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Trap Set
by Nia O’Reilly Amandes
I was at Chicago restaurant Perennial over the summer, and though the meal was absolutely delicious, what I remember most was the mason jar chandelier they had hanging over one of their large round dining tables. Throughout our lengthly meal, which included many courses of small plates and delicious wine, I studied the fixture in an effort to decide whether or not I could make something similar. Now, looking at all these photos of lighting design involving jars, I’m even more inspired.
There is nothing more charming or more useful than mason jars. Aside from preserving sauces, jams, and other homemade treats, they are the perfect shabby chic drinking glasses (and you don’t even have to worry about your friends breaking them at parties). They’re also great for storing all sorts of store bought snacks, from pasta to cookies, and making even the most commonplace foods look pretty on a shelf. I recently made a display of all the random candy leftover from Halloween in our apartment by putting each type in a randomly sized jar and lining them up on a shelf, and it was like having a delightful little candy shop in our kitchen.
Mason jars also make great vases, bathroom storage containers (for Q-tips and the like), and they display houseplants beautifully. I could go on and on about them, and I’m sure they have dozens of uses I haven’t even thought of. In any case, the next time I need a new lighting fixture, I’m going for one of these.
No. 12, Kensington
by Ben Chang
I’m excited for fall because: I want to make soup.
I’m glad it’s still summer because: I love lying in the grass.
In Nice by Nia O’Reilly Amandes
My favorite thing on the internet right now is the fox page on the ZooBorns site. It’s just the best.
Rainbow Eucalyptus, is the only species of eucalyptus that grows in the northern hemisphere and is normally grown for its pulpwood, used to create white paper. But why does it look like it’s been painted? The secret behind the Rainbow Eucalyptus is that the trees shed multiple patches of bark every year, but not at the same time. As the patches are gone, the green inner bark is exposed, and as it matures it turns bluish, then orange, purple and maroon. This creates the rainbow effect.
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