Heath + Ferry

The Heath Marketplace at the San Francisco Ferry Building has opened! Smart folks even rescheduled  their Sausalito tours around the ferry schedule leaving San Fran for Sausalito. Great day trip to hit 2 beautiful NorCal cities and enjoy the amazing wares they offer.
If you have read my earlier post regarding seconds you will be excited to know they will stock some seconds at the new Sausalito location as well.

Photo from Heath website

Cross my Heart

The Criss Cross series available from Modernica. The first Bubble Lamp was designed by George Nelson over 60 years ago. Modernica official reissues follow the original specs.

Photo from Modernica website, www.modernica.net.

Let me stand next to your Fire!

A nice modern take on the fire pit features glass and steel.
Great for your mid century backyard or atrium.
This ethanol fireplace is environmentally friendly and can be found at www.frontgate.com

Double Wide by the pool

Loving these vintage chaise lounges by VKG!  $900 each
Double wide, too .......gosh I am hoping my bikini bottom isn't that bad this summer.....
Found at psmodernway.com
Photo   psmodernway.com

Simple good things, Heath Ceramics

After falling head over heels in love with the hand crafted Heath Ceramic tile at the fancy showroom in LA, we knew our relationship with the almighty bathroom renovation budget was going to be strained. BUT, then we found the overstock list! After deciding upon our favorite style and colors, we made frequent visits to the list for stock checks.

And with a bit of creativity and luck, my husband was soon driving to Sausalito at dawn to pick up our tile. Back by dusk with a car full of beautiful tile and a wonderful story of the people who worked in the store, the woman who offered him tea after his journey, and the obvious craftsmanship that the factory store conveyed.

We taped our wall measurements out on the floor, played with our tile for a few hours and created a mosaic of ovals in a rich combination of browns.

Then let the tile guy do his thing following our design - the result works beautifully in our small Eichler bathroom and kept to our pursuit of quality craftsmen ship within our budget.

Heath is one of the few remaining Mid-century American pottery companies still around and still pursuing the passion of its founder, Edith Heath - www.heathceramics.com

Tow the Line!

The whimsical illustrations of Laura Ljungkvist take you on a journey around the world that you will enjoy as much as your young ones! In her third book, she sprinkles lots of fun facts kids will remember after just a few readings.

Inspiration for a children's room wall or color scheme comes as you Follow the Line.

image via tinydecorblog.com