Sarah Walker The Curated House, Author at The Curated House

How to Organize Your Accessories 101 | Clos-ette Too

I have a confession to make. I love being organized. I love it when everything is neatly in it’s place and there is a total lack of visual clutter. Here’s the thing. I am not naturally organized. Like, not at all. I am creative and extremely visual, so I often keep things “out where I will remember them.” We all know what that leads to. And so the tension between loving a neat and organized space and being a visual creative is an ongoing battle for me.

I’m a huge believer in doing what you’re good at and then calling on others to do what they are good at to fill in your “gaps” and make you better. Enter Melanie Fascitelli, President and Creative Director of Clos-ette Luxury Closets and the woman on my wish-list of consultants to help me live my organizational dreams.

Based out of NYC, Melanie is in fact considered the closet organizer to the stars, a well-respected guru in designing and building custom closets and dressing rooms that are as functional as they are beautiful. If a custom closet makeover just isn’t in your budget right now, you can still benefit from her editorial genius through her lovely product line of travel cases, Clos-ette Too. Melanie has also recently launched a gorgeous online magazine with inspiring stories of organizational transformations. Here’s a sneak peek inside this lovely mag’s pages with just one such story:

Organization is such a meaningful way to bring beauty to the world {order out of chaos!} and I love that Melanie’s mission is to help us edit our closets so that form and function can meet and co-habitate in the loveliest way!

Here’s an up-close look at her brilliant travel jewellery and makeup cases. They are so well designed with such thoughtful details to keep necklaces from tangling and rings from getting lost.

Pretty fabulous, right? What are your favourite tips for being organized in your house, kitchen and closet?

xo
s.

By Sarah Walker The Curated House|October 2nd, 2012|0 Comments

New Business Cards | MOO

I’m pretty sure I’ve confessed this to you before, but I am addicted to paper products. I love the feel of a good, heavy paper in my hand, the texture of a watercolour paper ready to be painted, and the potential of what can be created out of humble little torn-edged pieces. So it was important to me that the paper for my new business cards play a key role in their loveliness. Enter MOO.

I just love it when small things come in great packaging. Here’s how my MOO Luxe business cards arrived. {There were more in another package along with it.}

I love the wax seal and the linen-textured box. So unexpected! Even better, look what I found inside!

My lovely graphic designer friend Melody took some watercolours I did up {including the herringbone pattern on the back of the cards} and laid up something simple yet sophisticated. I just love them!

One of the awesome details that MOO offers in their Luxe line – in addition to paper so thick you want to bite it – is painted edges. For someone who is all about the details, this is like candy. Yum!

From the simplicity of laying them up online to the lightning fast shipping to the print quality to the details like painted edges and bite-ably thick paper, I am thrilled. I would highly recommend MOO for your next run of cards!

Wishing you the happiest of weekends, friends, filled with time spent with the ones you love. Gathering, eating, laughing, creating memories. Isn’t that what weekends are for?

xo
s.

By Sarah Walker The Curated House|September 28th, 2012|0 Comments

The Ferry Building Marketplace | San Francisco

Image via www.cooltownstudios.com

Image via www.sftours.com

By now my love of markets should come as no surprise to you. I love the happy hum of shopkeepers and shoppers alike, greeting each other whilst being bathed in golden morning light, admiring beautiful produce and delectable baked goods, making warm and happy small talk amongst their careful selections. I love the variety, colour and artisinal goodness represented by each unique vendor. And I love the possibilities and creative opportunity their wares offer a humble shopper like me.

If you are in San Francisco and love all the sensory splendour to be beheld at a market, then you simply must make a trip to the Ferry Building Marketplace. Located right on the water at the foot of Market Street, this historic and beautiful building opened in 1898. The port for commuters crossing the San Francisco Bay, it is also a natural home to the delightful market. The Farmer’s Market {see the photos of produce above} rolls in to set up shop on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, taking up residence in temporary outdoor stalls. The permanent shops nestled in the Nave of the building are there 7 days a week.

Here are some of my favourites from the beautiful space inside:

HEATH CERAMICS

As you’ll know from yesterday’s post, I have a sincere fondness for ceramics. I think it’s something about the purity of the process that enchants me. It’s a real collaboration between human hands and machine to create something truly beautiful. There is a joy in making things by hand that is so clearly reflected in Heath’s product. I adore their colour palette – vibrant and fashion-forward – met with their subdued matte finish. Beautiful art for everyday living. Take a look at their beautiful process and beautiful product in this delightful video. If I didn’t already love them for their product, I’m head-over-heels knowing the integrity and community that stand behind it.

Heath Ceramics: An impressive view from within from Heath Ceramics on Vimeo.

MIETTE

Setting foot into Miette is a bit like taking a step back in time to a picture-perfect 1950’s pastry shop. There is something charmingly traditional and authentically American in each cake and confection they create, with a serious dollop vintage perfection on top. I think it is safe to say that the owner Meg is as much an architect as she is a pastry chef, very carefully crafting each concept into California-playful-meets-perfect. She even has a gorgeous, scalloped-edge cookbook, published by Chronicle Books {of course}!

Miette: A Video from San Francisco’s Most Charming Pastry Shop from 4SP Films on Vimeo.

McEVOY RANCH

Last but not least, the truly remarkable organic and sustainably farmed olive oil from McEvoy Ranch is award-winning for a reason. Crafted in the Tuscan tradition and capitalizing on the good earth of Norther California, their product is truly exceptional.