luri & wilma
world girl
The smart magazine for smart ladies!
Spring 2014
The Home Issue
The Home Issue | print issue #5 | luri & wilma
Independently published & printed in the USA, on recycled paper.
the green team Charlie Heck Editor-in-Chief & Layout Design charlie@luriandwilma.com Beth Eller Marketing Coordinator bethe@luriandwilma.com Blair Larkins Editorial Assistant blair@luriandwilma.com General Inquiries info@luriandwilma.com
Advertising Inquiries advertise@luriandwilma.com
Mandy Pellegrin Fallon Keplinger Citlalli Sanchez Adelle Gresock Amber Paranick Megan Paranick Audrey Grygiel Victoria Shubert Bruna Siloto Shamael Al-Rizaiqi
DIY Editor DIY Contributor DIY Contributor DIY Contributor Smart girl reads, Contributor Food Contributor Food Contributor Hair & Makeup Artist Design Intern General Contributor
Much love & gratitude to this issue’s contributors... Roy Moody, Studio Moody Isaiah Headen, Les Joueurs Photography Dafna Steinberg, stylist
Contents
The Home Issue
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Editor’s letter Editors’ picks for the home Smart girl reads 5 tips for an eco home redo World Girl Letters from home Girl on the up POP of color A Nashville home tour Sustain-a-biz Jump on your BED
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FASHION A spring in vintage Beauty in the kitchen
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SEE & DO Homemade green cleaning solutions DIY reading rack Repurposed bandanna apron Reupholstered thrifted bench
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FOOD Sunday brunch for 2 Front porch sippin’ 1 ingredient / 3 ways Pantry essentials
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here thou art, that is home.” -Emily Dickinson
Editor’s Letter
Apartment, studio, loft, flat, townhome, room share, pad, HOME; any way you slice it, home is where you lay your head. I don’t know about y’all but I’ve lived in my share of rental spaces. Sometimes it can be hard for a lady to customize a space you don’t own. In this issue we’ve packed our fifth print edition with all the green, Indy, handmade things you need to make your space truly your style. Plus it’s springtime!!! We’ve had a rough winter here on the East Coast and I’m just stocked to be on to warmer weather. In this issue, we’ve got accessories to add a POP of color, smart lady resources for redoing and redecorating, and our DIY editor lets us into her Nashville home. Our DIY section tackles some décor but most importantly, the green way to jump into that spring-cleaning routine.
In the mood to redo but just need a bit of a kick start? Check our five tips for an eco-friendly décor change. As always, I wanna give a special shout to the people who make each issue happen. For us, it’s more than a hobby. We either went to journalism school, picked up a camera years ago or are just really great at pulling shit together. Whatever the reason, we come together multiple times a year to do what we love. Ever time I’m at a market or throw an event I am greeted with the same cliché saying at least once, ‘print is dead.’ Here at l&w we think it’s still glowing and we’re so happy to share it with you.
-Charlie
Have a lovely spring; we’ll see ya again this summer!
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Purity Skin Care Gift Set www.100percentpure.com
What we’re lovin’ on for your rad pad!
6 Editor’s picks
editor’s picks
Knots and Biscuits . Handmade ladder storage. www.knotsandbiscuits.etsy.com/
Hygge & West www.hyggeandwest.com/
Katherine Gendreau Photography . Handmade vintage-inspired toss pillow. www.kgphoto.etsy.com Sapadilla . Cleaning products. www.sapadilla.com
Yellow Owl Workshop . Cat love tea towel stencil kit www.yellowowlworkshop.com//
Caldrea . Lavender pine hand soap. www.hyggeandwest.com
JD Designs . Embroidered bathroom towel. www.daniel1956.etsy.com Print Club Boston (flip to page 14 to learn more about the designer). www.jointheprintclub.com
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Amber Paranick
As we’ve settle into the New Year and the changes that come along with it, one change that can boost your mood and bring new life into your world is a change of your home decor. With these books and magazines, changing your space will become fun for not only the decorating veteran but the DIY amateur and every smart girl in between.
BOOKS
Happier at Home, by Gretchen Craft Rubin. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a bit of a pessimist. “How is this Gretchen character going to tell me how to be happier at home? I’m happy enough, darn it.” But give this book a chance (err, give it a year rather) and after you’ve made it through all 12 chapters (one for family, another for neighborhood, yet another for interior design--there’s one for every month), you just might be a bit happier in your environment. Design Sponge at Home, by Grace Bonney. A DIY bible for the newly-minted interior designer.
The Book of Decorating: A Room-byRoom Guide to Creating a Home that Makes You Happy by Deborah Needleman, Sara Ruffin Costello & Dara Caponigro. Packed to the spine 8 Features | Smart Girl Reads
with decor du jour for every room in your flat. The Vintage Home by Judith Wilson. This Judith knows a thing or two about interior decorating. If you happen to pick up any book authored by her, you’re likely to learn a few things.
