The Nest Editors' Blog

Ten Dollar Tuesdays: What are you buying this week?

Nest Krissy — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:11:00 GMT

Yay, it's Tuesday! Come on. Admit it, Tuesday is kinda growing on you. Hmmm not yet? Well would it help if I told you that $10 could buy you some graphic melamine plates or a tool to measure pasta? (As if we needed another reason for spaghetti night!) What are you gonna buy this week?

From left: Organize your Life Magnet set, delight.com; Luggage locator tag, flight001.com; Day of the week clips, seejanework.com; spaghetti measure, aplusrstore.com; side plate and felix 8 plates, frenchbull.com

Trend Alert: Lacquer

Nest Krissy — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:12:00 GMT

Color, color, everywhere! On the walls. On the floors. On the tables. Thanks to the cool lacquer finishes we can add bright spots to our homes. Got any lacquer pieces of your own?

From left: Lacquer cubes, jonathanadler.com; Vero mirror, tonichome.com; Cain collection chairs, branchhome.com; chin chin lacquer, mgbwhome.com

Ten Dollar Tuesdays: What would you spend it on?

Nest Krissy — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:21:00 GMT

Hello, Tuesday! Thank you for arriving with some good deals for the week. We've got side tables in so many fun colors (nope, this is not a typo), cute containers for organizing spices plus all you need for shucking some oysters. If you only had $10... which would you buy?

From left: Lack table, IKEA.com; digit spice jars, anthropologie.com; file folders, bobsyouruncle.com; salad dressing mixing bottle, surlatable.com; oyster opener set, conranusa.com

Ten Dollar Tuesdays

Nest Krissy — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:39:00 GMT

Tuesday has always been my least favorite day of the week. Time to cut it some slack. From now on, it's the day for posting all of my favorite cheap (under $10) finds. Need another reason to love Tuesday?

From left: Sea blossom knob, anthropologie.com; Charm pizza cutters, ikea.com; Stacking mugs, crateandbarrel.com; dragonfly paper clips. fredflare.com; small handled folding crate, containerstore.com

Trend: Nesting Tables

Nest Krissy — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:30:00 GMT

A table within a table within a table.... Can it get any better than that? Nope, not if you're like me and short on space. They're popping up everywhere in different colors, shapes and styles. Are you into the tucked away table idea?

From left: Peekaboo, cb2.com; KLUBBO, IKEA.com; Mia, mgandbw.com; Solano, Target.com; Vitra, velocityartanddesign.com

Trend: New Glassware Styles

Nest Krissy — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:11:00 GMT

Stemless. Mouthblown. Etched. When it comes to glassware, I'm a sucker for bright colors and graphics galore. Come on, who needs a full set when you can mix and match so many cool designs. Got any of your own faves?

From left to right: BUSIG, IKEA.com; hula hot set, lekkerhome.com; juicy drinking glasses, happylosangeles.com; Protect our Air glasses, uncommongoods.com; swimmer glasses, fishseddy.com

Trend: We've Got the Blues

Nest Krissy — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:50:00 GMT

Blue. It's the one color I could never live without. Navy is my go-to-decorating shade but I'd be pretty darn happy with any part of the blue family. Midnight. Powder. Cobalt. Are you drawn to any shades?

From top left: Dog bowl, jonathanadler.com; steamer roller suitcase, tossdesigns.com; ikat slipper chair, urbanoutfitters.com; file cabinets, conranusa.com; navy checker pillow, hableconstruction.com

In Season: Corn on the Cob

Nest Krissy — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:16:00 GMT

No surprises, we're all about corn on the cob this time of year. And there are lots of fun gadgets for tackling it. We've got zippers. We've got kernel strippers. We've even got butter spritzers. Whether you prefer the holders –or your hands– this is definitely one mess-approved treat. Do you have any favorite tools or corn recipes?

From top left: Corn holders, bedbathandbeyond.com; Corn stripper, williams-sonoma.com; Two tone corn zipper, cooking.com; Butter boy, amazon.com