i'm VERY big on repurposing. not only did i choose a vintage tablecloth for my tablescape, but i will also use these green glass votive holders to serve alice waters' "two plum sherbets." double delish dish!
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about me
- lissa lowe
- charlotte + san francisco
- By day, award-winning bi-coastal brand architect at Lissa Lowe & Co. Formerly held global advertising / marketing positions at Apple, Intel + Levi Strauss & Co. Currently, I freelance for companies big + small on all sorts of fabulous stuff, assembling powerful creative collectives along the way. By moonlight, colorful décorista, doting mama + published writer. A curious, originative, intuitive thinker and team wrangler, I am always open to new ideas, creative collaborations + new ways of working in this glocal world of ours so let's chat!
more about me
- THE BACKSTORY: first full of wanderlust (traveled near + afar as advertising maven). then baby lust (designed a line of infant apparel + became a mom). now i just lust...for oh-so-many things home. WHY BLOG? after transplanting from san francisco to cleveland and back, i'm here to share my design finds, entertaining dish, "green" things, do-it-yourself tips + musings. WHAT'S NEW? continuing for 2011, more music discovery via "note it." yep, random stuff i like. after all, music is a touchpoint of everyday life. take a quick peek or stay for awhile...i am tickled pink (or persimmon or puce) that you are here. in life, love + décor - enjoy!
the other me (marketer me)
- my other current gig: platypus designer duct tape
- my current gig: the god box project brand launch with mary lou quinlan
- my previous gig: McGuire Furniture Company, part of Kohler Interiors Group (luxury furnishings)
- my other blog: hello, i'm lissa lowe! (read more about my fab-o career in advertising + branding + marketing as well as client list)
- my side project: "tassels & tulle" - created brand identity + photography for darling handcrafted, small biz
find me
buzz about me
- AOL buzz: selected by shelterpop editors for article inclusion, "fall cleaning tips from readers" (sept 1, 2010)
- backyard buzz: featured on "ohdeedoh" (kiddie site of "apartment therapy," summer 2009)
- blog buzz: color expert kate smith's "sensational color for your home" (may 29, 2010)
- blog buzz: estilo weddings "look book" (jan 28, 2009 post)
- blog buzz: mod green pod (feb 4, 2009 post)
- blog buzz: whitney english (stationer extraordinaire) features my desk (may 11, 2009 post)
- decor buzz: featured on "apartment therapy" house call (nov 3, 2009 post)
- entertaining buzz: featured on "the kitchn" (sister site to "apartment therapy," fall 2008)
- magazine buzz: "branding your blog" published in "stationery trends," summer 2009 (great american publishing)
- magazine buzz: "life by design" cover story about me in spry, september 2009
- podcast: "decorating for the holidays," part of whirlpool's "the american family" series (can also search "american family podcast" on iTunes, fall 2008)
- podcast: "decorating on a dime," part of whirlpool's "the american family" series (can also search "american family podcast" on iTunes, fall 2008)
- snap buzz: "schmap guide to san francisco" (photo of artisan honey from ferry building marketplace included in online travel guide, 2009/10)
contact me
- need interior styling ideas? locally or virtually. let's chat. reach me at: info@sprucedecor.com
plant a tree with me
- on behalf of each of my spruce [décor] clients, i will donate life-giving trees in memory of my mom, mary. she was my role model in life and love (not to mention a fantastic DIY decorator). why trees? good for the environment + humanity. the circle of life will continue with every seed planted....mom will always be a part of our earth.
- my cause: trees for life
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affordable art
- artists + artisans: etsy
- canvas: jen kennedy designs
- canvas: scape interiors
- giclée print/canvas: me art
- illustration: andy pratt
- illustration: iris schwartz
- illustration: julia rothman
- miscellany: little paper planes
- paintings/giclée/pen+ink/+more: alena hennessy
- photography: kari herer
- photography: viewville
- prints (+originals): janet hill studio
- prints: bella foster (originals too, but pricier...)
- screen prints: blu lima
- screen prints: strawberry luna
- wish list: 3191 miles apart (will inspire+move you)
- wish list: maira kalman (love her!)
