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03.13.16 / Liked & Linked

cincinnati museum center

art of the brick

big girls

Steve has been traveling quite a bit for work lately, but we were able to sneak in a quick family trip to the Cincinnati Museum Center to check out The Art of the Brick exhibit by Nathan Sawaya. It’s incredible! The creativity, time, patience and attention to detail that went into each piece are mind-blowing. Just when I thought I had seen the best piece, I was even more amazed by the next. In the end, all of it was too good for me to choose a favorite. The flying pig is a tribute to Cincinnati’s Porkopolis days. If you’re local or headed this way soon, the exhibit is open until May 1st. The kids loved it – especially the interactive LEGO playground.

Mabrey is really into cuddling tormenting Cheetah these days. Every time I turn around she’s carrying her “like a baby” which is ridiculously funny because Cheetah is HUGE. I can’t believe she hasn’t scratched Mabrey yet. She’s such a roll-with-the-punches pet.

Some links…

*Speaking of family pets…ADORABLE.

*The point is…she can choose.

*A scratch-off world map to document your travels. Such a cool idea!

*84 Lumber introduced a new line of tiny houses.

the shingled house

the shingled house

the shingled house

the shingled house

*How am I just now discovering this cool lil’ blog?!

*I’ve always thought IKEA shoe cabinets would look less generic with a DIY wood top. They do!

*Giddy about Paula’s new midcentury home. Phase 1 is coming along!

*I love this white + walnut kitchen.

Happy springing forward!

images: 1-3) Dana Miller for House*Tweaking 4-7) Caitlin at The Shingled House

10 Comments

14.March.2016

Hey Dana, Thanks SO much for the link love! I’m super flattered. -Caitlin

14.March.2016

Ah, I love your home and creativity!

15.March.2016

Oh wow, the outside shot of that museum makes me say MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE HALL OF JUSTICE…

…and a quick Google search tells me that it was in fact the inspiration for the Hall of Justice. That is really cool!

15.March.2016

THANK YOU… I’ve been racking my brain for months trying to remember the name “Two Ellie”. I followed a year ago for a few weeks, took a break from following anyone, and then couldnt remember the name! :) So good.

17.March.2016

Hi, I’ve been your long time reader from Estonia and thought you may like these great maps by Bold Tuesday. Give them a peak, they’re really great in design :) https://www.boldtuesday.com/

17.March.2016

So cool! Thanks for sharing.

21.March.2016

Thank you for the house love! Looking at your beautiful home makes me realize I can survive this reno. Ha. Alos LOVE your new studio. It is stunning!!!!

21.March.2016

Your home has such great bones and amazing potential. Everything you have done/will do will be icing on the cake. Enjoy the journey! I’ll be following along.

21.March.2016

Hi! Do you still offer design services? If so, do you have a link for your services & pricing?
I’m in Dayton, Oh, but assume you do exclusively online?
Thanks!

22.March.2016

Thanks for the tip on the scratch off map! My young adult daughter is a geographer (working for a map company you probably use daily, lol) – she was raised a military brat, we moved all over the states. She loves keeping track of where she’s been. I got her a scratch off US map for her upcoming birthday – I never knew they made such a thing! She’ll love it.