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It's here! It's here!

My dear friend Devin has officially launched her beautiful online store, outlive the bastards. Devin is one of the most adventurous, creative, and talented people I know, and it delights me to no end that she is able to channel that creativity in a way that is so deliberate and inspiring. Her store is and will be comprised of an ever-changing and evolving line of products that she hand makes from re-purposed materials. Each item is unique and sustainable, with an absolute attention to each and every detail
(notice her hand-penned tags).

Congratulations, Devin! You can count on me being your number one customer.

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It's Tax Day! How We Made an Extra $7000 With Airbnb

This year, when Sebastian and I did our taxes, we filed $7,000 in additional income. That income was generated by hosting strangers in our apartment when we went away, using the travel website Airbnb.   

Airbnb is a community marketplace aimed at connecting people who need a place to stay with those who have unique and desirable space to rent. The service offers travelers an alternative to hotels and traditional bed and breakfasts, while giving hosts the opportunity to make money off of available property. Using the site, one can list a couch to sleep on, spare bedroom, full home, even a tree house or boat, as a bookable rental. The company will send a professional to photograph a space for free, and the photographer’s visit earns the listing "Airbnb Verified" status (a stamp of legitimacy), so it that can be trusted by wary renters.  

Since listing our three-bedroom Brooklyn apartment on Airbnb (as a two-bedroom rental– we keep one room private) a year ago, we have rented our home to 12 different groups of guests for a total of 31 nights. We have an "Overall Guest Satisfaction Score" of 5/5 stars, and have collected a nice set of positive reviews to support our listing. Each positive review improves our apartment’s ranking in Airbnb search results, which prompts more reservation requests and bookings.  

Because we use the service so regularly (we host almost every time we go away, which is often), we are regularly asked for advice. The following is a list of some of the extra things we do for our guests, as well as a few tips for streamlining the hosting process.

Arianna's Amazing New Etsy Shop!

thats right, this post's headline gets an exclamation point

because this morning arianna sent me a link to her beautiful new etsy shop!

i am so so impressed with, and inspired by, her amazing vintage & thrift finds,

creative styling (love the use of fresh food), and gorgeously lit photos.

it gets better: i snagged the little orange pour-pot in the top picture.

i have such talented friends.

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Balancing Maddie

elmira, mi

sparkman, ar

birmingham, al

minneapolis, mn

photographer theron humphrey is currently working his way through all 50 states.

he is photo documenting his year-long trip by sticking his travel companion

-- a coonhound named maddie --

on top of various local objects, and having her balance.

the result is a lovely collection of photos of maddie on things.

while i am partial to this rustic collection here,

its important to note that maddie demonstrates a set of much more daring talents:

she balances on bicycles, shopping carts, and canned goods.

i think this is my new favorite photoblog.

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all photos via maddie on things

Reblog: Icon

photo of gloria guinness in 1966 by cecil beaton for harper's bazaar

Harper's Bazaar: Do you always wear white sharkskin trousers

and men's cotton tops in black or navy when you are on holiday in Acapulco?
Gloria Guinness: Yes I do, is that wrong?
HB: Do you have anything special for the evenings?
GG: I comb my hair.

last week's time in turks reminded me how important it is to vacation in uniform.

i opt for red, white & blue.

(note: this post was directly poached from tomboy style)

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Mark's Bears

selections from my friend mark's series of bears on antique furniture.

delightful!

sad i got to them so late, and that these two are already sold.

but happy sebastian has smart enough to snag the coffee table one.

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Found

billie, the woman who we adopted poppy from,

found this adorable crew along a highway in texas. this photo kills me. they look posed!

know anyone who wants a puppy?
they're retriever mixed with huskie, and have amazing light/blue eyes.

and they'll be available in 4 weeks.
see their photo profiles, and more available pups, on billie's page here.

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WRK Design + City Grit Supper Club

for christmas betsy surprised me with a city grit dinner for four.

the dinner she chose couldn't have been more perfect: jim n nick's bbq from alabama.

jim n nick's is in the process of launching its own heritage hog program, and last night

we sampled just about every part of one of their incredible berkshire pigs.

just as surprising as the supper club however, was where it is held.

wrk design is a design shop and services company
(they designed the earnest sewn stores)

that has set up in an old school house building in soho on prince street.

(note: i actually bought the school chairs that are in our apartment

from that school when it closed shop a couple of years ago)

the shop is warm and rustic and quirky, and just the kind of place you want to
spend hours in... staring at everything. the city grit/wrk partnership is a wonderful
excuse to do so, while eating creative cuisine from around the country.

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top photo mine. others from wrkdesign.com