Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Portrait Session by Kimberly Sink

I recently had a portrait session done by the fantastic Mrs. Kimberly Sink before my trip to Texas. Dressing up for the day was pretty fun and probably the only time I'll ever feel like a super-model, haha. These will be used on my website, blog and promotional materials once I get the chance to update them.

Here are a few of my favorite shots!












And now that you're probably tired of looking at my face, be sure to visit her website! www.kimberlysink.com   

She currently lives in Oregon but loves to travel for work, and lucky for me, comes back to Dayton every once in awhile. She's truly a pleasure to work with!

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Tuesday Tip: Styles of Chair Backs

Educate Yo'self! I saw this on Pinterest and thought it was super cool. Of course, there's no way I'll ever remember these but as an interior designer I feel it's my duty to at least try.


Monday, July 9, 2012

Two weeks in Texas

I can't believe it's been nearly a month since my last post! It's been a nice break for me and my two weeks spent in Texas were well needed. I'm back and feeling refreshed! Hopefully it will not be so long in between posts :)

Here are a few cool design related finds during my trip. Sorry the pics aren't the best but most of them were taken with my cell phone while bar hopping.....you know how that goes!

In Dallas one night in the Deep Ellum area, I spotted this adorable furniture shop called Mid2Mod.
Unfortunately they were closed so all I could do was window shop.



Here was another little shop called Century Modern in the same area that was super cute as well.



This store was in Fort Worth near the stockyards. For the most part, its not my personal style but I could still rock one or two pieces individually. I am in love with Fort Worth and the Western charm it possesses!



These adorable phone booths were in our hotel lobby in San Antonio.


And while in San Antonio, of course we visited the River Walk. It was gorgeous! We walked the whole entire thing - one way and then all the way back on the opposite side which was probably about 3 miles one way. Very exhausting but well worth it!


This next picture was also from the River Walk under a bridge. They used lighting and colored glass strips as decoration. The light reflected the colors around on everything under the bridge. What a great (and probably inexpensive!) idea!



I visited the Jonathan Adler store in downtown Austin which has only been open for a couple of months.


And finally, for our last night in Austin we stayed at the Driskill hotel which was an amazing end to the entire trip.


I loved our room! And the ceilings were so fun in orange!

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Zaha Hadid...

...Never fails to amaze me. She inspired a lot of my work as an architecture student at Kent State. I am completely in love with this table! It's made out of glass but it really does look like floating water. It's so pretty I feel it needs a room to itself....with nothing sitting on it :)   I'm curious to know how YOU would style it, if at all?


You can read more about this new work of hers here.

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Frank Lloyd Wright inspired home outside of Cincinnati


 This home caught my attention while browsing HomeTrend's magazine online the other day.

The original article on it can be read here. 

I love the exterior of this home but the interior definitely left me feeling a little disappointed. The homeowner also owns a commercial interior design firm and this home's interior has commercial written all over it. I guess it's a matter of personal preference but I would love to see this home warmed up with some color, various textures and overall.....personality. What do you guys think?





dining room?........or conference room?

 This pool is a keeper for sure!





Monday, June 4, 2012

Vintage Cameras Galore

I added some new items to my etsy store over the weekend. My store is still kinda pathetic in the amount of things I have for sale but it will get there one of these days!

Agfa D-6 Cadet Box Camera, Circa 1935

Argus Model 814 Super Eight Video Camera

Bell & Howell 134-G Vintage USA Video Camera 2x8mm

Clix Deluxe Bakelite Camera with original box, circa 1930's
Keystone 1934 8mm Model K-8 Video Camera with stand and stand case

Minaki vintage camera

Vintage Sekonic 53EE 8MM Video Camera with Micro Eye, circa 1960's

1960's Zenith Portable Radio, Deluxe Royal 500
For more photos or information on any of these cameras, please click the "shop" button at the top of the page. Feel free to email me with any questions! Laura@happyroost.com

Friday, June 1, 2012

The Real Cost of Knock-Offs

I read this article in my latest Dwell Magazine last night before bed and I must say, it's the best article I've read in a long time. In our culture of cheap goods and furnishings, I think this article is a great reminder of "you get what you pay for." There are more and more knock-offs popping up everywhere and I think it's important, as a designer knowing how much time goes into things, to support the trade and not give in to a knock-off just because it's cheaper. This goes for fashion as well!

Please take the time to check this article out and let me know what you think!

http://www.dwell.com/articles/The-Real-Cost-of-Rip-Offs.html

Recognize these chairs? Well, they LOOK like Eames' molded chairs but these are actually from Overstock.com and are $189.99 for two. The real thing retails for $499 each. Is $500 really too much for a chair? I don't think so (think about Arhaus, ethan allen, or any other furniture store for that matter! nothing is under $500 in there!) Is it more than I can afford? Yes. So now go read the article for some good ideas about how you can score the real thing for less and stop supporting these Chinese knock-offs!