Where’s my Damn Kaftan?!

Talk about some freaky good Juju.   I had just recently lamented Nashville’s sparse quantity of groovalisciousness over at The Brick House ….loving and wanting her new egg chairs, when whaaaat did I see on Craigslist?

NO. This. Can’t. Possibly. Be.

Egg Love
Egg Love

Larry Dallas is coming over for a drink at 4pm and I need one of Mrs. Roper’s freaking awesome kaftans…NOW.

The Regal Beagle's best customer....Larry Dallas

The Regal Beagle’s best customer….the one and only….Larry Dallas

Larry and Jack plan a night out at The RB

Larry and Jack plan a night out at The RB

Platner Poser

I just can’t help it….I look at a Warren Platner inspired trashcan from Chiasso and there it is – Hey!  Make it a table!  Is nothing sacred?  Apparently not.

Glass is cheap….get a piece cut and there’s your bargain.  There is one caveat…it would be a far more stable surface if you flipped the can upside down.  That said, I’d actually prefer it that way with a top of onyx or other natural stone.  For such a small area, you could get a remnant or scrap piece for probably $25 or less.

Big style, small price, and customized to your taste.

Platner for Knoll Side Table $662  at All Modern
Platner for Knoll Side Table $662 at All Modern

Chiasso's Waste Can for $28
Chiasso's Waste Can for $28

Switcheroo

Much better.  I had planned to create a photo wall above the buffet, but didn’t like how the others were working with Blurb’s photo.  I’ve had this Walter Inglis Anderson print for years and decided it needed a facelift.  New frames can be as fulfilling as a new paint job in a room…it changes everything.

"white trees" out, walter in

Close-up of print

Southerners know Walter Anderson..especially in the Delta, but if you haven’t heard of him…check him out.  The Museum is still struggling to save much of the work damaged in Hurricane Katrina, and the best variety of his work is sold by his family here.   I’ve been toying with getting a print of one of my old favorites…Water Spouts, but in looking around, I noticed Wild Orchid, which I hadn’t remembered seeing before.  The nature drawings have always been my favorites and I truly love so many of them.

Wild Orchid by Walter Anderson
Walter Anderson's Wild Orchid
Walter Anderson's Water Spouts
Walter Anderson's Water Spouts