anti-grinch mode

AG and i are grinches. better yet, were grinches, not anymore. we are not fans of christmas time... but i decided to change my attitude and even if i do not like christmas, i do like holidays... and vacations even more!!! so i decided to come out of the grinch mode and with blueprint as inspiration, i decided on festive decorating without the fuss...

The first step was making a wreath for my front door, and i saw the perfect one on the holiday issue featured on amy butler's home, so i decided i would make it myself and not spend much on decorating. all my neighbors have christmas decorations since november, and most of the houses are such eye sores... yuck! they just don't know when to stop. horrible sights...

I gathered materials from what i already had, bought some white spray paint, the cheapest wreath hook (it was a hideous green, i spray painted it black) and was set. i did my minimalist beautiful wreath. i love it! i'll show you my holiday tree on another post...

10 most influential design bloggers

Yesterday i received an e.mail from stan of the home rejuvenation blog, who asked me to help spread the word on the survey going on over there. the point is to basically pinpoint who 'the movers and shakers of the design blogging world are'.

Design inspiration comes from many sources and fields, so for me the most influential design bloggers come in a mixed array of tastes, design fields and professions:

• core77. http://www.core77.com/ they proclaim themselves as an "industrial design supersite" but fall short with the description. it's a design supersite allright, covering all art and design fields.

• decor8. http://decor8.blogspot.com/ holly's blog is like a catalog of fresh design finds and resources, ranging from stationery to sofas. also hosts fun contests!!!

• design*sponge. http://www.designsponge.blogspot.com/grace, a brooklyn based blogger with daily posts about incredible stuff mostly about product and interior design, with lots of sneek peaks inside indie designer homes, which i love.

• desire to inspire. http://desiretoinspire.blogspot.com/ an australian and a canadian, each blogging from their own country, offering tons of visual inspiration, trend alerts, flickr finds and design porn fitting every taste and style.

• face hunter. http://facehunter.blogspot.com/ in his words: "a man out and about in london and beyond: eye candy for the style hungry".

• mocoloco. http://www.mocoloco.com/ modern and contemporary go loco on this canadian design blog. lots of interviews, furniture, objects, architecture and art.

• print and pattern. http://printpattern.blogspot.com/ blogging from the uk with an in-depth look at graphic design in many applications such as wallpaper, fabric, stationery, gift wrap, etc.

• spray glue. http://sprayglue.blogspot.com/ features very cool photography in every post and has lots of reviews in fashion, accessories, books, furniture, technology, etc. directly from south africa to the world.

• style bytes. http://stylebytes.net/ another fashion blog, from oslo. agathe has a passion for fashion and visually documents her inspirations, finds, and how she mixes and matches things.

• the apartment. http://www.theapt.com/ a multidisciplinary creative agency in the fields of architecture, interior design, branding and marketing. the apt broadcast has many mini posts daily about many things and many themes. i love new york and so do they.

So here's my vote, send in yours to:
homereju AT gmail DOT com