bow wow + meow
eco-chic links
- clean: (my preferred) method
- floor: flor carpet tiles
- floor: peace industry
- furniture: palecek
- home furnishings: amenity home
- home furnishings: vivavi
- home/kids: the new traditionalists
- kids: inhabitots
- kids: pure rest + ecobaby organics
- kids: q collection junior
- lighting: eleek
- paints+papers: farrow & ball
- paints: yolo colorhouse
- resource: boho mag
- resource: building green
- resource: dwell
- resource: eco salon
- resource: eco-chick
- resource: ecohaus
- resource: ecouterre
- resource: kelly laplante organic interior design (OID)
- resource: low impact living
- resource: treehugger
- shop: branch home
- shop: viva terra
- stuff: inhabitat
- stuff: priscilla woolworth
- textiles: ian mankin
- textiles: mod green pod
- textiles: plover organic
- textiles: rubie green
floors + more
home stuff
- 1st dibs
- 2 modern
- abc home
- anthropologie
- apartment 48
- art net/boom modern
- baker
- bernhardt (martha stewart line)
- blu dot
- bo concept
- brocade home
- cb2
- design public
- design within reach
- fydnes
- greener grass designs
- horne
- house eclectic
- ikea
- jayson home + garden
- john derian
- jonathan adler
- knoll
- laviva home
- limn
- maine cottage
- mcguire
- mothology
- mxyplyzyk
- oomph
- paris hotel boutique
- pb/pb kids/pb teen (outlets too)
- restoration hardware (eco salvage line too)
- serena & lily
- sprout home
- the conran shop
- the paris market
- tonic home
- vitra
- west elm
- wunderley
kiddie décor + more
lovely lighting
paper + party goods
- paper: bags & bows (for bulk)
- paper: birddog press
- paper: carrot & stick press
- paper: cat seto
- paper: cavallini & co
- paper: cheree berry
- paper: dingbat press
- paper: dutch door press
- paper: eco-jot (eco)
- paper: egg press
- paper: french paper co.
- paper: fresh heifers letterpress
- paper: fugu fugu press
- paper: gooseberry press
- paper: hello lucky!
- paper: iomoi
- paper: iPop (magnets+more)
- paper: jacki paper
- paper: kate grenier-recycled bottle caps (eco)
- paper: kate's paperie
- paper: leigh wells (calligraphy)
- paper: lilywillow paper + press
- paper: lucky bee press
- paper: nashville wraps (for bulk)
- paper: night owl paper
- paper: ny central art
- paper: paper parasol press
- paper: paper pastries
- paper: paper source
- paper: paper stories
- paper: paper+cup designs
- paper: rifle paper co.
- paper: sarah pinto (notebooks)
- paper: shop parcel
- paper: simply put by ashley woodman
- paper: smitten kitten
- paper: smock
- paper: studio olivine
- paper: the card society
- paper: tiny prints
- paper: twig + fig
- paper: two trick pony
- paper: whitney english
- paper: yellow owl workshop
- party: bakerella
- party: balsam hill
- party: beau-coup from tiny prints
- party: dylan's candy bar
- party: fontaine maury (paper too)
- party: for your party
- party: french bull
- party: lumabase luminarias
- party: party lights
- party: plum party
- party: the candy store
- party: the paper menu
- party: tinsel trading
- party: treetopia
porch + patio + pool
"spruce"-it-yourself
- paint: farrow & ball (eco too)
- paint: martha stewart for home depot
- paint: milk paint
- paint: yolo colorhouse (eco too)
- specialty paint: powder coating org
- specialty paint: rust oleum
- supplies: art glitter
- supplies: bill's flower market
- supplies: crafty planet
- supplies: dick blick
- supplies: martha stewart crafts
- supplies: paper source
- supplies: pearl art
- supplies: utrecht art
stash + store
tabletop shops
textiles + trims
- amy butler
- anna maria horner
- cath kidston
- denyse schmidt home goods
- dwell studio
- french general
- hable construction
- heather ross
- henry road
- jessica jones for braemore
- jim thompson
- john robshaw
- l'aviva home
- lisa perry home
- m&j trimming
- marimekko
- needle shop
- pillows and throws
- purl soho
- raffit ribbons
- rikshaw design
- roberta roller rabbit
tile + stone + reno
this + that
wall + window coverings
fun stuff: chicago
- bow wow: spotland yard
- do: art institute of chicago
- do: nat'l museum of mexican art
- do: steppenwolf
- drink+grow: avision
- eat: bob san sushi
- eat: hot chocolate
- eat: milk and honey
- eat: potbelly (original-lincoln park)
- market: green grocer chicago
- shop kids: psycho baby
- shop: needle shop
- shop: post 27
- shop: renegade handmade
- shop: scout
- shop: sprout home
- shop: tabula tua
- shop: willow
- treat: sweet mandy b's
fun stuff: cleveland
