Why We Need Color in Our Homes Now...And the Joy of Kacey Musgraves Merch A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica

Yes, we like white walls and pale wood, but our eyes need some *excitement* these days, and we have a whole bunch of ways to give ‘em what they require (without going full Gigi Hadid maximalist). Also worth adding to your “Hues You Can Use” moodboard: just about everything in Kacey Musgraves’s merch shop. 

 

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More where this came from c/o Secret Menu! (Click-y name, right?!)

 

All hail Merch Queen Kacey Musgraves! This longsleeve tee, this velvet poster, her Boy Smells collab Slow Burn candle (and companion Burn in a Hurry lighter), the Lonely Weekend Self-Care Kit, High Time rolling papers, an ugly Christmas sweater, and faux snow (but of course?).

 

Breaking August news: Kacey’s Christmas album really is so good (and can we talk about this Dolly Parton holiday album announcement?!).

 

Some of the places we’re getting our colorful interior inspiration: Tina Seidenfaden Busck’s The Residence, Matilda Goad, Justina Blakeney, Ellen van Dusen’s Brooklyn home, Beata Heuman, Laurel Broughton’s Echo Park house, Luis Barragán, and Tony Duquette.

 

Claire has a green couch! That she loves! It’s the Clad Home Dawson Sleeper in Klein Emerald.

 

Erica has one (1) wall of wallpaper! She’s obsessed! It’s Josef Frank’s Paradiset.

 

Tabletop stuff! Wolfum trays, bright taper candles, Opinel steak knives.

 

Colorful glassware! Lateral Objects, R+D.Lab, Estelle Colored Glass, Keane.

 

Furniture! The Inside, Inside Weather, Hay, Eric Trine / Amigo Modern, Interior Define.

 

Ceramics! Studio Hecha, Raina Lee, Concrete Cat, Russel Wright, Fiestaware, Year & Day, Massimo Vignelli for Heller, Raawii.

 

Lights! La Veste, Eo Ipso, Casa Cosima, Commune.

 

Textiles! Hillery Sproatt, Dusen Dusen, Aelfie, Tantuvi, Cold Picnic, Society of Wanderers, Marimekko, Bolé Road Textiles.

 

Paint! Clare, Backdrop, Farrow & Ball.

 

Related: the Farrow & Ball New Yorker story.

 

If you want more on colorful home stuff, check our ep with our trade-show recap.

 

We’re here for your thoughts: DMs to @athingortwohq, voicemails at 833-632-5463, or reviews of this podcast are always welcome. 

 

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