Friday Find: Fanned Placemat Setting

Fanned Placemat Set, West Elm, $16 (set of 2)

Friday Find: And Pillow

And 16" Pillow, Crate & Barrel, $29.95

Spring is Here

This might just be my favorite google doodle ever, designed by marimekko:

Artist Spotlight: 2Cellos

Last night's Elton John concert in Raleigh opened with a cello duo, appropriately dubbed '2Cellos'. The duo, Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser, produced a self-titled album last year. The two were discovered on YouTube with their cello-only cover of Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal".

"Smooth Criminal" (Michael Jackson):


"Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Nirvana):


"With Or Without You" (U2):

Friday Find: Geo Runner

Geo Runner in Aquamarine, Z Gallerie, $34.95

Something's Got A Hold On Me

Samples of this song are cropping up in today's mainstream music.  The original is really so much better!

Etta James with "Something's Got A Hold On Me":

Friday Find: EXPEDIT Shelving Unit

EXPEDIT Shelving Unit in High Gloss Gray, Ikea, $89.99

Friday Find: Orange Chick Candleholder

Orange Chick Candleholder, CB2, $7.95

Book Releases: March 2012

Releasing this month:

• Coben, Harlen - Stay Close. (3/20)
• Cussler, Clive - The Thief (Issac Bell, Book 5). (3/6)
• Drummond, Rae - The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier. (3/13)
• Feist, Raymond - A Crown Imperiled (Chaoswar Saga, Book 2). (3/13)
• French, Nicci - Blue Monday. (3/1)
• Graham, Heather - The Unseen. (3/27)
• Harris, C.S. - When Maidens Mourn (Sebastian St. Cyr, Book 7). (3/6)
• Harris, Charlaine - Dead Over Heels (Aurora Teagarden, Book 5). (3/6)
• Parks, Brad - The Girl Next Door (Carter Ross, Book 3). (3/13)
• Patterson, James - Guilty Wives. (3/26)
• Patterson, Richard North - Fall from Grace. (3/26)
• Peretti, Frank - Illusion. (3/6)
• Powers, Tim - Hide Me Among the Graves. (3/13)
• Steinhauer, Olen - An American Spy (Milo Weaver, Book 3). (3/13)
• White, Randy Wayne - Chasing Midnight (Doc Ford, Book 19). (3/6)