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An exemplary tale of 3 generations of women living in the American west, Housekeeping won Marilynne Robinson the Pen/ Hemingway Award for best first novel in 1980. Robinson laid the foundation for the novel inadvertently, while emulating the metaphoric language of transcendental writers like Ralph Waldo Emerson. After completing her Ph.D. in 1977, Robinson re-read the series of metaphors she had penned and was soon inspired to begin the work that would blossom into Housekeeping.…
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Having lost a hand and his eyesight rescuing his servants from a house fire, Rochester despairs that Jane Eyre will never consent to marry a blind cripple. But Jane finds him alone in Ferndean and of course…well, you can likely provide the famous line yourself, and now you can own a remarkable early printing of Charlotte Bronte’s 1847 classic. This 1857 printing is from Harper & Brothers Library of Select Novels (their American First Edition…
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This festive, all-day shopping bazaar takes place on the quaint (closed to traffic) cobblestone Crosby Street outside of our Bookstore Café and thrift shop and features tens of thousands of $1 books, CDs, and $20 bags of all-you-can-stuff clothing from Housing Works Thrift Shops. Sliders and sweets from The Works. and beer from Puck Fair will be served! Also, don’t miss the rare and vintage book auction if you’re a collector. June 6th, from 10am-4pm
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Tonight is all about frugal and fabulous fun at the new SoHo Housing Works outpost. Take your pick of special goods just tonight, from 7pm to 9 pm at 130 Crosby Street, and pick up The Find: The Housing Works Book of Decorating With Thrift Shop Treasures, Flea Market Objects, and Vintage Details. I’ll be showing a video with easy, inspirational tips to get your creative juices flowing when hitting any of Housing Works’ incredible thrift shops! See you there! The Elegant Thrifter
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Yesterday while prepping for a May 19 party at Housing Works’ new Crosby St. store for The Find: The Housing Works Book of Decorating With Thrift Shop Treasures, Flea Market Details, I ran across this metal planter that I couldn’t keep from staring at. Now I have no room in my apartment for an addition of this size, but I love this metal structures sinewy arms and the mottled finish that it has developed with…
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I’ve told the story about this wrought iron chair before, but it’s a find that was literally sitting on a Brooklyn Street that my dear old pal Deb Kelt spied, rescued from the garbage and dragged several flights upstairs to her apartment. Sometimes, street finds need some extra TLC, such as a brisk scrubbing or a coat of paint, but this one, and its mate that she discovered at the same time, needed very little…
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Vanessa De Vargas, principal of Turquoise Design in LA was in town for Design on a Dime, and once again provided some fabulous ink in her blog about the event and the launch of The Find: The Housing Works Book of Decorating With Thrift Shop Treasures, Flea Market Objects, and Vintage Details. Read all about it here. Vanessa is a talented designer featured within the The Find. If you’re in LA, look her up and you’ll be amazed!
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