MAGAZINES 91 Magazine. A pretty, web-only publication from our like-minded friends across the pond. This magazine might make you want to flee the States and plan a British invasion. www.91magazine.co.uk Apartamento.. A UK export whose founders believe that home design stems from simply living, not decorating. Filled with perhaps more art than interior decorating guidance, if all else fails, you can always tear out the
pages and use them to decorate your entire apartment. www.apartamentomagazine.com Midcentury Magazine. Yet another UK biannual publication made for “people who appreciate good design, neat graphics and quality editorial.” Hey, that’s totally us! www.midcenturymagazine.com domino. The much-loved print magazine took a publishing hiatus back in 2009 but came back better than ever in 2013. www.domino.com
smart girl reads
A li ttle hi story lesson..
Mendl, Lady Elsie de Wolfe (1865-1950) The Founder of Modern Interior Design in America. Elsie de Wolfe was an interior designer before there was interior design. Born in NYC, just after the end of the Civil War, to a fashionable family, she was educated in New York and Scotland. At the age of 17, she became “Lady Elsie” when she was presented to Queen Victoria and London society (a quite unusual honor for an American girl at the time). This experience focused her vision of life on elegance, refinement, fashion and good taste. She came into the profession of interior design somewhat serendipitously. Elsie was first a professional actress and a society girl whose name often appeared in newspapers’ society columns. In the 1890s, Elsie took up residence at the Washington Irving House in New York City with her friend, Elisabeth Marbury. Her reputation for having an eye for design, as well as, her ability to create a harmonious environment preceded her. She became one of the most sought-after interior designers in the 1900s; charging those who could afford her services (i.e. the affluent upper crust of society), a reasonable sum. Before de Wolfe came along, women’s homes were not “designed,” the pieces were merely assembled by the lady of the house. de Wolfe carried on the tradition of decorative surfaces and harmonious color combinations while clearing away the thickly curtained and upholstered look of the Victorian nineteenth century.
Drawing inspiration from her summers spent in France, she came to prefer the light, gilded interiors of Versailles and the delicate lines of eighteenth-century French furniture. In 1905 her work in the profession was secured when Stanford White asked her to decorate the Colony Club, a retreat for upper-class women in New York. Her compiled pieces of advice from the Delineator magazine became “The House in Good Taste.” First published in October 1913, by The Century Co in New York, the advice given to readers in Miss de Wolfe’s compendium still remains relevant today. With chapters like “The Small Apartment” (this is the age of the apartment, she starts out…). Her prose and candor makes this both an interesting and insightful read. Many designers we now come to think of as the fathers of interior design were in fact her protégés. Her goal was simply this: “A house that is like the life that goes along with it, a house that gives us beauty as we understand it--and beauty of a nobler kind that we may grow to understand, a house that looks refine.” Whenever Miss de Wolfe took on a new client, she’d quite literally study her clients: with suitability, simplicity and proportion in mind.
Later in life, she married Sir Charles Mendl and continued having a fabulous life. If it wasn’t her covering 18th century footstools in leopard print making headlines, it was her ability to rock blue hair and perform headstands even into her 70’s. You can still see her work in the homes of Mrs. George Beckwith, Mr. and Mrs. William Crocker, the Barrymore and Henry Clay Frick, as well as a dormitory for Barnard College in New York City. Her eponymously named Elsie de Wolfe Foundation continues to sponsor decorative arts programs that inspire those with an interest in designing a home that gives beauty and refinement.
Her belief was that a home should reflect a lady’s personality, not one’s income. It was her thought that anyone could design, even on a dime.
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5 tips for an eco-friendly home redo
Beth Eller
With spring in full bloom, we’re embracing the new! Budding leaves, blooming flowers and busy bees are all signs of nature’s fresh start. Around this time of year, it’s usually out with the old and in with the new. But how can we keep a new home redo eco-friendly? Here are 5 tips for staying green when you’re ready to makeover your digs:
1. less is more
Keep your newly decorated rooms clutter-free by becoming a minimalist. Not only will you have less to dust, but less furniture equals less waste. To match your new modern minimalism, pair it with some sleek, modern pieces like the Ason sofa from Viesso (www.viesso.com). It is one of their “extreme green” options, made with all natural and recycled fabrics, locally sourced wood, no fire retardants or harsh chemicals and handcrafted in the USA.
2. retro is the way to go!
Retro is always in! For a fun DIY project visit your local Goodwill or Salvation Army and find a guy in need of some TLC. Redo it up with polka-dots, stripes or our fave, daisies, for a super retro decor do-up.
3. the devil’s in the details
Sometimes all it takes to give kitchen cabinets, or a piece of old furniture, a new look is changing little details like knobs, handles, cabinet doors or drawers. Some great places to find reclaimed fixtures are local salvage yards, antique shops, and even Etsy. Check out some funky cabinet redos, from Styling and Salvage (www.stylingandsalvage.com), made of salvaged drawers and knobs, and check out your local salvage yard to create your own unique piece.
4. teach an old dog a new trick
Repurposing something old in an unexpected way keeps your update green and your mind at work! And with today’s super amazing DIYers, you can teach yourself a thing or two about upcycling.
5. breath easier
According to Eartheasy.com and the EPA, indoor air can be three times more polluted than outdoor air and paints and finishes are some of the leading causes. Breathe cleaner air and give your home a face-lift with a new, nontoxic paint job. Look for these terms when you’re ready to start searching for innocuous paints: Natural Paints, Zero VOC or Low VOC.
