Home and Garden

The Ape and I are thinking about utilizing our roof-top as additional garden space and were thinking along this line.

We'd like to add an entertainment area, and will add a spiral that leads up to the roof.  In addition we plan on a nice waterfall fountain.  And to incorporate many container plantings.

We know it's gonna take some construction.  Anyone with any experience?  Any ideas?

Have you ever seen a piece of furniture that confuses you?
To have you wondering "How does that work now?" is specifically the designers intention! Take for example the two products I have here.

The Lila Jang design of the modern sofa is so intreguing! The thought of having part of a sofa climbing a wall is amazing. Of course you can sit in it, but why would you? The sofa its self is an art form alone! I would LOVE to see this in a museum of modern art. It would be pretty cool to have it not only as a display but also as seating areas.

Secondly, the egg pod bed. I would...

Who doesn't want to create their own whiskey?  Well, maybe you're not ready to set up your own home distillery, but you can age a whiskey to your liking with a bottle of Monterey Rye Spirits. The bottle of clear distilled rye comes with a stick of medium American oak attached. Simply drop it in, wait as long as suits you and enjoy a whiskey that tastes like it's aged for years.

Whiskey takes its flavors from the barrel it ages in. The longer it ages, the richer the flavor. But size matters. It's a simple matter of surface area ratio - a large barrel takes more time to impart the...

here is the second find from west elm. i just love the simplicity of this bed set with the black, sketchy tree and bird motiffs. i think you could really mix and match this up with other prints and colors. make it summery with yellow and green or fall and winter with browns and wines...lovely lovely!!

If you're anything like me, you have constantly changing ideas about home decor. I have never once finished decorating my bedroom because my ideas for it change on nearly a day-to-day basis.
I think it depends on my mood.

This picture frame seems perfect for this kind of decorating ADD. It's sort of a doodle or sketch pad that surrounds the photo. You can change the way it looks as often as your mood changes.

Just imagine the all of the different looks you could create with this medium! Let your inner creative genius take charge and make this photo frame your own!

Or known as the Caprese Salad.

It is my new favorite thing.


In fact, I like them so much that I'm on my computer at 8 am and looking at pictures of them on google.


There are a lot of things about this little dish that I adore. For one it is jam packed full of my all time favorite ingredients: tomatoes, basil, extra virgin olive oil, and more importantly buffalo mozzarella. For anyone out there who has never tried buffalo mozzarella you are missing out on one of the most delicious things in the world.  There is a difference in taste between the mozzarella...