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April 07, 2005
It Might As Well Be Spring.
Does anyone else have insane Spring Fever? I can hardly sit still! I can't wait for all the events and excitement and inspiration of the coming months. Summer is my favorite season, no matter how hot it gets, and it's especially intoxicating and wonderful in New York.
Now, I know I've promised you some tutorials and updates on projects, but I'm having some technical difficulties with my ISP and photo program, and hope to have that (at least temporarily) resolved over the weekend.
Here are a few neat links and tidbits to occupy you while I iron out the kinks:
- PropertyShark enables you to dig up all sorts of dirt on your apartment building. Mine is worth about 700K (the whole 8 unit building?!) and was built in 1931. Awesome.
- Kate's Lazy Meadow is a bed and breakfast in the Catskills owned and operated by Kate Pierson of the B52s. I am kind of desperate to spend a few days there this summer. Tour the rooms, they are insane!
- Design Without Reach. Fun/innovative/nearly free DIY design. This is getting blogged and linked everywhere, and ooh, I want to make the lollipop Nelson clock and maybe the paperclip Breuer chair. Oh! And the Eames cards!
- Speaking of Eames, a friend of mine is thinking of getting this chair, which, at $379, isn't really all that hard on the wallet. Especially for such a classic. I hope he chooses the light blue, although the orange is nice.
- I recently bought this bathmat for myself and I think it is the most lush and luxurious thing ever. It almost makes me want to nap on the bathroom floor. I got it in kiwi.
- I also got this awesome red cookware set pretty recently, but there is no photo on the page. Let me assure you: it is awesome.
- I recently took a trip to Horseman Antiques in Brooklyn, and it was really really something to behold, if somewhat overpriced. That block and a few blocks west of Horseman boast great big and little shops to poke around in. Lots of treasures waiting to be discovered. Highly recommended.
- This exhibition is the coolest thing I have ever seen. Ever. Period.
- I've been browsing a lot of sites like this in search of a new pedestal table for my breakfast nook. I like the size and shape and durability of the tables I see in restaurants, so I figure a trip up and down the Bowery may be in order soon.
- I'm hostessing a party this weekend, and it looks like my tiny place will be bursting at the seams. I'll be taking notes, so after I recover I will share hints and advice about successful party-hosting in tight spaces.
One final, but very crucial announcement:
- I got a new job! You're looking at the site of a brand spanking new assistant designer for a great architecture and design company in SoHo, which shall remain nameless. I start April 18, and the hours are flexible enough that I'll be able to devote a chunk of every morning to Apartmentalist. I'm really excited!
Enjoy the lovely warm weather while it lasts! Is anyone taking bets on at least one more New York snowfall before summer?
Posted by Lara at April 7, 2005 10:45 AM
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PropertyShark: that figure is the tax assesment, which IIRC is 50% or 75% of market value. Best way to gauge value is looking at comparable sales, or look at the mortgage documents to see what the last buyer paid for it.
I like centralrestaurant.com for kitchen-supply goodies-- I've been lusting after the color-coded-by-day stickers to put on leftovers in the fridge... that and the AUTOMATIC BUTTER SPREADER.
Congrats on the new job!
Party: anyone I know going to be there?
Odds on snow: I put the line at 5:3 against.
Posted by: Josh Wand at April 7, 2005 08:29 PM
I hope you haven't given up your blog. I really enjoyed your eye and your voice! Hope all is well and that you post again soon.
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