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Blair Larkins
I have enjoyed doing this for both reasons. Nowadays, it’s not as much a necessity as it once was. I’ve been through a lot of changes in the last few years, going from a very active mom, wife and teacher, to being alone, and jobless. My only daughter moved away after college, my marriage fell apart and I lost my job. So, My Repurposed Life means more than just changing up a dresser. l&w: You were a teacher before you started My Repurposed Life, how did you make the transition into developing your business? Was this something you always did?
Gail: After losing my job, I watched a lot of HGTV and started itching to do some of what I was seeing others do. I started gradually collecting tools and teaching myself to use them, while looking for roadside Here at luri and wilma, we are all about smart ladies and DIYs so we fell head- finds to repurpose. My business is more on the blog side than it is on the over-heals when we found out about selling of goods. I often say I don’t Gail Wilson of My Repurposed Life. know whether I blog so I can work on projects, or if I work on projects so I Gail’s website showcases her love of can blog. I am still working as a teacher, repurposing home goods and turning them into modern works of art that can although the classroom has changed as well as the curriculum and the students. fit the décor of any person. As a DIY maven, Gail also share tips on projects l&w: With everything being heavily to help others. We caught up with her engaged in social media and the interto learn about how she began her business and how she lives as one of the net, what was your reason for sharing smart ladies who follow their passions. your creations, tips and ideas on a blog? What have you learned personally and business-wise from sharing your passion l&w: Tell our readers a little about on the internet? yourself: Gail: I’m the woman behind the site and Facebook page My Repurposed Life. I’ve always enjoyed doing things without help. Some of us use what we have, and make do because of budget, others do it because we love it. 12 FEATURES | World Girl
Gail: I share through many social media channels, but they all really lead back to the blog. The tutorials I share on the blog are lengthy and rarely have true “beauty shots”. With My Repurposed Life, it’s all about how to do something, and that’s not always pretty.
l&w: What is the best and hardest thing about developing your own business? What have you learned? Gail: I didn’t set out to be a businesswoman. When I started writing the blog, I did it to fill my time and to share my knowledge with others. I am really in an accidental business. I think if I had started blogging as a job, I wouldn’t have stayed with it very long. Working on the projects, and blogging about them, plus doing all the social media takes a lot of time. Many would say it takes a lot of work, but when you love what you’re doing and doing what you love, it’s difficult to call it work. l&w: As a businesswoman, can you give any advice to other women who are struggling to find their passions or developing their own businesses? Gail: My best advice would be to an older audience. Here I am in my mid 50’s living a dream. I wouldn’t change a thing that happened to me, because it’s all made me who I am. It’s really never too late to live your dream. To learn more about Gail and My Repurposed Life, head to www.myrepurposedlife.com. Follow her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/myrepurposedlife
Letters from home...
features
by Beth Eller
LuckyGirlPaper
“My sweet girl- Your letter gave me more delight than anything in the world but yourself could do…”
Send me an email, drop me a line, shoot me a text; nowadays keeping in touch has never been so easy. While the convenience that accompanies today’s communication can certainly be considered more expedient and eco-friendly, it cannot replace the lost art of letter writing. Who can forget the delight felt, as a child, finding a letter in the mailbox addressed personally to you? Or even as an adult, the pleasure that comes from finding a personal note tucked amid the everyday bills, coupons and advertisements. Many of us will never forget letters written or received over the years. There are shoe boxes on top of closet shelves or stuffed under beds everywhere full of meaningful prose, but the majority of us probably couldn’t recall exactly what we texted someone five minutes ago. Why is it that the written word is so prevailing?
-John Keats to Fannie Brawne July 8th, 1819
Whatever the reason for writing to someone, putting pen to paper is a more distinctive way to convey a message, and now thanks to green stationary companies like smock. in Syracuse and Craftgasm, Lucky Girl Paper, and Scratchpaperdesigns, all in Washington DC, it’s easy to stay eco-friendly and remain personal even if you’re not paper free. So the next time you get ready to reach out to an old friend, or attempt to keep in touch with family, consider putting down the cell phone and closing up the computer. Instead, pick up a pen and some eco-friendly stationary and mail a letter. Our picks for eco-prints: www.etsy.com/shop/LuckyGirlPaper www.etsy.com/shop/craftgasm www.smockpaper.com www.etsy.com/shop/scratchpaperdesigns
The answer comes down to one thing - a handwritten letter is personal. Emily Dickinson even goes so far as to describe it as “immortality” - thoughts forever recorded honestly and unabated on something concrete. It is how John Keats expressed his undying love to Fannie Brawne, how Napoleon conveyed his prolific thoughts to his adored Josephine, and how Earnest Hemingway got his heart broken by a nurse he met during WWII.
“A letter always feels to me immortality because it is the mind alone without corporal friend.” -Emily Dickinson to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, June 1869
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Charlie Heck
Girl
on the up!
