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S2020 ORC – The Pink Bathroom (but not really), Week 3

2020-05-20

RANTING | In which I talk about the Spring 2020 One Room Challenge (ORC), decorating my pink bathroom, and my tendency to make people hate me. Oh hi. It’s week three of the ORC and I am ...

Design & Decor, Lifestyle

s2020 ORC – The Pink Bathroom, Week 2

2020-05-13

DECORATING | The Spring 2020 One Room Challenge (ORC) and me. And my pink bathroom. And the boring cleaning and prep and minor renovations I’ve done so far. OH HAI! It’s the second ...

creative musings, Writing

This woman’s work

2020-05-08

ESSAY | We need to talk about work. I need to talk about work. Women’s work. This woman’s work. I just read a beautiful essay in the Paris Review. It’s entitled, Fuck the Bread. The ...

Design & Decor, Lifestyle

s2020 ORC – The Pink Bathroom, Week 1

2020-05-06

DECORATING | The Spring 2020 One Room Challenge (ORC) and my MCM pink tile bathroom. Whelp! I did it! I signed up for the One Room Challenge (ORC). I’ve followed it for years, since it ...

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One That Got Away: Murano glass lamps

2020-04-13

ONE THAT GOT AWAY | Murano glass lamps and lessons learned. I’ve been meaning to start this series for awhile — posts about pieces that got away. I feel like this is a subject that resonates with ...

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Spotlight: Boucherouite Rugs

2020-04-06

SPOTLIGHT | Boucherouite rugs (or the very best and coolest rag rugs out there). So rugs have kinda been a thing for me over the past year. I’m not sure what happened exactly, but all of a sudden ...

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Spotlight: Kaoru Kawano, MCM Japanese printmaker

2020-03-30

SPOTLIGHT | Kaoru Kawano | Midcentury Japanese Printmaker Artist “Born: 1916; Hokkaido, Japan Died: 1965 Nationality: Japanese Art Movement: Shōwa period (1926–1989) Field: Woodblock ...

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Vintage love and shopping during COVID-19

2020-03-17

SHOP NEWS | Whelp. WHELP. Shopping during COVID-19. It’s a whole thing. My new shop space opened today at Trunkshow Raleigh (1526 Wake Forest Rd, Raleigh, NC 27604). It’s a little ...

blogs & news, Will & Bequeath

W&B vintage fashion: love, rediscovered

2019-11-23

REDISCOVERING VINTAGE FASHION | Will and Bequeath vintage fashion … for the love of clothes, y’all. Hey friends. It’s been awhile. Blogging sometimes feels like a bit of a ...

blogs & news, Writing

Welcome to the cult of bedtime

2019-07-17

PARENTING | So I initially wrote this on my phone. With my thumbs. From 9:30-10:30 PM at night, in that first window of free time I have after my child, The Smeetch, has (dog willing) finally ...

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The Hollow Rock pop up is a wrap!

2019-05-06

DEBRIEF | Whelp! It’s the Monday after the Will and Bequeath Hollow Rock POP UP and I am … exhausted. EXHAUSTED. As my fellow “thriftsketeer” (did I type that right?) ...

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Hollow Rock Pop Up! May 4, 2019, Durham, NC

2019-04-21

TAG SALE | Hello friends! Will and Bequeath vintage is making a foray into IRL sales. Whut whut! So … changes are (yet again) afoot. The last few months have been interesting. When I ...

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F2020 ORC – The yellow bathroom (I go back to black)

F2020 ORC – Something to look forward to?

F2020 ORC – Champagne wishes, caviar dreams, and cheap wallpaper

Burnt

S2020 ORC – The Pink Bathroom (but not really), Week 3

s2020 ORC – The Pink Bathroom, Week 2

This woman’s work

s2020 ORC – The Pink Bathroom, Week 1

One That Got Away: Murano glass lamps

Spotlight: Boucherouite Rugs

Spotlight: Kaoru Kawano, MCM Japanese printmaker

Vintage love and shopping during COVID-19

W&B vintage fashion: love, rediscovered

Welcome to the cult of bedtime

The Hollow Rock pop up is a wrap!

Hollow Rock Pop Up! May 4, 2019, Durham, NC