Crush: Furbish Studio & Jamie Meares

One of my favorite stores and a constant go-to for inspiration is Furbish Studio. Unfortunately, it is geographically undesirable so I am forced to ooh and aah at all of the goodies thru the confines of my computer screen. I was thrilled to see that the Everygirl recently shared a feature on Furbish and their owner/ designer/ tastemaker/ blogger/ all around cool chick, Jamie Meares. Jamie founded Furbish 3 years ago and they have been grooving to the beat of their quirky and colorful style ever since. They recently moved into a new retail space and have me seriously considering a quick jaunt to Raleigh...

*photos from The Everygirl

A few of my favorite finds at Furbish:

Artwork by Furbish's own Keila Marino...

Suzani!

I am a sucker for their upholstery - everything is unique and the perfect combination of comfort and fun...

A few new arrivals via Furbish's Instagram feed. Yes, please!

Mercury footed bowl. Wouldn't this be a great little catch-all for keys?

Pink ikat lamp - with claw feet perfection.

A long time fave - the Mr. & Mrs. cocktail glasses. I bought the husband a set of these for Christmas and he promptly commented that these were really more of a gift for myself than him. He may be on to something, but even a gent deserves a little Furbish in their life!

*photo from The Everygirl

Did I mention Jamie also pens the lifestyle blog, I Suwanee? Check it out, you won't be disappointed. Promise.

Revamp!

When I first started To The Tens I spent hours (ok, maybe days...or more) googling ways to tweak html so that I could personalize the look and feel of TTT. My one take away was that I should stick to my day job - I am NO web designer. So this time around I have enlisted the help of Kelly from Fabulous K  to work her magic. Hopefully the end result will look something like this in web form of course!

ODLR Spring campaign/ J.Crew bling/ florals via Utterly Engaged/ Vogue/ 10 Downing/ Bookshelf porn/ Tara Jones calligraphy.

Hello Again!

Please pardon the major interruption in blog posts! 2012 went by in a flash and was full of major milestones, career growth, and countless memories. In the midst of all the excitement To The Tens was abandoned, but will be making a major comeback in 2013. First up will be a design overhaul of the site. Please bear with me as TTT ramps up and looks a little shabby (hopefully shabby chic?!) until the end of Feb/ early March. A little recap of 2012 and tease of more goodies to come...

I worked with a super cute family in Brooklyn on their living room "spruce-up." Major bonus, they loved Martyn Lawrence Bullard's Sinhala Linen print via F.Schumacher. Obsessed!

Enjoyed an amazing girls weekend away to The Parker Palm Springs.

Continued to pull together our apartment and collect any and all things elephant. Is there such a thing as a crazy elephant lady?? Really though, an elephant bar cart is WAY necessary.

Turned 30 - yikes!

Became addicted to Instagram (username: pp_pal)...and that fabric.

And the major time suck/ labor of love that was 2012...I became a Mrs! 

Much more on that to come...

It feels good to be back! 

xo

PLP

(my new initials - double Ps!)