Elizabeth Corkery
Elizabeth began her formal art training in Sydney, Australia, at the College of Fine Arts, as a printmaking student. After living in New York for a couple of years, struggling to find time to commit to the art of printmaking, she went to graduate school to complete her Masters of Fine Art. As her personal work moved into more ambitious, highly produced bodies of work, she launched Print Club Boston as a way of bringing the act of printing back into her daily life through smaller-scale collections. Each collection of limited-edition, silkscreened prints is released as a series and handmade in a small studio in Somerville, MA. The Grid, The Trellis is the inaugural collection. An eight-print series, these pieces are based around the structural geometry of the garden trellis. And with this being the Home Issue and all, we just knew you’d dig on Elizabeth as much as we do! l&w: How important is sustainability when it comes to design or new product lines you release? Elizabeth: It is incredibly important for Print Club Boston to be a water-based rather than solvent-based screenprint studio. Making beautiful work without the use harmful chemicals is a firm priority. In addition, our values - which extend beyond our own products - are focused on living amongst high-quality, thoughtful and handmade pieces that enrich our lives without promoting a culture of disposability or problematic modes of mass production.
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l&w: How are your products produced? Elizabeth: For my prints I use all water-based screenprinting ink and mold-made paper, which is both acid-free and 100 percent cotton for maximum archivability. l&w: Where do you get your inspiration for your prints? Elizabeth: I’m inspired by incredibly varied things that I usually stumble across during my endless trawling through blogs and art books. I love to travel and find myself in unfamiliar environments. I also really enjoy visiting exhibitions of contemporary artists and looking at the specific choices they make about the display of their work and the gallery space as an installation; their placement, framing or control of audience movement.
For the different Print Club Boston series I knew I wanted to produce the prints in collections as it allows for a visual investigation to happen over a few surfaces, rather than creating one or two prints that sum up my whole theme or idea. The first collection, The Grid, The Trellis, was actually born out of a fascination with the trellis as a structure that is inherently geometric and rigid but forms the armature for the growth of very organic, free-form plant life. My ambition for the prints themselves was to see how I could create a tension between creating depth through the photographic quality of some prints, but then for other prints pull back to the surface of the paper by imposing the overlaid grid pattern.
girl on the up
l&w: Any additional information you would like to add about yourself or your line that demonstrates your commitment to Indy design. Elizabeth: One thing I’m really excited about is the print swap idea that I’ve started with this first collection. A portion of each edition is kept available for swapping and so far we’ve swapped with a photographer, framer and other printers from nearby Boston to Spain and Australia. Swappers can propose an exchange of a good or service and their print comes free of traditional charge, a neighborly gesture we believe is in the spirit of print’s history of dissemination and exchange.
To learn more about Elizabeth & Print Club Boston, head to: www.ecorkery.tumblr.com www.elizabethcorkery.com www.jointheprintclub.com
Photos courtesy of Elizabeth.
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Head to luriandwilma.com/video for our special holiday fashion video.
Home Tour:
An old-meets-new DIY fil ed Nashville home. Photography by Mandy Pellegrin
Our DIY Editor Mandy Pellegrin, and the super talented lady behind the DIY & lifestyle blog Fabric Paper Glue, recently traded in her policymaking life in Washington, D.C., to return home to the Music City. Upgrading from a 600-square-feet District condo into her first house meant a bit of redecorating. Her goal was to balance the old with the new in the 1935, East Nashville Tudor Revival that she shares with her husband Michael and their cat Pete, and we’re delighted that she’s sharing all the details with us for our special Home Issue.
Master bedroom: The master bedroom was already a beautiful,
modernized blank slate. Mandy built the extra-wide headboard to ground the bed and make sense of the sloped ceilings, and the addition of an overhauled chair that Mandy literally found on the side of the road creates the perfect little nook to catch up on reading. Flip to page 59 to learn how to make those cute little reading racks.
Li vi ng room: The living
room’s heavily textured plaster walls got several coats of a dramatic navy paint to highlight the Tudor archways and original window moldings.
Mandy DIYed the modern brass light fixture to create an overhead statement. Find more of Mandy’s fab DIY projects at www.fabricpaperglue.com.
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Di ni ng room: Mandy refinished
an amazing midcentury dining set that she got for a steal at a local estate sales shop. She paired oversized black and white photographs with an antique chandelier for a little juxtaposition.
Guest room: On a backdrop of
calming gray, Mandy mixed textures, patterns and colors in her guest bedroom. By combining stark black-andwhites with natural colors, metals with bamboo and fur, and animal prints with polka dots and large-scale geometric patterns, she created a space this is interesting while still warm and inviting.
Craft room & workspace:
“This is literally the room of my dreams – in both form and function,” Mandy says about her dedicated workspace.
She transformed the once red bedroom into a light, bright space full of her favorite things – black, white, gold, and all things crafty.
To learn more about the fabulous Mandy Pellegrin, check out Fabric Paper Glue. And if you find yourself in Nashville, may we suggest attending one of her craft workshops Craftcourse Nashville. www.fabricpaperglue.com www.craftcoursenashville.com
Shamael Al-Rizaiqi
sustain - a -
biz
Whether it is moving into a new place or spicing up a living room, we all want a little somethin’ that stands out! On the hunt for something swell and sustainable, we were just smitten when we came across all the revamped goodness found in the world of Sausha Khoundet, the lady behind Sweet Pickins Furniture.
