Window Frame

I'm loving this window cold frame from Small Measures with Ashley English.  Who doesn't have old windows lying around?  If you don't, you could probably find some on the side of the road this coming spring.  I can see this box around the side of a house placed purposefully over the crocuses to get them to come up early!

Fireplaces

Hand-made stone fireplace, Cobbossee Lake, Maine

Many cabins come standard with fireplaces, but many urban apartments do not. Or not that you can light a fire in anyway. My apartment doesn't have one, but there is a sign of there once being a wood stove in the kitchen. Modern appliances have long since replaced it, which is what probably got us into this no-fireplace mess.

So how to bring the warmth and relaxation of a fireplace to your apartment?

-If you have a fireplace that doesn't work, try cozying it up with some faux logs

-Look for a wood mantelpiece on Craigslist to go on a bare wall (a quick search found one for $75 near Boston!) and place a basket in the center

-Set up a (tiny) indoor fire using fire gel and a planter

Whatever you do, keep the fireplace rustic, and then load it up with pinecones and knick-knacks!

Helen Palmer's rustic 'place

Blanket Lamps

A little while ago Anthropologie had these Log Cabin Pendant Lamps for sale:

In my mind they would cast out warm, fluffy light over a wooden table. It's like the lamp you want to hug. But for $600, no thanks.

As soon as I find an old striped wool blanket at Goodwill though, watch out. Blanket lamp would be mine. I could even use guidance from this bushel basket Design*Sponge DIY.