2. While he’s doing the electrical, I’ll be finishing up the exterior painting.

3.  I also have to paint the screen insert for the door.

4. Readjust stone slabs for the entrance step. They were placed in a rush last fall.

5. Decide on foundation plants- I got plenty of Hosta!

(Drawing- Cecil Beaton, 1976)

Garden Note #84: Sweet Potato Vine

At long last! After weeks of waiting, my sweet potato vine finally sprouted. It has a ways to go before I can transplant it. So, for now, it’s on a kitchen window sill getting plenty of sunlight.

Suggestions-

1. You can find sweet potatoes at most grocery stores or farmer’s markets.

2.  Cut off the bottom tip…about an inch or so. This is the part that will be submerged in water.

3. Find a glass container (this one from Anthropologie works great) that the potato can easily fit into.

4. Insert three wooden skewers about a third of the way down the potato. Snip off excess wood with garden pruners.

5. Put the potato in the glass and fill it almost to the brim with water.

6. Let potato sit out of direct sunlight and don’t forget to maintain the water level. When it begins to sprout leaves, move the glass to a nice, sunny location.

(Photo- © 2013  Martha Browne)

Book- ‘Love For Textiles’

The folks at Ikea have put together the book ‘Love For Textiles‘ that’s full of inspirational photographs accompanied by some real simple design projects. Inexpensively priced, too- hardcover edition only $10.

*Fabric Tables*

” Wood, wood, wood. Why can’t tables be made of fabric? Well, they can.

1. Measure your table.

2. Cut a piece of fabric and attach using a staple gun.

3. Then cut strips of the same fabric, about 2 inches wide, and wind them around the table legs. Attach with a staple gun. “

-Photo & Instructions- Ikea Family Books

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Fashion details- Lauren Hutton in her own jacket with Equipment shirt, J.Crew pants and Chanel boots.

(Photo- Brigitte Lacombe. Styling- Jade Hobson)

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Looking for a new sofa? Make sure it has good design bones and can be covered in a variety of upholstery fabrics. A current favorite of mine is this mid-century inspired Crosby sofa from West Elm.

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A single peony is displayed in an old pewter sugar bowl.

(Photo- © 2013 Martha Browne)