Sausha describes herself as creative, independent and shy; and that creativeness is justified in her work. Her refinishing business concept grew out of a hobby that she’s had for years. “I never thought about selling anything until my husband was deployed to Iraq and I collected a little too much furniture to keep for myself. I decided then it was time to start my blog and start selling my furniture. Best decision I ever made,” she said. And that name, it’s just as adorable as her refinished beauties. When we asked Sausha how the name Sweet Pickins came about, she giggled and replied with a cute Christmas story. “I was decorating our Christmas Tree a few years ago and watching one of my favorite shows ‘American Pickers’ and they said ‘boy, that’s some sweet pickins!’ about something that they had just found. I knew right then that was my business name - it was perfect!” Before the world of refurb, just what exactly was Sausha up to? “I was a court clerk for 10 years. I really loved my job but as I started looking at other blogs of woman making a living from selling their furniture, I knew that I could do that as well. I started getting really anxious because I knew that if I could concentrate on furniture full-time, I could do good things and be successful at it,” she said.
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Quitting wasn’t easy and for Sausha it was not an overnight decision. “I worked on my blog/business for a couple years, built up a reputation for myself online and then built up a client base for my furniture refinishing. I would never have made a decision to quit a decent paying, awesome benefit, job if I hadn’t established myself first,” she said. For a DIY gal like Sausha, well, she must have a favorite piece to work with and we got her to spill the beans. “My favorite pieces to paint are antique dressers or buffets. I would love to just paint those all the time and nothing else, but they are getting harder and harder to find. I just love the lines of those old pieces. The old varnishes that are on them also work really well with my milk paint.”
Sweet Pickins has something for every eco lady or gent as she uses a wide range of colors in her revamps. Sausha just introduced her milk paint line and is now teaching a course on how to work with it. Milk paint is a touch intimidating to the average DIYer; you have to mix it up yourself. Environmentally safe and non-toxic, milk paint’s deep, rich colors reflect those found on existing antique furniture and buildings. This wonder woman has taught about eight or so painting classes and has lots more in the works. Not only does she teach classes but also sells her line of milk paint online. “It’s the perfect paint for getting those chippy finishes, as the paint may naturally chip and flake off when it’s drying,” said Sausha. And what does Sausha say about her rise to fame? “I know that blogs play a big part in this as they see how easily just painting a piece of furniture can change the look and feeling of a room. And, it’s funny, as soon as one girl hears about me and comes to me to revamp their furniture or they buy one of my pieces, she refers her friends and it becomes this big circle of friends that all come to me. I have circles all around me,” said Sausha.
etsy.com/shop/IFoundThatVintage
@I_Found_That
www.facebook.com/ifoundthatvintage
dafnadil@gmail.com
To learn more about Sausha, scope out her Sweet Pickins or learn more about milk paint, head to: www.sweetpickinsfurniture.com.
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jump on your
BED
keep it serene with white-on-white. get back to the dessert with boho. get loud with electic. Styli ng by Charlie Heck & Dafna Steinberg Photography by Les Joueurs Photography Hai r & Makeup by Victoria Shubert
boho chi c
get back to boho with our faves from: Dream Catcher from Etsy shop Natural Patina www.etsy.com/shop/NaturesPatina. Vintage traveling trunk sold at Peg Leg Vintage www.peglegvintage.com. Pattern boxes from smock. www.smockpaper.com.
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Thrifted linens from DC-area Goodwills. Matching cami and pants, handmade by Murielle Dreamwear, sold on Etsy at www.etsy.com/shop/MurielleDreamwear.
See more live action from the shoot online at www.luriandwilma.com.
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Ivory plush cain back chair from Was Paper www.waspaper.com. Purple Rose Flower Pillow, handmade by Handmade Habitat, sold on Etsy at www.etsy.com/shop/handmadehabitat. Vintage white rug from Peg Leg Vintage www.peglegvintage.com. Mid-century vintage ottoman from Peg Leg Vintage www.peglegvintage.com. French bulldog from Was Paper www.waspaper.com.
Thrifted linens from DC-area Goodwills. White Dixie end table from Was Paper www.waspaper.com. Vintage nightgown from I Found That Vintage, sold on Etsy at www.etsy.com/shop/IFoundThatVintage. White shag pillow and French laundry pillow from Was Paper www.waspaper.com. Pattern boxes from smock. www.smockpaper.com.
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Thrifted linens from DC-area Goodwills. Mixed toss pillows from Was Paper www.waspaper.com. Lips recycled-paper print from Studio Moody www.studiomoody.com. Vintage watercolor paintings sold at Peg Leg Vintage www.peglegvintage.com. Orange, crushed velvet Victorian chair from Was Paper www.waspaper.com. Yellow director’s chair sold at Peg Leg Vintage www.peglegvintage.com. Pink & red rug Peg Leg Vintage www. peglegvintage.com.
eclecti c
T-shirt by Yakitoko www.yakitoko.com High-waisted panties in organic cotton, handmade by Sandmaiden, sold on Etsy at www.etsy.com/shop/sandmaidensleepwear.
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homemade green cleani ng solu ti ons
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Citlalli Sanchez
Seven ingredients to a naturally clean home. Recipes & photography by Citlalli Sanchez Cleaning your home can be a tedious task, but shopping for the right cleaning products, well that can get quite dirty. Many cleaners contain chemicals that are not exactly “clean” for the environment. And sniffing out their eco-counterparts can get frustrating and, depending on the shop, a lot more expensive. Want to keep it all natural and easy on the wallet? Check these 7 magical ingredients for an all-around, green spring-cleaning routine that will last all year!
castile soap . distilled white vinegar . olive oil . hydrogen peroxide . water . baking soda . lemons ALL PURPOSE CLEANER 2 cups of water 1 cups of hydrogen peroxide ¼ cup of lemon juice Gather all ingredients and pour into a spray bottle. Shake well and spray on surface to be cleaned.
