ELOISE MOOREHEAD: Archive

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Tumblr Tuesday →

Oh shit, it’s time for me to abandon shame and say hey, if you are liking what I’m doing over here, don’t forget to nominate me in the Designers category of the directory today!

Mar 30th

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Mar 29th

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Mar 29th

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“Sustainability is the first and most important law of good taste”

– Ruby Ross Goodnow Wood, in The Honest House, 1914

Mar 28th

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Mar 23rd

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“Bric-a-brac is generally unfashionable now. Designers see apartments full of...”

– A lament for the bookshelf, The Globe and Mail (via somethingchanged)

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I have never before been tempted to put stickers...

from Sticasa

Mar 15th

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Mar 11th

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Antiquities Lent By Republic Of Italy On View At...

The Moregine Silver Treasury, Roman, late Republican or Augustan, second half of the First Century BCE, from Moregine, near Pompeii. A rare, recently excavated ancient Roman dining set consisting of 20 silver objects — one of only three such sets from the region of Pompeii known to exist in the world — and an important ancient Greek kylix (drinking cup) have been installed in the Metropolitan...

Mar 9th

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Mar 9th

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Windows of Opportunity: Why Historic Preservation

Some good reasons to think about using historic windows in your home (aside from how awesome they look): Energy efficiency and weatherization. A well-maintained 100-year-old wood window with a wood framed storm over it can often out-perform a new replacement window with double glass. And that 100-year-old window, if rehabbed correctly, will last another 80 years, while the replacement vinyl...

Mar 9th

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Mar 7th

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Mar 6th

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Object Report: 19th century Revival Style

This is the first written assignment for my historical design II class. It is a brief description of (250 words or less) a piece of furniture so that someone who is not looking at it can visualize it’s appearance. For these reports in historical design I we were to discuss nothing but physical descriptions. This semester we were asked to include some broader information about the social...

Mar 6th

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