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Crawford Quarter Sawn Oak Chairs (ca.1902-1920) Part 2
John Mark Power Antiques Conservator | December 18th 2009 by john mark power
Here are a few pictures of the Crawford chairs reassembled and with the new cane in place. The seats will yellow overtime due to oxidation. The nice thing about leaving cane seats natural versus staining them is that they last longer. read more
SHOP Alexander Wang: Black Fur Vest, $1250
Fashion Indie | December 18th 2009 by Daniel Saynt
For those of you with little to no holiday budgets, I assume you’ll be pouncing on this beautiful Alexander Wang black fur vest. The draped suede vest comes lined with fur and has a fur shawl collar as well as a double breasted 4-button closure read more
Bijules Holiday Trunk Show at Oak. Dance-party included. (NYC)
Little Red Book | December 18th 2009 by MJ
Head over to Oak on Bond Street today (6-9pm / 28 Bond St. xLafayette) for some last minute shopping courtesy of Bijules. All your favorite Rock rings in gold & silver will be available and other bad-ass pieces. Speaking of bad-ass....post-shopping read more
Clontarf Irish Whiskey Classic Blend
Luxurious Liquids | December 17th 2009 by IcySmooth52
I'm obviously a fan of Irish whiskeys with my reviews giving Bushmills good grades. But when I ran out of stock I decided to try something different (and at a lower price point). The Clontarf was on sale so I brought it home and here's my review.Comp read more
SHOP Oak: Black Large Foxtail Keychain, $58
Fashion Indie | December 16th 2009 by Daniel Saynt
Pay attention and you’ll notice that practically everyone is wearing foxtail keychains around their beltloops these days! If you’re looking for a simple, trendy gift this holiday season, this black foxtail keychain may be the way to go! R read more
Cakebread Cellars Chardonnay 2008, Napa Valley – Wine Review
The Winers Blog | December 16th 2009 by Jon Melone
The 2008 growing season in Napa Valley saw extreme weather patterns throughout the spring and into early summer. The extreme weather patterns began with heavy rains beginning in January, followed by drought-like conditions in early spring, which prom read more
Guide to Choosing The Right Wooden Kitchen Worktop
Suyad Home Improvement | December 16th 2009 by Susilo Hardi
If you are looking for creative ideas to transform the look of your kitchen on a budget nothing beats a nice wooden worktop. It has the ability to give your kitchen instant class, a health look and all within a very small budget. There are many types read more
Quarter Sawn Oak Flemish Style Cupboard Part 2
John Mark Power Antiques Conservator | December 15th 2009 by john mark power
Here are a second round of photos of repairs made to the Flemish cabinet I have been working on. At the end of the post are photos of the two sections completed. The Cabinet was too tall to stand assembled in my shop so these separate photos of the p read more
Some more fun and funky felt accessories!
Clasheen by Nicola Brown | December 14th 2009 by Nicola Brown
This morning I made some more felt flowers and two cuffs, after lunch (fed five hungry tree planters some home made red Thai curry!) I forced myself to sit down and finish several of the flowers by adding simple brooch backs. The weather has been read more
Arts, Beats & Eats Move Hurts Pontiac
Michigan Blogger | December 9th 2009 by theCL
It was announced today the Arts, Beats & East festival will be moving from Pontiac to Royal Oak in 2010. After bungling the sale of the Silverdome, this is another blow to a city that can't afford anymore setbacks. Here is the report from the Oak read more
Download the extended version of "Start The Show"
Gowhere Hip Hop | December 8th 2009 by Tim Hanrahan
Common "Start The Show [Extended Version]" Producer: Kanye West - FULL, CDQ? *Tibs Fav.™Alas, an evening update for ya'll with the extended version of the Finding Forever intro track from Common makin' its way onto the world wide web (shouts 2 mar read more
Quarter Sawn Oak Flemish Style Cupboard (ca. 1880)
John Mark Power Antiques Conservator | December 8th 2009 by john mark power
I received a Quartersawn Oak Flemish Cabinet or Cupboard that was in need of several different repairs. Overall, The finish was in fine condition and just in need of a waxing. The exception to this was that the serving surface had been deeply scratch read more
Celebrity Style Kim Kardashian
Celebrity Fashion | December 8th 2009
Basic Square Sunglasses $7 - Wet Seal Zip & Tassel Handbag read more
Spitfire Sunglasses
Slice of Style | December 7th 2009 by Tim Jacobsen
While you should always have a pair of classics on hand, sunglasses can be an easy and inexpensive way to incorporate fleeting, daring trends into your style. With this dark grey/green pair from Spitfire, you get an on-trend round shape with smoky br read more
Crawford Quarter Sawn Oak Chairs (ca. 1902-1920)
John Mark Power Antiques Conservator | December 3rd 2009 by john mark power
While gluing up one of the seven Oak dining chairs I mentioned in a previous post I came upon the remainder of a label for the Crawford Chair Company. A little investigation led me to the Grand Ledge Area Historical Society web page which gives an ac read more