GLASS CLEANER ¼ cup of vinegar 4 cups of warm water We dig straight vinegar but some do find it a bit difficult to deal with the vinegar smell. If you decide to do the water and vinegar version, then we suggest mixing it right before you are ready to use. Make sure to use newspaper when cleaning glass or mirrors for a streak-free surface.
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SINK & STOVETOP CLEANER
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1/3 cup of baking soda warm water Put baking soda in a bowl and add enough water to make a moist paste. Apply paste to a brush or a sponge and scrub away.
TOILET & SINK CLEANER vinegar baking soda. Sprinkle baking soda on area to be cleaned. Spray vinegar on the baking soda, you will see both ingredients react and the dirt will drip down. Use a brush or sponge for scrubbing and rinse away.
TUB & TILE CLEANER 1 2/3 cups of baking soda ½ cup of castile soap or vegetable based soap ½ cup of water 2 tablespoons of vinegar Combine all ingredients in a bottle. Shake well before using. Apply with a cloth or sponge and scrub away. Make sure to rinse thoroughly.
WOOD/FURNITURE POLISH olive oil lemon juice Use two parts of olive oil to one part of lemon juice. Mix well until the mixture emulsifies. Use a cloth to spread on furniture to be polished. Not only will this furniture polish leave wood looking clean, but it will also take any odors out of wood.
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Citlalli Sanchez Our recipes are merely a basis as to what you can do with those 7 amazing ingredients. Feel free to alter to your liking once you find the magic spot. Something to keep in mind, these solutions are best when they’re fresh; we prefer to make ‘em in small batches. A few, like the vinegar-only version of the glass cleaner, all-purpose cleaner and tub and tile cleaner can be kept in a spray bottle or a container with a pump dispenser. And if you do make them ahead, we suggest reusing those old cleaners’ containers, a little bit of chalkboard paint and some craftiness. Not only are they super cute; you can switch out solutions with just a rinse and a change of chalk. Another plus is that you can also date them and make sure you don’t keep them bottled for too long.
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DIY Readi ng Rack DIY tutorials & photography by Home Issue | print issue #5 | luri & wilma MandyThe Pellegrin
Mandy Pellegrin
Alright, ladies, we’re breaking out a little light woodworking today to build the reading rack of your dreams. Well, specifically, it’s the reading rack of my dreams that I built for my bedroom reading nook featured on page 24. It’s also a great excuse to buy yourself some tools, and I don’t want to hear excuses because a jig saw is a compact tool that will only set you back about $30.
Materi als:
1x12 Wood Plank Black Paint Gold Paint
Step 1:
Do yourself a favor and have your local hardware store cut your 1x12 down to a couple of 24” lengths.
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Step 2:
Tools:
Ruler Pencil Jig Saw Chisel Hammer Paint Roller Paint Brush Painters Tape
Step 3:
On each board, measure out and mark Use the saw to cut along the 12” a rectangle that is 12” long and approx- pencil marks. imately ¾” tall* and 2” from one of the longer edges of each of the boards and adjacent to one of the shorter edges, as shown. *It is very important that the heights of the rectangles are exactly or only marginally larger than the thickness of the planks.
Step 4:
Use a chisel and a hammer along the ¾” marks to remove the rectangular piece. Discard these pieces.
Step 5:
Give your cut boards a coat or two of black paint.
Step 6:
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To make that reading rack a little sexier, give the edges a little gold paint treatment.
Step 7:
Slide the boards together. If they’re a particularly tight fit, use a rubber mallet to pound into place.
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Adelle Greosk
Born in the 80s, child of the 90s, college in the early 2000s? Then you most certainly have a few bandannas stashed somewhere! Bust out the old college stash and test out this super simple, sewing beginners’, adorable apron.
Materi als:
Sewing machine Pins Measuring tape Scissors Bandanna Ribbon or complimentary fabric
Step 1:
Measure your waist or hips, depending on where you plan on wearing your apron.
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Step 2:
Cut ribbon or fabric to your measurement PLUS 10 inches for tying.
Step 3:
Machine sew your bandanna to your ribbon, making sure that the center of the bandanna and the center of the ribbon match up so you have even ties. That’s it, a super swell apron! The Home Issue | print issue #5 | luri & wilma
Fallon Keplinger
Dig on the retro? Want a piece that screams your style but not into forking out the dough for a custom piece? Here’s an easyas-apple-pie DIY for a reupholstered bench.
Materi als:
Scrap bench 2 yards of fabric (36” inch width) 2 yards of plastic covering (36” width) 1 brown Sharpie 2 poly-fill foam pads
Step 1:
The seat of our Goodwill find was already coming apart so removing the seat was easy. Use the back of a hammer to take any nails connecting the seat to the bench out to separate the pieces.
Step 2:
Fold your fabric in half to make it stronger. Lay it on a large table or workspace and put the foam pads on top. Align the bench seat with the foam pads and fabric; make sure everything is centered and even.
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Step 3:
Using a staple gun, secure the fabric to the bottom of the bench seat.
