I’ve been on a bit of a yellow kick lately. Happily, it’s daffodil season, so I’m soaking up all of the color I can while it lasts. But alas, flowers fade, so when I spied this lovely painted vase, I added it to my list of sunny objects to covet.
Flora Grubb is my absolute favorite local garden store, and lucky for all the rest of you, they have a web shop. For a one-of-a-kind little wonderland of foresty goodness, order yourself up a Wall Bubble Aerium or two. You won’t be sorry.
Granted, what’s local for me probably isn’t local for you; but the Orlando-area shop Luxe & Liberty is deserving of your attention, even if you have to order online instead of popping in to pick out a few choice gifts. Organized around goods made in America, L&L stocks lines both little and big, from neighborhood artisans to well-known names like Calphalon, Amenity Home, and Pangea Organics. (See? I told you they were good.)
Here are my picks:
1. Skinny Fish Artisan Stationary–produced in small batches by artist Shawn Laughlin; 2. Leather Photo Album, in prismatic colors; 3. Kalender Platter, trimmed in platinum and gold; 4. Herb Bowl with Mezzaluna Chopper–one of those tools you didn’t even know you needed; 5. Endangered Parrots of the World Chess Set–prohibitively expensive, outrageously fun; 6. Crocus Rocks Glasses with 22K Accents–hello, hostess; 7. Chiller Pitcher with Lid–a closed carafe that will keep al fresco flies out; 8. Chick Chair; 9. Balustrade Napkins–round and round the table they go; 10. Aptos Collection Pebble Pendant; 11. Amber Dard Hunter Rose Thermometer & Clock–outdoor temperature gauges are so underrated; 12. Teco Art Pottery Orb Vase–lovely lines, from an exactingly reproduced historical collection.
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As low-tech as the robot plant was high: a rock that has been hollowed to a vase. Beauty in simplicity, no?
Yes, I know these white ceramic guns have been around, been featured, been done; but I haven’t recently encounted any other vase that would make your corner-store Valentine’s Day carnations look as sexy.
