These Esther Derkx Improved Crockery Platters ($45) are from Esther Derkx, who screenprints quirky images onto vintage dishware. Esther completes this task with such skill that you'd swear those images were always meant to be paired. Her retro images of gymnasts, divers, and dancers give old crockery a flirty lift. These are one of a kind, so while you'll never have a matched set, why would you want to, with such an amazing variety of images to pick from? Best yet, if you prefer a specific style or pattern, you can request it and she'll do her best to accommodate you.

When a gigantic, 1.7-mile wide tornado barreled through Kansas last May, it zeroed in on the town of Greensburg. Whipping its way down Main Street, the tornado virtually destroyed the town while killing 11 of its 1,400 citizens. The town is still struggling to rebuild, but hopes are high. Greensburg plans to rebuild itself as an example of small-town green living.

In an interview with Plenty, Daniel Wallach, director of Greensburg Greentown, said “I see us as being kind of a living science museum. People are going to be able to come from around the country and see a model community of the future, and in a scale that you can’t do in a big city.”

To find out about Greensburg's plans to make its town green, just read more

The ever-resourceful Danny Seo gives the breakdown for pricing on reupholstering these three chairs. And you know what? It's a lot more reasonable than you might think.

Go to the post to get the whole story. Meanwhile, I'm going to go price some reupholsterers in my neighborhood . . .

These letterpress wooden cards from Night Owl Paper Goods come in single cards ($6) or packages of 6 ($24), but no matter what number you buy them in, you're getting a serious amount of cuteness for your cash. Constructed from eco-friendly, sustainably harvested yellow birch, these cards can be written on with a pen, pencil, or marker, and come with cheery red envelopes. This is a lovely way to send Valentine greetings.

I once brought you a cathedral converted to a bookstore which the general public could enjoy, but this Coveted Crib is a chapel converted to a private residence by Dutch architecture firm ZECC Architecten. ZECC, who once made a house with a water tower, are accustomed to working with unusual mediums. The converted chapel in question is located in Utrecht, Netherlands, and a single family now calls it home.

At its height, in the mid-20th century, the structure was part of a large housing complex for the Friars of Utrecht, housing a total of 217 residents. When 13 elderly friars moved to a nursing home, the complex was split up and converted into 40 apartments. According to Freshome:

"The design team chose to keep many of the original features like the high gothic stained glass windows and the original choir organ. To allow more light to enter the space, they cut a Mondrian-inspired glass window into the front of the house facing the street perhaps paying homage to Rietveld’s nearby infamous Schroder House. The entire living area has been whitewashed, while the private spaces above were painted dark."

The result is modern, stylish, sleek and maintains the original spatial qualities and historic and architectural elements that truly make the structure unique. To see the transformation, read more