- diy: utrecht art
- do: a christmas story house
- do: cleveland botanical garden
- do: cleveland institute of art cinematique
- do: cleveland museum of art
- do: cleveland museum of natural history
- do: cleveland playhouse
- do: great lakes science center
- do: louis penfield house
- do: museum of contemporary art (moca)
- do: playhouse square
- do: rock + roll hall of fame
- do: western reserve historical society
- drink: 87 west wine bar
- drink: great lakes brewing
- drink: le cav du vin
- drink: market avenue wine bar
- drink: mcnulty's bier markt
- drink: phoenix coffee
- drink: velvet tango room
- eat: b spot
- eat: bar cento
- eat: baricelli inn
- eat: fire
- eat: flying fig
- eat: johnny mango
- eat: lola + lolita
- eat: lopez on lee
- eat: lucky's
- eat: marotta's
- eat: melt bar + grilled
- eat: mom's diner
- eat: momocho
- eat: moxie
- eat: nate's deli + restaurant
- eat: pacific east
- eat: paladar
- eat: red - the steakhouse
- eat: the greenhouse tavern (eco space)
- grow: daisy hill greenhouses
- grow: heights floral shoppe
- join: slow food northern ohio
- kids (+ grown ups too): cleveland metroparks zoo
- kids (+ grown ups too): cleveland music school settlement
- kids (+ grown ups too): hale farm and village
- kids (+ grown ups too): lake metroparks
- kids: chabam (educational classes)
- kids: children's museum of cleveland
- kids: preston's h.o.p.e playground
- listen: cleveland chamber symphony
- listen: cleveland orchestra
- listen: cleveland pops
- listen: live nation (cleveland shows)
- market: chuck's fine wine
- market: north union farmers market at shaker square
- market: the grapevine
- market: west side market
- read: appletree books
- read: fireside books
- shop: arhaus loft clearance center
- shop: atelier
- shop: banyan tree
- shop: boom modern
- shop: devout home
- shop: dwr cleveland annex
- shop: lingg gallery
- shop: paul hamlin interiors
- shop: paysage
- shop: stash style
- shop: the office furniture warehouse
- shop: three.home
- shop: tonic home
- snap: cutri photo arts
- snap: eric mull photography
- treat: bialy's bagels
- treat: east coast custard
- treat: main street cupcakes
- treat: on the rise bakery
fun stuff: columbus
fun stuff: around ohio
fun stuff: downtown manhattan
- chelsea treat: billy's bakery
- chelsea: chelsea market/sarabeth
- nolita drink: cafe gitane
- nolita feet: sigerson morrison + belle by sigerson morrison
- nolita shop: erika tanov (home goods + more)
- nolita sparkle: me & ro
- nolita vintage stuff: resurrection
- nolita wear: malia mills
- nolita wear: mz wallace
- nolita wear: tory burch
- soho eat: balthazar
- soho market: dean and deluca
- soho paper: kate's paperie
- soho read: taschen books
- soho shop: clio
- soho shop: fishs eddy
- soho shop: global table
- soho shop: jonathan adler
- soho sparkle: alexis bittar
- soho sparkle: fragments
- soho stuff: pearl river
- soho wear: kate spade
- soho wear: nanette lepore
- soho: calypso home
- tibeca eat: nobu/nobu next door
- tribeca diy: pearl paint
- tribeca eat: bubby's
- tribeca kids shop: bu and the duck
- west village eat: peanut butter & co.
- west village market: murray's cheese
- west village treat: downtown cookie co.
- west village treat: magnolia bakery
- west village wear: cynthia rowley
- west village wear: olive & bette
- west village: lulu guiness
fun stuff: pittsburgh
fun stuff: northern california
- alameda stuff: alameda flea market
- berkeley eat: chez panisse
- berkeley shop: heath ceramics
- berkeley shop: relish at home
- emeryville shop: retro at home
- mendocino eat: harvest market
- mendocino eat: maccallum house
- philo drink: navarro vineyard
- philo drink: roederer estate
- yountville treat: bouchon bakery
fun stuff: san francisco
- diy: cheap pete's framing
- diy: the ribbonnerie
- drink: bluebottle coffee company
- drink: farley's
- drink: four barrel coffee
- drink: wine merchant + wine bar
- eat: a16
- eat: chez maman
- eat: chez papa
- eat: cowgirl creamery
- eat: delfina
- eat: dragonwell
- eat: ebisu
- eat: frog hollow
- eat: la taqueria
- eat: let's be frank
- eat: nick's crispy tacos
- eat: pancho villa
- eat: pizzeria delfina
- eat: street
- eat: tartine
- eat: the slanted door/out the door
- eat: zuni cafe
- grow: birch
- grow: cherries flowers
- grow: flora grubb
- grow: rose and radish
- kids shop: giggle
- kids: sprout
- market: ferry building marketplace
- paper: cat seto
- paper: paper source
