does it have the chops?

maison21 is on the fence on this one- he loves the idea of a budget version of a lalane sheep bench for those of us who somehow didn't manage to score one at the yves saint laurent auction, but he's a bit put off by the velveteen face and legs- a little too stuffed toy-ish to be taken seriously. metal, wood or even resin painted to look like bronze might be preferable, he thinks. then again, maybe he's being too picky, as the stuffed animal loving kid inside him kinda wants one anyway...

gentle ewe bench, $525.00, from the source perrier collection

*** m21 apologizes- somehow, between posting this last night, and this morning, when he went to buy one (after being tipped off SP was going out of business- thanks vicki!) source perrier has sold out of the bench! m21 is going to leave the posting up, and if anyone sees this offered elsewhere, would you please let us know?

for the birds...

m21 has a pair of mockingbirds nesting somewhere in his yard- we haven't found the nest yet, but their industriousness and protectiveness is an amazing sight- they will attack anything that enters our yard (except thankfully not mona and m21- not yet, anyway). today we saw one of the pair chase a squirrel away down a telephone wire, actually grabbing a beakful of squirrel fur in the process!

we'd love to get our zealous parents this chic and stylish birdhouse to nest in style- though it seems like a whole lotta house for one lonely couple (and possibly a chick), as they obviously don't like to share!

gramercy park birdhouse, $214.50 (browse the rest of the site at your own risk- we did, and now our eyes hurt. a lot).

love is love.

and in this case, love is also free- get yours here. (thanks for the tip, leah!)

drifting along...

maison21 loves the random things he finds in his seemingly endless searches of the internets (how did we shop before the world was online? and yes, we are certainly old enough to remember doing everything by foot power- like in our flinstone's mobile). recently, while looking for mirror options for over a client's mantle verrry late one night, we stumbled across a great site featuring handcrafted driftwood designs: www.alldriftwoodfurniture.com. too rustic/beachy for our current project, but we are pretty crazy for the pieces (especially the mirrors), and everything seemed relatively well-priced to us, so we've bookmarked the site for future use. you might want to as well, if you like what you see!

who knew?

slightly more sophisticated than the dorm room decor maison21 normally associates with urban outfitters:

seriously love this turned wood "salt pillar" stool, $228.00

martz inspired lamp, $48.00

if we could possibly work a couple of these into our own decor, we would- chic and sophisticated 30" rattan pouf, $88.00.