The Restoration Hardware catalog has something interesting in it. I get that catalog now because of buying a lamp from them. Speaking of which, they're having a sale on lamps right now. I'm really happy with the lamp we got from them for the bathroom. It does feel a bit flimsier than it looks, as my friend Prentiss warned, especially the metal part. I guess it would be a bummer if we had to touch it every day to turn it on, and so every day we were feeling that thin metal and thinking, wow this lamp looks so much better made than it is. But since it's up high on the wall and we turn it on from a wall switch, it doesn't really matter.
Speaking of Prentiss, I went to his website to check and make sure I had the right URL, and I saw on his page that the bat stamps are out. Woo! Bat stamps! Memo to self: go to post office first thing tomorrow and buy lots of bat stamps.
Oh! I forgot to write about the interesting thing in the Restoration Hardware catalog. OK, on the page with their Halloween supplies they are selling an Etteilla Tarot deck and a Mlle. LeNormand deck! It's a bit bizarre to see such unusual decks in a major catalog. But since this catalog is all about retro chic, I guess I shouldn't be surprised that they'd choose two 19th century French decks. I wish they were pushing one of the really beautiful Italian decks like the Gumppenburg/Della Rocca ("Soprafino", my absolute favorite historical deck) or the Vacchetta, which was recently re-released by Lo Scarabeo. But those decks have only pips on the number cards, which maybe didn't appeal to the Restoration Hardware
people.
In other home news, there are some nice looking throw pillows on sale at Pier 1 imports, with a sort of ribbed cotton finish? Don't buy them. Or if you do, make sure they are exactly the same color as your couch and your clothes. I bought a red one, and after one afternoon of lounging, the end of the couch and the back of my sweatshirt have turned pink. The sweatshirt is no big deal, I can bleach that out, but the couch may be a problem. Very annoying.
Lastly, I got a couple of photos uploaded: First the mirror we bought for the bathroom. I am really, really happy with the way it looks. Rather than a frame, it has a six inch border made from frosting the glass around the edge. Which matches the light grey walls perfectly. You can see in the photo that the lamp isn't centered, but I'm so over that. Considering the disaster it almost was, an off-center lamp is fine by me. So the only thing left to do in the bathroom is get the glass shelf hung under the mirror. More on that later.
Second, here's a photo of the most amazing boots in the world. I bought them for myself on a whim, and probably shouldn't have, but now they can be my treat from the VTW royalty. These boots are so cool I can hardly believe I actually own them. Now I have to figure out where to wear them.
Now that I think about it, my treat for myself from the advance was an ankle tattoo. Which is kind of a strange coincidence. I seem to be developing some sort of foot obsession.
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