Bar Furniture
Suyad Home Improvement | December 3rd 2009 by Susilo Hardi
When choosing bar furniture, invest in pieces that will last for a long time and perfectly go with the theme you have in mind for your pub. Bar furniture can cost a lot of money so choosing something that is built to last will actually help you save read more
Another study in aboutness
Daily Art ( mas o menos) | December 2nd 2009 by drb
Watercolor, watercolor pencil, 8.5" x 5.5". read more
Wishlist Wednesday: Oak under $50
Dream Sequins | December 1st 2009 by Dream Sequins
For anyone overwhelmed by the dazzling array of online shopping options available for holiday shoppers, Oak has an amazing selection of items on their site organized helpfully by price and giftee category. I spent a lot of time in the "love her" sect read more
Chateau St. Jean Merlot 2006 – Sonoma, California – Wine Revi…
The Winers Blog | December 1st 2009 by Jon Melone
Sonoma County, California is a very large and diverse wine growing region, located to the west of Napa Valley. There are 13 different American Viticulture Areas (AVA) in Sonoma County, and each has a very distinct climate and soil composition. The di read more
SHOP Oak: Black Drop Crotch Sweat Pants, $128
Fashion Indie | December 1st 2009 by Daniel Saynt
Comfort ranks #1 in many guys’ minds, but that doesn’t mean boys should have to sacrifice style! Giving men the best of both worlds is none other than Oak with these awesome drop crotch sweat pants. With the trendy drop crotch and skinny read more
Comme des Garçons Reptile Embossed Zip Wallets
TheSouthSider| Men's Fashion, Music, Random Stuff | November 30th 2009 by TheSouthSider
Monochrome wallets from Comme des Garcons have been dropped at Oak and I personally love these zipped wallets with embossed reptile style. Focusing on main detail, the wallets came in with a mix of reptile skin which includes a contrasting lizard-lik read more
In the main role: Oak leaves!
Close Nature | November 29th 2009 by Tomas Turecek
By now you should already know that I am attracted by tree leaves of all colours and shapes and I often take photos of them. One of my most favourite leaves are oak leaves. They have wonderful curved rounded shape and its back side is often brighter read more
Black Friday Sales | Oak & Welcome Hunters
The Fashionisto | November 26th 2009 by The Fashi
Oak Welcome Hunters LA Related Posts News | Black Friday at H&M Welcome Hunters Independence Sale The Inevitable Sales Post Oak 30/40/50% Sale Welcome Hunters Spring Sale © Carl for The Fashionisto, 2009. | Permalink | Comment | Add to del read more
THE TEN: Great Gift Ideas For Men For The Holiday Season
Fashion Indie | November 26th 2009 by Daniel Saynt
Tomorrow marks the start of the holiday shopping frenzy, while I’m hear to hopefully make your job a bit easier. When is comes to buying gifts for guys my biggest advice would be to keep it simple. Buying clothes is not easy, so I like to stic read more
OAK Wants You To Feel Thanks. (NYC + Online)
Little Red Book | November 25th 2009 by MJ
Starting Thanksgiving Thursday all clothing and shoes will be 20% off until the end of Monday, November 30th. The stores will be closed on Thursday but you can shop here. read more
Custom Box Style Cribbage boards
Splinters Woodworks | November 25th 2009 by Splinters
This is an order which was placed at the Hooper's show for six custom Oak box style four person cribbage boards.This is the boards cut to size and prepared for the drilling of the tracks and the pockets below for the deck of cards and the custom meta read more
Bullet's new club song "Dance The Night Away" leads new…
Gowhere Hip Hop | November 24th 2009 by Tim Hanrahan
Bullet "Dance The Night Away" f/ Claire Stahlecke Producer: Sleepy Fox - FULL, CDQ *Tibs Fav.™Pop and R&B fans, this post is for you. We'll lead it off with some Chicago flavor as Bullet comes through with his latest club/dance hit "Dance The N read more
Mad Housewife Merlot 2008, California – Wine Review
The Winers Blog | November 24th 2009 by Jon Melone
For the most part I drink a glass of wine or two every day, and I enjoy quality wine. The one down side to this is that it can become expensive for most of us if we purchase good, quality wine everyday. Thus, as do most of you I look for a good bottl read more
7 Oak Dining Chairs with Cane Seats (ca. 1900)
John Mark Power Antiques Conservator | November 24th 2009 by john mark power
I am working on repairing a set of 7 Oak dining chairs. These chairs are also going to get new caning on the seats so the first step was to remove all of the old caning. The nice thing about these chairs is that the seat frames are all separate fro read more
Bourbon Barrel Stout
Beer A Day | November 21st 2009 by Andy
Folks, I’m still alive and drinking exactly one beer a day. I’ve had to recalibrate my expectations — my beer notes have been going into Twitter (@beeraday) rather than BeerADay.net. My Twitter feed loads on this website, but you read more
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