By Holly Peterson
33rd Annual Fiesta Del Sol is June 2nd and 3rd in Solana Beach, Ca! It opens at 9am and is a TON of fun for the whole family! There is fun for the whole family, from arts and crafts activities to beer and wine tastings!
http://www.solanabeachchamber.com/preview/chamber/fiestadelsol/index.aspx
By Holly Peterson
Swoop - Storage Bag & Play Mat-in-One
As seen on Realsimple.com and in Parenting Magazine.
Now when play is done, even the kids can clean up in a flash. Yes, clean-up has never been so easy...it's IN THE BAG. Just grab the nylon cords and "SWOOP" up all those blocks, legos, plastic dinosauers, and other tiny play pieces from the day's activities into this storage bag and play surface all- in-one. Toss it in a corner, hide in a closet, or hang it on a hook till the toy story continues the next day. It's a brilliant way to minimize toy sprawl. Based on a design for a storage bag passed down from an inventive grandmother, this modern version is constructed of strong cotton canvas allowing it to open almost flat to multi-task as a great play mat. Measures 44 inches in diameter. Machine washable. Available in Hot Pink (not shown), Lime (not shown), Orange and Turquoise (not shown).
{$48 each}
Maybe your kids will enjoy picking up after themselves now?! HA!
By Holly Peterson
‘Confessions Of A Designer’, What Goes On In A Designer's Mind
London-based designer
Anneke Short has come up a series of minimalist posters that are out to challenge the preconceptions that people have of designers.
‘Confessions of a Designer’, is a collection of quotes that Short has “either found [herself] thinking or that [she has] heard [her] designer friends say, often on more than one occasion”.
Blatantly honest and comical, they portray the frustration and realities that designers often face.
{one of my faves}
Looking forward to adorning my walls with one of these witty posters!
By Holly Peterson
Hide your mess in the hidden recess, All of your external drives, routers, and a power strip
can be tucked in a compartment under the desktop - cords can be fed through an opening
at the back - freeing up precious surface area for your paperwork.
bluelounge.com
$600
By Holly Peterson
Thanks to LUTRON
NEW Lutron LED control solutions save energy, while improving comfort and productivity!
- Alleviates typical problems like excessive flicker, dimmer, shimmer,
and lights dropping out at low dimming levels.
- Mix and match dimmable LED, dimmable CFL and halogen on the same dimmer.
By Holly Peterson
Three ways to get high-quality home-theater sound...
with some speakers so discreet, they're barely noticeable.
Sound bars, which sit just in front of or below your screen, provide amazing sound quality by projecting audio in multiple directions, replicating the sound of several speakers... without black boxes everywhere you look.
Instead of having a set of speakers throughput the room, mount these slender columns on the wall or ceiling. They come with a grille and can be ordered in any of seven finishes to help them blend in.
Totem Acoustics Tribe III
from $1600 each
totemacoustic.com
Screw these wireless speakers/LED bulbs into preexisting recessed lighting fixtures. (You'll need a transmitter to attach to the audio source.) Use several for major surround sound.
MusicLites speaker
$250 each (transmitter not shown - $120)
musiclites.com
HAPPY LISTENING!
- Design Diva
By Holly Peterson
13W GE Energy Smart LED, GE Lighting
This dimmable 60W incandescent replacement lamp is part of GE's full family of Energy Smart LED incandescent replacement lamps being introduced over the next 12 months.
According to GE, the 13W LED lamp has been available since November 2011, and the 75W and 100W incandescent replacement LED lamps (18W and 27W) are anticipated for Fall 2012.
The lamps deliver omnidirectional light as well as smooth dimming and eliminate flicker.
When off, the lamp has the appearance of a soft-white incandescent lamp.
Finally, an LED light bulb that dims!!!
By Holly Peterson
Wishing you a holiday season full of
LOVE and LAUGHTER!
Thank you for all your support throughout the years!
Warm Wishes,
By Holly Peterson
The perfect gift for the holidays...
Get a groovy gift for someone special on your holiday shopping list.
Handcrafted of solid walnut with a hand rubbed oil finish, and grooves painted in a choice of three colorways.
Quartz movement is made in the USA.
Dimensions 11.5”w x 11.5”d x 1.75”d
$180
Happy Shopping!
By Holly Peterson
"Gratitude is the sign of noble souls."
-Aesop
THANK YOU
to my family, friends, and to my amazing clients!