Step 4:
Lay your newly covered seat right side down on top of the plastic covering. Secure the plastic to the back of the bench with a staple gun.
Step 5:
Our seat was originally nailed to the bench and we reattached it that same way. However, using screws and a drill may be faster, depending on your bench’s construction.
PRO TIP:
Got some scratches or flaws you’re not diggin’ on? Use a brown sharpie to fill them in or the meat of a walnut works well too!
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Audrey Grygiel
Feelin’ the need for spring in a bottle? May we suggest booze, bacon waffles and whipped cream. Plan a brunch date with your boo or bestie with these recipes: First up, the bubbly!
Hibiscus Royale Cocktail Ingredients: 1 bottle champagne or prosecco of your choice 12 dried hibiscus flowers 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup water Putting the sweet stuff together: In small saucepan over high heat, combine sugar, water and hibiscus flowers and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 10-15 minutes until thickened. Divide champagne into flutes and add 1 tablespoon at a time of syrup until desired color and flavor is reached. Add a hibiscus flower to finish. 68 FOOD | Sunday brunch for 2
Prosciutto wrapped cantaloupe, blueberries, pomegranates & fresh whipped cream.
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This recipe is more like a pinch of that, a cup of those. Ingredients: 2 cups blueberries 1 pomegranate 1 cantaloupe 6 slices prosciutto, sliced in half. mint Putting it all together: Sliced the cantaloupe and wrap ‘em with prosciutto. Pair the blueberries & pomegranate with homemade whipped cream (recipe below) and a touch of mint. 1 cup heavy cream 3 tablespoons white sugar or 1/3 cup powdered sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract or other flavoring In a large bowl, whip cream until stiff peaks are just about to form or your hands give out. Beat in vanilla and sugar until peaks form. Make sure not to over-beat, you don’t want cottage-style cream.
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Audrey Grygiel
Bacon & Chive Waffles Ingredients: 5 eggs - yolks and whites separated 2 tablespoons honey 1 cup milk 2 cups all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional) pinch salt pinch pepper 1/2 cup chopped chives 5 slices bacon - cooked to desired doneness and crumbled into small bits 4 tablespoons melted butter
Working quickly, whisk the dry ingredients until just incorporated, be careful not to over-mix. With a rubber spatula fold in the chives, bacon and melted butter until just incorporated.
Putting it together:
By hand or with a mixer, beat the egg whites into soft peaks Whisk together the egg yolks, honey and milk and fold into the batter until just incorporated, again without over-mixing. until combined. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, paprika, cayenne (if using), salt and pepper. 70 FOOD | Sunday Brunch for 2
Prepare the waffles with a waffle iron, following manufacturers instructions.
food Sarsaparilla Maple Syrup Ingredients: 1 cup maple syrup - grade of your choice 1 tablespoon sarsaparilla bark (can be found at your local spice shop) or 2 tablespoons root beer extract 1 vanilla bean; seeds removed, pod reserved Putting it all together: In a small saucepan over medium heat whisk together the maple syrup, bark or extract and vanilla bean seeds and pod and lightly simmer for 20 minutes. Remove bean pod and enjoy!
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Mandy Pellegrin
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Cocktail recipes & photography by Mandy Pellegrin It’s the perfect time of year to mix two of our favorite things – fresh spring produce and booze! Skip the flavored vodkas at the liquor store, and infuse your own. It’s worlds easier than you think! No matter what flavor you’re infusing, the process is basically the same: fill an air-tight jar about halfway with your fresh spring produce, cover with vodka, and allow to infuse in a cool, dark place for about five days, giving it a little shake everyday. Once done, strain the infused liquor. For stronger flavors, a cheap vodka will do, but for milder flavors, you may want to spring for the good stuff and give it an extra day or two.
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drink For our fresh spring infusions, we used peeled, seeded, and chopped cucumbers, hulled whole strawberries and pineapple chunks. You’re welcome to whip out your mixology skills to put them to use, but we kept it simple by pairing them with a little club soda. Since we used our infusions fresh out of the jar, we even threw some of the boozy produce in for good measure.
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1 ingredient/ 3 ways Recipes & copy by Audrey Grygiel Photography by Studio Moody
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Audrey Grygiel
Zucchi ni, Leek & Parmesan Crostada Serves 4 Ingredients for crust: 1 1/4 cup flour 1/2 tsp sugar 1/2 cup butter - cut into small cubes 1/8-1/4 cup ice water Putting it together: Sift the flour, salt and sugar together. With your hands, begin to combine and crumble the butter into the dry mixture until it resembles coarse meal. Slowly add water until the crust stays together in a rough ball. Be careful not to work the dough too much or it will become tough. Wrap the dough ball in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes. The dough can be made up to 2 days in advance. Ingredients for the filling: 2 tablespoons butter 1 medium zucchini - cut lengthwise into 4 quarters, then cut across to yield small triangular pieces 1 leek - white & some green parts, sliced thin and soaked. 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes (optional) 2 tablespoons chopped basil 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese salt and pepper 1 egg, beaten 76 FOOD | 1 ingredient / 3 ways
Putting it together: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a skillet over medium heat, add butter, leeks, zucchini and red pepper flakes and sautĂŠ until lightly golden. Remove from heat and let cool as you roll the dough into a large circle, about 10-12 inches in diameter. Add cheese, basil and salt & pepper to cooled mixture and stir to combine. Add mixture on top of the crust leaving a 1 1/2-2 inch edge. Gently fold and crease the edges around the tart, encasing the filling. Brush edges with the beaten egg and dust with coarse salt. Bake for 10-15 minutes until golden.
