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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at House&Hold to you & yours. May your day be stuffed to the brim with love & thankfulness... and lots of yummy food.

Enjoy!

image snagged from 100 Layer Cake.

giftable: dwellstudio draper stripe throw _holiday 2011 gift guide

Dwellstudio, by far, wins the award for "best stripe" with their signature Draper Stripe pattern. I was so happy to see the Draper Stripe throw debut earlier this fall -- soft, cozy design-y joy all in one beautiful throw!

Very giftable, very winter 2011. Win-win & wins our #4 pick in this years H&H 2011 Gift Guide.

giftable: ferm living _holiday 2011 gift guide

Ferm Living is on my top 5 favorite brands. I love the Scandinavian edge & upbeat attitude. The bold colors & graphic patterns are fun, would fit a multitude of room styles and would be loved by many... which makes Ferm Living very giftable and is our #3 pick in this years H&H Gift Guide.

The pricepoints are reasonable, too! Here are my top 3 under $40 Ferm Living gifts
1. Chemistry Flask $39.95
2. Cork Tray $29.95
3. Tree Bomb Thermo Mug $29.95

inspiration: _thanksgiving side dishes

Side dishes! Stuffing & cranberry sauce are by far my favorite Thanksgiving sides. How about you?

Here are a few of my recent favorite recipes & Ferm Living styling inspiration as well!
(top to bottom, left to right)
1. ferm living tower of rings
2. double bread stuffing with brown butter, bacon and sage
3. roasted acorn squash
4. cinnamon & star anise infused cranberry sauce
5. ferm living buttering boards
6. ferm living dishes
7. ferm living cork trays

All images were snagged from their respective links.

inspiration: a merry mishap on pinterest

This week's happy equation: the blog A Merry Mishap + Pinterest =  a crazy, cohesive collection of white walls, high contrast interior objects and Scandinavian love in 1 happy place.

Inspiring indeed!

Read A Merry Mishap & follow Jennifer on Pinterest.
Do you Pinterest? Be friends with House&Hold (pinned by Summer!).

giftable: jonas damon tool set

And then there are the people on your list that are just stinkin' hard to buy for. Or someone that you don't know very well.... what to give them?!

One idea: wood. It's a classy choice that gives a thoughtful impression.

The Tool Set by Jonas Damon is functional, interesting & includes all the basic doo-dads for someone who doesn't do a whole lot of home-fix its - but still needs a level!!

If you are thinking the flashlight (also known as a torch) is the best piece of the set, well.. you can buy that separately. The Torch is my favorite too.

Etc.: Give & Tell with Summer Roberton on Wantist

Now this was FUN! I was recently interviewed by Brittany Reiff of Wantist for their Give & Tell series. Wantist is a site that makes it impossible to give a bad gift. Not only do they have an amazing curated gift selection but the Wantist blog is fantastic. You will be inspired to be thoughtful & have fun with your life.

The Give & Tell interview reveals funny things about my mom & how great my husband Danny is as well as why I generally don't use gift wrap.

Read it here & then spend the rest of the day reading everything else -- so good!!

& Thank you to Brittany for including me in her series. I'm honored!

Inspiration: mt expo 2011

Oh HOT! I came across this fantastic post on the mt Expo on Hello Sandwhich - can you even imagine how fun that would have been to attend?!

By the looks of it, everything was covered from to head to toe in mt at the expo - even the floor?! I would have smiled the whole time & totally geek'd out.

What's your favorite use for decorative masking tape? I try to use my skinny hot pink whenever possible....

All images via Hello Sandwhich -- thx!

Portland Nights – a time-lapse project

Was browsing my neglected twitter feed and saw this wonderful time lapse video (@travelportland) and thought it must be shared:

fun! - made by the people at Page Films
check out there post describing the process and quirks of shooting this video here

November / Autumnal Mix

Autumnal, a beautiful word (didnt know it existed until my lovely english lady used it in a sentence...she tells me it's a british word and not to feel bad about not knowing it). Autumn is in full swing in Portland and it is both beautiful and chilly. Here's a little mix for a cozy fall night:

1) the Preakness by Panda Bear
2) Already Replaced by Steve Hauschildt
3) VCR (xx cover) by The Antlers
4) Amor Fati by Washed Out (Au Revior Simone Remix)
5) Never by Orbital
6) Dive by Human
7) Ram On (McCartney Cover) by The Morning Benders
8) Oblivion by Grimes
9) Wait in The Dark by Memory Tapes