the man behind the curtain.

*pic credits at end of post

I'll be honest: I don't think about curtains that often. That holds true in RL as well as SL. BUT - I do absolutely acknowledge that they can really finish a room, and therefore I support them. I've seen some really great mesh curtains come out recently, and I definitely support those. So does Maxwell Graf of Rustica. BAM - that's a blog intro.

Max sent me his latest release, which just happens to be a full set of very lovely, detailed, and customizable mesh curtains. What's that? Customizable? Hells yes. Max has provided a full set that includes swag and side panels and gathered drapes and sheer panels and lace panels...and I think that's it. What's awesome is that you can use all those pieces together, or just the ones you want. Like if you just want a simple window treatment, no problem, just grab those side panels. Or you can go all fancy like I did in the pic above. What's more awesome is that the curtains are just textured with the baked shadows -- so you can just go into edit mode and select a color and BAM - lovely depth and shadows on curtains that are the exact color you want. Even more awesome than that awesome is that Max has included those shadow textures separately, so you can get even fancier and use them in Photoshop to apply over your own texture. That + that + this + that = endless options.

Max has also included a bunch of lovely mesh curtain rods with great finials - so one more thing to really dress up those windows.

Join the curtain revolution (I just made that up) at Rustica! [SLurl]

Oh, and see that cute little vase of branches with the dangly heart, up in the first pic? That's available (and so is the rug) right now from Rayvn Hynes and MudHoney, at her location on The Nest. It's available as part of the Valentine's Day Gift Event where a bunch of Nest merchants have awesome transferrable gifts available for Valentine's Day! Be sure to wander around the sim to check it out!

MudHoney at The Nest [SLurl]

*credits for first pics

curtains, sheers, rods: Rustica (Maxwell Graf) loose paper: floorplan. (Tegan Serin) Valentine branches: MudHoney (Rayvn Hynes) Rug: MudHoney (Rayvn Hynes) Skybox: Trompe Loeil (Cory Edo)

Labor Day? More like Easy Money Day!! ...or something.

It's Labor Day weekend here in the States -- and it's apparently super-awesome-sales-and-stuff weekend in SL!

The Nest is kicking off a whole week of Sidewalk Sales and Gatcha machines, full of home & garden goodness!!

Starting this afternoon at 4PM SLT, be sure to come stroll through the streets to pick up great sidewalk bargains, and hit the Gatcha machines for some shopping fun! There's also a party to get it all started - come join us at 4PM SLT at the park across from the Gatchas!

The Nest [SLurl]

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There's also a big weekend of fun going on over at Pull d'Vagin - sales and a block party! This isn't strictly home & garden stuff, of course, but there is some of that mixed in! Plus, Swan Ling, who runs Pull d'Vagin, is my RL sister...so, you know, nepotism rules around here.

Be sure to check it out! Pull d'Vagin [SLurl]

If you go anywhere today, it should be here.

The Nest, SL's newest Home & Garden mecca, officially opens today at noon SLT! This gorgeous sim is filled with some of the best home and garden designers from all around the grid, and is bound to become your favorite one-stop shop for dressing up your nest!

The Nest [SLurl]

Y's HOUSE ● The Loft ● Bethany Heart ● C&D Designs ● Tatty Soup ● {what next} ● vespertine ● [kusshon] ● Funky Junk ● Mudhoney ● nodari ● north west ● Theosophy ● Second Spaces ● Lisp Bazaar ● Barnesworth Anubis ● Fucifino ● corbin coage ● eklectik Furniture & Decor ● Baffle! ● Croire ● cluttered flowey ● Art Dummy! ● molte bene ● UrbanizeD ● inSight Designs ● bitter vanilla ● Abode ● Adorkable Poses ● *Mary's Little Lamb ● *Comfy Within** ● pointee ● Petticoat Lane ● Crackberry ● Clutter ● mebbery ● Ambiance Interactive Furnishings ● [[[nocc.]]] ● Little Boxes ● Sways ● Thistle Homes ● La'Licious ● Dutchie ● elefantu ● .... and more..... all on one sim!

I'm very happy to have a Second Spaces satellite shop at The Nest - and I'm supersupersuper happy to be sharing the adorable train station with one of my favorite designers: Pandora Popstar of [LISP] Bazaar! Be sure to stop by!!

The Nest [SLurl]

Are you a home & garden designer? Then this post is for you!!

Isla Gealach of Cheeky Pea has announced her newest project - The Nest - a "place where people can come as a one-stop shop for all their household needs in SL", planned for a grand opening this Friday, August 12.

If you're a home and garden designer and are interested in a satellite shop, then be sure to stop by now to check out the new digs! The sim is open for exploring while the shops are filled up - you'll find a really cute little town with a great main street in the middle of a sprawling stretch of super cute cottages and shacks, all available for rent.

Some basic info for those interested:

Prices:

1-50 @ 5L per prim. 51-199 @ 4L per prim. 200 + @ 3L per prim.

Prim allocations:

Main Street stores:  100 prims Cottages:  100 prims Shacks:  50 prims

Contact sim manager Hallie Galli for questions or more information!

The Nest [SLurl]