Unique Japan

My mother-in-law gave us this pretty sumi-e tapestry (it says “happiness”) for our 1 year paper anniversary. (Thank you so much, Janis!)

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It was very thoughtful of her and we wondered where it was from and she told us that it was from Unique Japan – I never heard of it before, but they have some beautiful stuff!

Igamono Charcoal Beer Mug (sumiyaki)

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Candle Table Lamp

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Yellow Daruma!

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They also have woodblock prints and I like David Stones’ work and how he interpreted the traditional Japanese woodblock – very modern and unique:

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(pink background!)

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Zarin Fabrics

I took a trip to “lower east side fabrics/drapes district” a.k.a. “right in the middle of China Town madness” last Friday to look for a cool fabric for our bedroom windows. My mother-in-law gave us this book called “The Curious Shopper’s Guide to New York City” and the book is awesome actually, it tells you where to get fabrics, stationaries, vintage stuff, lightings, buttons… I wanna go to every single one of the stores listed in this book! Anyway, I went into Zarin Fabrics… (from the book, of course. The other stores were closed when I went there.) and there they are – soooo many very fancy fabrics in the warehouse! I was actually so overwhelmed while I was there. These fabrics are for luxurious home stuff like furniture, drapes, accessories, and most of them go for $90+/yard, but it was discounted to around $25+/yard so I guess it is a very good deal! I decided not to get anything, though, I’m gonna give it some thoughts and come back there later…

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Zarin Fabrics
314 Grand Street NYC 10002

New Kitchen Thing

Just when Randy wondered where it is, it arrived to our door — Breakfast Bar we ordered from Target. Movers lost our cafe table leg (very annoying) and that was the only thing about our new apartment; there’s no dining area. So this looked all great when I found it and it sure was a great buy!

I love putting furniture together — it’s soo fun! (well, Randy did most of the screwing part, though…)

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We ate dinner here tonight! It was too cold today (hi 27 low 19) to go outside so I just stayed in…