- relax: international orange
- relax: spa at nob hill
- shop: dandelion
- shop: flight 001
- shop: lama designs
- shop: lavish
- shop: limn
- shop: nest
- shop: past perfect (+prop rental)
- shop: paxton gate
- shop: peace industry
- shop: perch
- shop: picnic
- shop: rare device
- shop: sue fisher king
- shop: swallowtail
- shop: timeless treasures
- shop: urban burp
- shop: urban mercantile (egg)
- shop: wingard
- shop: zinc details
- shop: zonal
- treat: coco-luxe confections
- treat: kara's cupcakes
- treat: paulette macarons
- treat: scharffen berger
fun stuff: sleep for décor + more
- az: arizona biltmore
- az: hotel valley ho
- az: sanctuary on camelback (+ spa)
- ca-northern: auberge du soleil
- ca-northern: brewery gulch inn
- ca-northern: calistoga ranch
- ca-northern: carneros inn
- ca-northern: cavallo point
- ca-northern: hotel healdsburg
- ca-northern: hotel triton
- ca-northern: hotel vitale
- ca-northern: huntington hotel
- ca-northern: maccallum house
- ca-northern: mark hopkins
- ca-northern: solange calistoga
- ca-northern: tradewinds carmel
- ca-southern: casa del mar hotel by the sea
- ca-southern: chateau marmont
- ca-southern: korakia
- ca-southern: maison 140
- ca-southern: mondrian hotel
- ca-southern: montecito inn
- ca-southern: parker palm springs
- ca-southern: roosevelt
- ca-southern: san ysidro ranch
- ca-southern: shutters on the beach
- ca-southern: sunset tower hotel
- ca-southern: the standard (hollywood+downtown)
- ca-southern: viceroy (santa monica+palm springs)
- china: four seasons shanghai
- fl-sobe: delano (+ spa)
- fl-sobe: the raleigh
- fl-sobe: the standard (+ spa)
- fl-sobe: the tides south
- france-eze: chateau de la chevre d'or
- france-nice: hotel la pérouse
- france-paris: hotel st. beuve
- france-st. paul de vence: le hameau
- germany-munich: hotel vier jahreszeiten kempinski
- hong kong: the peninsula
- nyc: 60 thompson
- nyc: hotel gansevoort
- nyc: hotel on rivington
- nyc: lafayette house
- nyc: library hotel
- nyc: soho grand hotel
- nyc: the bowery
- nyc: the james (chicago too)
- nyc: the mercer
- nyc: the smyth
- nyc: the standard
- or: hotel deluxe
- or: hotel lucia
- or: the heathman hotel
- or: the nines
- sc: the sanctuary hotel on kiawah
- singapore: raffles hotel
- thailand-koh samui: coral bay
- wv: the greenbrier (now under new ownership...)
important stuff: give back
- eco: american forests
- eco: arbor day foundation
- eco: trees for life
- food: edible schoolyard
- food: kitchen gardeners int'l
- food: local harvest
- food: slow food nation
- food: worldwide opportunities on organic farms, usa
- health: food & water watch
- health: out run ovarian cancer
- heath: ovarian cancer resrch fund
friends' gigs i heart
- art + yoga (austin): firetree studios
- artist, stylist + photographer: maria vettese
- biz: branding salon
- biz: hoi moon marketing + pr
- biz: lucky guppy marketing
- biz: margaret fox coaching + biz consulting
- design: eye design studio (artisan graphic design including custom wedding stationery suites)
- design: fortis design (product design)
- design: rylander design (advertising, graphic design, branding)
- online shop + home store (manhattan/soho): clio
- online shop - children's wares: craftsbury kids
- online shop - children's wares: growbots
- online shop - wedding goodies: estilo weddings (eco too!)
- paper: studio olivine (letterpress art)
- photographer's rep: maslov
- travel (paris): city + foodie tours by wendy lyn
- travel (portland, or): mapclicks.com
- treat (san francisco + south bay + napa): kara's cupcakes
- treat + online shop (san francisco): coco-luxe confections
books i heart
blogs i heart
- apartment therapy, the kitchn, ohdeedoh, re-nest, unplggd
- beach bungalow 8
- daily imprint
- design*sponge
- goop
- haus maus
- housemartin
- kate spae: behind the curtain
- katy elliot
- lovely design
- remodelista
- sensational color: live in full color
- sfgirlbybay
- snippet & ink
- the design files
- the love list
- the paris kitchen
- the sartorialist
- the society inc.
- yes, have some.
- {frolic!}
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copyright
- pardon the formality as it's a necessary evil...all images + content (c) 2010, lissa lowe, unless otherwise noted. unauthorized use of images or content without permission is prohibited. please contact me with any questions. kind thanks + happy reading!
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