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Potato, Leek & Cele ry Root Soup
Ingredients: 3 strips bacon 1 tablespoon butter 3 leeks - whites only, sliced thin and soaked 3 shallots - 2 diced, 1 sliced thin 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 small celery root - chopped into 1-inch pieces 1.5lbs Yukon gold potatoes - chopped into 1-inch pieces 1 bay leaf 2 tablespoons parsley - roughly chopped 5 cups chicken stock 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup cream salt and pepper
Add celery root, potato, bay leaf, parsley and chicken stock and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 30-40 minutes until vegetables are softened. PurĂŠe the mixture in batches and return to pot. Add milk and cream and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Top with reserved bacon and shallots and serve with crusty bread.
Putting it together: In a Dutch oven or stock pot over medium-high heat, cook bacon and sliced shallot until crispy. With a slotted spoon, remove bacon and shallot from the pan and set aside. Remove all but 1 tablespoon bacon fat from the pan and add butter, leeks and remaining shallot until softened but not browned. Add garlic and cool for 30 seconds or until fragrant.
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Audrey Grygiel
Leek & Sausage Breakfast Muffi ns
Makes about 12 Muffins Ingredients: 12 eggs 1 tablespoon olive oil 8 oz breakfast sausage 1 leek - white part only, sliced thin & soaked 1/4 cup sour cream 1/4 cup shredded Havarti cheese salt and pepper Putting it all together: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a skillet on medium-high heat add 1 tablespoon of oil and cook breakfast sausage, using a wooden spoon to break it up into small pieces. With a slotted spoon remove sausage to a paper towel lined plate and reserve oil in the While the leeks and sausage cool, crack eggs into a mixing bowl. Add sour cream and combine. Lumps are ok. Add leeks sausage and salt and pepper pan. and combine. Fold in the cheese. Reduce heat to medium and sautĂŠ the leeks until softened, about 5-7 minutes.
Grease a muffin tin or insert cupcake liners if using. Divide the mixture among the cups. Bake for 5-7 minutes until set.
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The veggie girl’s guide to...
pantry essentials by Megan Paranick
Spring-cleaning shouldn’t just stop with moping, dusting and sweeping. Don’t forget about those kitchen cupboards and that pantry! This list is non-exclusive but should help you breeze through most vegetarian recipes. They also help you meet your quote for essential nutrients like calcium, vitamin B, folic acid and iron. Flaxseed: provides a healthy dose of omega 3 fatty acids. Nutritional yeast: add to popcorn; use in recipes for a “cheese” sauce. Some are fortified with vitamin B12 - a must have vitamin for vegan diets. Chickpea flour Vital wheat gluten Whole-wheat pastry flour: for baking and making baked goods just a bit healthier Quinoa: a great source of protein and it cooks up just like rice. Spices: cumin cinnamon cayenne sea salt Oils: coconut, safflower, canola oil Rice: white, Arborio and brown for added fiber. Lentils: great for adding protein to dishes (and not a bad source of foliate as well). Tofu: shelf stable soft tofu mixes well in recipes. Shelf stable non-dairy milks: most are fortified with calcium and vitamin D. Nuts: almonds and cashews can be soaked and used for sauces.
Photography . desi gn . modeli ng . source credi ts: Cover Photography by Les Joueurs Photography. Styled by Charlie Heck & Dafna Steinberg and hair and makeup by Victoria Shubert. Model credit, Amy Stewart. pg. 14-15 Girl on the Up photos courtesy of Elizabeth Corkery. pg. 16-23 POP of color spread designed and compiled by Bruna Siloto pg. 24-28 Nashville home tour photographed by Mandy Pellegrin. pg. 32-41 jump on your BED. Photography by Les Joueurs Photography. Styled by Charlie Heck & Dafna Steinberg and hair and makeup by Victoria Shubert. Model credits, DeNise Evans, Amy Stewart and Idda Donner. pg. 42-51 A spring in vintage photographed by Les Joueurs Photography. Styled by Dafna Steinberg, hair by Sandi-Kaye Henry and makeup by Erica Basha. Graphic design by Bruna Siloto. Model credit, Lauren Bray. pg. 52 Beauty in the kitchen recipes and copy by Amber Paranick, graphic design by Bruna Siloto. pg. 55-58 Homemade green cleaning solutions created and photographed by Citlalli Sanchez. pg. 59-61 DIY reading rack created, styled and photographed by Mandy Pellegrin. pg. 62 Repurposed bandanna apron created by Adelle Greosk, photographed by Charlie Heck. pg. 50-51 & Wrap it smart, wrap it pretty DIYs, photography and styling by Citlalli Sanchez. 58-61 pg. 66-71 Sunday brunch for 2 recipes by Audrey Grygiel, photography by Studio Moody and styling by Charlie Heck. pg. 72-73 Front porch sippin’ recipes, photography and styling by Mandy Pellegrin. pg. 75-78 1 ingredient / 3 ways recipes by Audrey Grygiel, photography by Studio Moody.
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