As a generally overwashed society, the bath mat is something you will encounter with regularity. Why not make it a pleasurable encounter?

I searched the giant retail warehouses in my area for an affordable bath mat that didn’t feel or look like cheap carpet without success.

So, I turned to the Great Online Emporium and found a selection that surpassed my criteria:

They are on sale for $18 USD — cheaper than my worst options in the retail store.

Organic, washable, square not rectangle and an opportunity to be synchronous without being overmatched.

I felt like something was won in the great battle against Bed, Bath and Be-yooond (Be-yooond here said in your best movie studio echo voice).

That is all.

Dow Jones Hanky.

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the 1970’s home craft aesthetic.

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david delam, salamanca

seen in sevilla.

the spanish know how to live.

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UPGRADE

“The idea is to use traditional decorative techniques for crystal glass like cutting, engraving, gilding to “upgrade” existing industrial glass packaging like milk bottles or jars for tomato sauce. I join together the industrial and the craft. I started simply with application of traditionals decorations and finally I develop my personal ‘upgrades’.”

I really like the gilded measuring cups as well.

more tomas kral

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well, it’s sorta outrageous how good she is with knits.

sandra backland

I especially like this Ads series from photographer Antje Peters.

really lovely for me.

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did someone say ’80s redux??

the king of pop’s putting the car on cement bricks and shilling his treasures for cash.

i try not to advocate consumption on this blog, and I am certainly not bidding on any of these items, but i do really admire the lot.

wow. Circa 1995 (!) this would make me lol just every day. And yet as I type this, I keep whispering to myself who’s bad ??

I would put these with the sneaks from the last post and not think twice about it (don’t think twice, i won’t think twice, hoo!)

go on. look at the rest. this particular brand of crazy/bad doesn’t come along every day.

I really enjoy Miss Veen’s photographs, so I was happy to receive notice that she has updated her site with a couple of sets of great new photos and got herself an agent.

Really, go have a look.