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Bohemian Dream: Justina Blakeney

Bohemian Dream: Justina Blakeney

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Crafting and curating imaginative spaces stimulating enough even for the most creative souls, bohemian queen Justina Blakeney bears a keen eye for unique compilations. Her style carries viewers on a voyage as galloping camel traders riding through desert sands, bearing aromatic spices and fine silk. Art and design oriented since she was a child, Blake[...]
10 of the Best Spicy Foods Around the World

10 of the Best Spicy Foods Around the World

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Spice has been a sought after commodity for centuries, adding heat, depth and flavor to a dish. Certain cuisines around the globe value and utilize spiciness better than others; from hints of zest to a deeply punishing burn that lasts for hours. Regardless of whether you enjoy a touch of a piquant flavor or you’re one to prove you can take the hottest that m[...]
Wine Pairing??

Wine Pairing??

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One element that can make a fantastic meal even better is a great wine. Unfortunately it can be a bit difficult to wrap your head around the inundation of information out there. With so many brands, varieties, and flavor pallets, the possibilities and combinations can seem endless. However, wine pairing shouldn't be a pastime for just self-proclaimed winos. [...]
The Realities of a Full-Time Blogger: SF Girl By Bay

The Realities of a Full-Time Blogger: SF Girl By Bay

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We all strive to turn our aspirations and creative goals into what we can sustainably do every day. The dream is to have full intention, working on what most inspires us. San Francisco-based Victoria Smith, “blogger, photographer, stylist, design junkie and flea market queen,” has grasped the reins on her passion, feverishly burning the midnight oil until he[...]
Life With a Purpose Improves Mental and Physical Wellbeing

Life With a Purpose Improves Mental and Physical Wellbeing

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“You can do anything you want.” A push towards happiness; a struggle for passion; an all or nothing endeavor; a disconnect from reality? This mentality—living in the moment and doing what one feels is right for them as opposed to socially accepted norms—seems to have spurred a collective distrust—or disgust rather—in the individuals that have embraced it; in[...]
Standing Desk Meets Brutalist Design

Standing Desk Meets Brutalist Design

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Your word for the day is "brutalism," which does not derive from the word "brutal" but in fact from a French term for "exposed concrete." Brutalism is all about designing something to look solid, industrial, fortified, and purpose-driven. So, this standing desk space is a minimalist tribute to workaholics everywhere. This efficient office space makes use [...]
DIY Rope Bowls for Your Odds and Ends!

DIY Rope Bowls for Your Odds and Ends!

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How many times have you reached for your keys, only to find you had misplaced them elsewhere? How about when you find a button, but are not sure what exactly it goes to? You don't want to toss it, because you know the second you do, the shirt it belongs with with show up. Sound familiar? Of course it does! For all those lost and found knick-knacks, here is a[...]
Wild Souls Unleashed In A Concrete Jungle: The Art of Man One

Wild Souls Unleashed In A Concrete Jungle: The Art of Man One

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Drive along a Southern California freeway, say the 110 out of LAX or the 5 south from Hollywood. Take an offramp late at night, spiral down a cloverleaf, and come to an intersection where a concrete wall confronts you with a savagely beautiful face made of angles and colors. You couldn't be any more startled than if you'd been beating brush by machete throug[...]
Spirituality through creativity: trusting in the flow of life

Spirituality through creativity: trusting in the flow of life

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From a small child, Cristina Kalyani Paes has sustained an immense curiosity regarding the mysteries of the world, dreaming of being a hermit and a pilgrim. With a particularly strong interest in life on other planets, she believed that she must have been from another world, or even galaxy due to the destruction she saw on Earth. However, coming from a tradi[...]