Cool Idea: An Enduring Valentine's Day Gift


Updated 02/13/09 4:25 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 5 comments

Cool Idea: An Enduring Valentine's Day Gift

After years of flower arrangements stocking our cabinets with boring glass vases, Rose and Radish has come up with a more sensible approach to valentines. They've paired some of their favorite design objects — not vases — with stunning arrangements of fresh flowers, so that after those blossoms wilt, your loved one will have something to hold on to. They'll work with you to find a style and Read more

Nice and New: Lisa Stickley Tablecloths


Updated 10/22/08 1:15 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 1 comment

Nice and New: Lisa Stickley Tablecloths

I just came across the Lisa Stickley Custard Cream Tablecloth ($287 and up) and Duck Plates Tablecloth ($287 and up) at Rose & Radish, and I'm completely smitten. Stickley has incorporated a trompe-l'œil effect onto her printed textiles, giving the illusion that her tablecloths are topped with traditional British tea plates. The Custard Cream Tablecloth is printed with floral china patterns Read more

Cardboard Cradle: Kid Friendly or Are You Kidding?


Updated 02/15/10 1:39 PM · Posted by babysugar · 25 comments

Cardboard Cradle

If raising a green baby is your goal, feast your eyes on the Green Lullaby Cradle. Constructed from cardboard, this sweet sleeper doesn't require a hammer, nail or a screwdriver — just a few bends and folds. Priced at $69, the white rocker comes with a clean surface — perfect for your own decorative ideas. When your wee one outgrows the simple frame, you can flatten and stow it away. What Read more

Steal of the Day: Mixko Delight Belle Light


Updated 09/03/08 9:54 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 6 comments

Steal of the Day: Mixko Delight Belle Light

I don't know what it is about butterflies lately, but they've had my heart all aflutter. The cutout butterflies on the Mixko Delight Belle Light ($49, reduced from $83) are quite dainty and appeal to the side of me that secretly loves pink, unicorns, and party dresses. And I love how the light just seems to peek through its skirted edge. I also don't think I've ever seen a felt lamp shade before Read more

Nice and New: Point à la Ligne Macaroon Pyramid Candle


Updated 07/02/08 11:39 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 10 comments

Nice and New: Point à la Ligne Macaroon Pyramid Candle

Ages ago I wrote a Trend Alert on Yummy Candles, which began with a Point à la Ligne Macaroon Candle Set that was tragically out of stock at Rose and Radish. Like Sofia Coppola, I love all things macaroon: the colors, the taste, the packaging, the hard-to-come-by quality, and their fancy French origins. And, obviously it's in my nature to treasure home décor. So when a macaroon comes my way Read more

Nice and New: Nymphenburg Porcelain at Rose and Radish


Updated 05/01/08 5:17 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 4 comments

Nice and New: Nymphenburg Porcelain at Rose and Radish

The folks at Rose and Radish recently took a trip to Munich to visit the Royal Bavarian Porcelain Manufactory Nymphenburg, which has been one of the world's finest producers of porcelain for 250 years. In the shop's journal, they wrote, "One of the greatest parts of the Munich trip was being able to use the porcelain during the entire visit. Our favorite snack was gummi bears on the Ted Muehling Read more

Crave Worthy: Nicolette Brunklaus Large Delight Shade


Updated 04/18/08 2:19 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 8 comments

Crave Worthy: Nicolette Brunklaus Large Delight Shade

Rose and Radish put it precisely when they wrote, "Sometimes you need a lamp shade that is both understated and extremely eye-catching." The Nicolette Brunklaus Large Delight Shade ($797) is both of those things, and oh so much more. It's also evidence of the growing flocking trend, as well as playful, modern, and elegant. I'd love to see one hanging over a large, tufted leather restaurant booth Read more

Nice and New: JM2 Matriochka Blackboard


Updated 04/05/08 1:25 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 2 comments

Nice and New: JM2 Matriochka Blackboard

As further evidence of the omnipresence of nonsouvenir matryoshka dolls, the jm2 Matriochka Blackboard ($113) has come all the way from Lyon, France to the shelves of Rose and Radish here in San Francisco. Much like the DIY Nesting Doll I wrote about, this blackboard inspires creativity. Although it'd be funny to read Bart Simpson's infamous blackboard comments here, I'd much rather see how one Read more

Room Therapy: I Need to Find a Birdcage!


Updated 03/23/08 3:40 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 11 comments

Room Therapy:  I Need to Find a Birdcage!

CocoAngel recently posted in the CasaSugar group with a decorating quandary, and I thought that you might be able to help her out. She writes, "I'm just finishing up redecorating my daughter's room and having trouble finding accessories, specifically a bird cage. She changed her bed spread to this birds and bird cages design (see left), so a black-wire bird cage would be a fantastic item to add Read more