in light of the economic downturn, i'm slipping you something cheap and fancy to lift your spirits.

anneke jakobs's chiquita chandelier takes frugality to a whole new fab.  strutting the pantone spring 2009 palette of palace blue and super lemon, this banana box fixture is not only money smart, but fashion forward. 

(via inhabitat.)

if you want to get a straight man in his 30s or 40s excited about a back splash,  ask him to press these puppies against the wall.

tetris tiles are available here.

curvy and smoove, teco art pottery vases are undeniably craveable.

nearly a century ago, teco vases fetched nearly four figures a pop.  luckily, these modern reissues are available for around 60.00-195.00.

check out all of the groovy colors and seductive shapes at prairie arts (a manufacturer of frank lloyd wright screens and stencils).

UPDATE: all colors and all styles are available at prairie mod store.  also, the 5 new shapes have free shipping right now!  click here to get a little teco for yourself.

(via the la times.)

recently, d*s featured this crafty, corner-dwelling, catch all shelf constructed from a humble Knuff magazine holder, a little paint, a few screws, and some washers.

doable, usable, cheap, and easy.  kind of reminds me of myself in the 90s -- only more stable.

learn how to turn the IKEA Knuff into I-CANDY by clicking here.

(above image:  "crafty fox" by matte stephens.)

the fabulous folks at velocity art & design are putting the "high" back in high school.  they're having a back to school sale!  from darling desk accessories to cool clocks, they've got it all.

no student ID necessary.  simply use the code BTS2008 to receive 20% off of everything in the shop!  sales runs until the end of october, darlings.

above:  1. dry-erase magnet board by three by three seattle (10.00);  2. assorted bookmarks by thomas paul (4.00);  3. clocky by nanda (50.00);  4. limbo file folders by bob's your uncle (6.00);   5. george nelson pill desk clock (360.00);  6. design glut hookmaker (30.00);  7. uten.silo by vitra (395.00);  8.  george nelson orange ball clock (315.00);  9.  george nelson zootimers fernando the fish clock (140.00);  10.  orange card case by acmestudio (31.00);  11. orange pen by acmestudio (62.00);  12.   premier mini magnetic wood strip bulletin board by three by three seattle (8.00);  13. yoshitomo nara clock cerealart (300.00).

the hashish candle by sir jonathan adler takes mellow to a whole new high.  scented with black currant, green apple, wormwood, patchouli, and moss, this smooth burner isn't for the faint of heart.

but wait, there's more:  after the candle melts away, the porcelain canister becomes the perfect place to store your stash.  talk about hemptastic!

a tip of the tiara to you, hashish candle!

i want these on my body.  all of them.  simultaneously.

clockwise from top left:  sprightly vintage earrings (18.09);  ring of roses ring (15.77);  the apple never falls far from the tree necklace (25.05);  sprightly vintage locket (26.90);  drip, drip, drop, little april showers earrings (18.09);  tweet hair slides (12.97);  orbiteer sphere locket (24.10);  ellabelle ring (12.97). 

if you're at all like me, you hold onto your netflix for months and months.  for example, during the length of time that "darjeeling limited" sat unopened next to my TV, i could have taken a train ride across india 3000 times.

fortunately, netflix procrastination can also be a splendid opportunity to strengthen your origami technique.  after mastering the swan, frog, and crab, you can advance to folding all of the dollar bills you'll be depositing to netflix's account.

learn how to get your flix fold on here.

not only will this gorgeously silk screened wallpaper of the urinary tract go perfectly with my home color palette, but it will remind me to be kind to my microflora.  here's how:

rule #1: eat lots of blueberries and cranberries.
step #2: pee after sex.

this has been a WHORANGE public service announcement.

(via pan-dan.)

i arrived in san francisco today and just realized i forgot to pack my boots.  considering i develop hypothermia when the temperature dips below 75 degrees, this is a tragedy.

needless to say, knee-high footwear is on my mind.  see the models above?  i want to be them.  not because they are tall and skinny, but because they have warm feet.  whoranging for shoes has never felt so desperate.

clockwise from top left:  cherry-picked boots (228.00);  continental clip boots (298.00);  red delicious boots (428.00);  chockablock boots (348.00);  button brigade boots (468.00);  scalloped spat boots (298.00).