natasha's corner

Not unusual.

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The treasures of my file cabinet, left by some unknown office worker long ago and only now excavated by me, armed with a new key to open the cabinet. Using the penny-dating technique, I place these contents somewhere between 1975 and 1992.

Matching textures and patterns in fabric is really hard. Much harder than matching solid colors for a website (though that’s not easy to do right either). I love looking at catalogs, like the Crate & Barrel one I got yesterday, to see how the designers choose colors, patterns, and textures to create a particular “feel” for a room. There’s no obvious way to find the right combination, but when you do, the result is really beautiful.

Maybe one day I’ll get good at working with patterns and textures. For now, I just enjoy looking at them.

It’s like 37signals or 43 Things. Except it’s 23 Fries.

Also, my name for the day is Natasha Hoyd, apparently. Yesterday I was Nathan Lloyd. Who will I be tomorrow?

A couple photos I snapped on my way to the train this morning.