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By now you can pretty much find anything you want online when it comes to recipes, decorating tips, etc. But sometimes (although it's not eco-friendly) its nice to look at something tangible like a magazine or something to inspire you when you don't have access to a computer (like on the bus). Anyway here are some free magazines that I find actually interesting (and they don't send me junk mail!). They advertise themselves a bit, obviously, but it is nice to know that all the materials/ingredients are definitely available.

Lowes: They have some pdf samples of their 3 magazines (Creative Ideas, Woodpost or Garden) to check out before you subscribe.



Kraft: You can read any of their magazines online. (They have plenty of cuppycake recipes.)

Around the Web: Pretty Sales

Ok, sorry guys, this is a kinda girly post about things that are pretty and on sale!

Mini-Chandelier from the Container Store, $7.49, usually $14.99. So cute for those of us who can't afford and/or don't have a place for a real chandelier, 4 led lights that run on AAA batteries. Good for the car, the cubicle, inside of a cupboard?...


Art box from See Jane Work for $9.00 instead of usual $18.00, I just love the colors!


White Lace Dessert Plates from the MOMA Store four plates for $24.95 instead of $49.00 and White Lace Cake Stand for $39.95 instead of $65.00. If you don't know already I have a love for plates, there are just so many beautiful ones out there, I want them all! (It's totes ok just to get one or the other I just couldn't pick which one to post.)


Mod Pillows from CB2 (the darker shaded ones) for $8.95, usually $14.95.

Vases

Oh how cute. And I love how the simple ferns look in these vases too. Clean. Unique. And affordable at $3.95 each. Mike has been saving his old guitar strings and they have a sort of curl at the end and we (his idea) think it would be cute to bunch them together and made a "floral" arrangement of strings. So, I'm looking for a vase that would be perfect for that. Unfortunately, I don't think this vase is it. Oh well! Guess I'll just have to keep on shopping!

(via better living through design)

Diamond Gal Knob

So I really would like to post awesome design things that are affordable to the "normal person". I can't help that some really awesome stuff is ridiculously expensive. I look at sites like Design Within Reach, but they aren't really in reach for me. (They have things like a bedside table that at 50% off is still $650.)


So here is a b-e-a-utiful door knob that would be a great accent to make any home a little more vintage/Victorian. And at only $6 from Anthropologie it would be well worth it! This is an especially great accent because not only is it beautiful it is used on a regular basis (unlike alot of the decorate crap I buy that has NO use whatsoever). It will make even more of a statement when people turn it and feel the unexpected texture.


(Image via Design*Sponge)