Today’s Crush: Suzani Tray

27 comments on “Today’s Crush: Suzani Tray”

1. mise @ pretty far west
   October 9th, 2009 @ 12:42 am

   I’d serve exquisite cocktails from that tray, with a flower in my hair.
   mise @ pretty far west´s last post ..tell me why

2. Jennifer
   October 9th, 2009 @ 12:56 am

   Hey Alek, I’m with you I want Lonny in print. I know we are moving in a virtual world and it is nice to be able to click away and get all the info but there’s nothing like a tactile object that you can paw over and pick up again and again and again. I was intrigued with the magazine and enjoyed the content but would much rather it in print than on my screen. Have a fabulous weekend. Jennifer
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3. dustjacket attic
   October 9th, 2009 @ 3:25 am

   Love the tray, what a great idea.

   Have a fab weekend,
   xxx

4. A Life More Fabulous
   October 9th, 2009 @ 5:29 am

   This is lovely – a nice little spot of colour and pattern. I think I’d put it in my all-white office…
   A Life More Fabulous´s last post ..My Little Wedding Post

5. le banc moussu
   October 9th, 2009 @ 6:09 am

   Have a nice week end too. It will be very cloudy here in Paris but so many “vitrines” to look at…
   Christian
   le banc moussu´s last post ..4ème mondial de l’antiquité. Puces de Saint Ouen. 8 au 11oct.

6. Raina
   October 9th, 2009 @ 6:10 am

   I will love Suzanis forever and ever, amen.
   Raina´s last post ..Daily deliciousness

7. Passementerie
   October 9th, 2009 @ 7:51 am

   I love Suzanis – they’re the sort of pattern that seems to fit in anywhere. As for Lonny, I think it’s fabulous and I love the online format. Since having a baby I find paper magazines more of a challenge because she eats paper. I can read Lonny to my heart’s content as I feed here and there’s nothing for to reach back and grab!
   Passementerie´s last post ..Oh my… would you like a house in Marrakech?

8. pink to green
   October 9th, 2009 @ 11:34 am

   Her tray is the perfect detail; I’m glad that you brought it to my attention… sometimes, I’m too quick to browse through pictures in an online format and missed this!
   pink to green´s last post ..Paperless Post

9. blair
   October 9th, 2009 @ 4:44 pm

   Brilliant Idea. I didn’t notice this during my first flip–thank you for pointing this out! Have a great weekend as well!

10. Averill
    October 9th, 2009 @ 4:46 pm

    That tray really stood out to me, too (and I also clicked on the link and even saved it to my Wists!). That said, suzani IS maybe a bit overplayed but I think that, like zig zags or Imperial Trellis, it’s a classic and a little of it in a room or house is always welcome.
    Averill´s last post ..Colorful Backdrops

11. vintage simple
    October 9th, 2009 @ 5:05 pm

    As far as the virtual vs. print issue – I understand that change is inevitable, and I understand that Lonny exists in its current form for financial reasons… but it’s just not the same as holding a magazine in your hands. It completely changes the experience… I congratulate the editors and I think they’re working within this uncertain and yet-undefined space that the publishing world occupies… but I’d much rather read a print magazine than one online… Maybe since so many of us are voicing this, Lonny will go to print at some point. That would be great.

    Anyway. Hope you have a wonderful weekend, Alek!

    -maria
    vintage simple´s last post ..Gustavian goodness

12. Julie
    October 9th, 2009 @ 5:17 pm

    Hi Alek
    Love your suzani trays. Would love to own a suzani throw also in the future.

    Well I am always last to arrive and as such have not seen the Lonny magazine as yet so I’m taking your link and advice and popping over there.

    Have a great weekend. Julie
    Julie´s last post ..La Bella Roma: Romantic Piazza Navona

13. highglossblue
    October 9th, 2009 @ 5:30 pm

    I am so copying this idea in my own kitchen right now! Who cares if its Friday night-guests are coming over before we go out and my countertops just cannot wait. Perfect makeover for a necessary eye sore. Am still so happy for your new job at Apartment Therapy-I think you should celebrate by buying yourself a ghost chair. Please convince AT to create an Atlanta edition! Happy Friday!

14. PS~Erin
    October 9th, 2009 @ 6:26 pm

    I’m a sucker for trays too. I just caved and bought this little vintage one:http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=20143599

    I love the one you featured too! I’m thinking would be perfect to corral all the extra stuff on the table and then makes it easy to move it for dinner time.
    PS~Erin´s last post ..End of the Week Links & a WINNER!

15. Devon Pritchard
    October 9th, 2009 @ 8:43 pm

    Not over suzani and would adore that tray. Would be perfect with your orange chair!
    Devon Pritchard´s last post ..Hair Salons….Scarier Than Halloween?

16. ALEK
    October 10th, 2009 @ 12:02 pm

    Raina and Averill: I’m with you two. It is a classic in my book.

    highglossblue: Thanks! I’ll see what I can do. A ghost chair to celebrate? I like the way you think!

    Devon: I hadn’t even thought of that option.

17. Kristin
    October 10th, 2009 @ 2:46 pm

    I too love trays. I’ve got so many I haven’t even used them all. Ah ha

18. Kelli
    October 10th, 2009 @ 5:44 pm

    I just found your fabulous blog via Fifi and The Antiques Diva on Twitter. Love your site and will definintely be back.
    I use a dish drainer and I love the idea of using a beautiful tray underneath… makes for a lot less washing of dish towels.
    
    Kelli´s last post ..Declutter, Restore and Rest

19. Jacci
    October 10th, 2009 @ 6:51 pm

    Hey, Alek! WOW – congrats on the AP gig Great fun.

    I think the tray is festive. Sure, suzanis will probably be deemed as completely dated within 2 years, but so what! Just don’t tell your guests. Then, when the design world declares that it’s “out” all you have to do is be careful to never post a picture of it on your blog, and we’ll all still have the highest design respect for you and you can have the best of both worlds enjoying our respect and your secret suzani tray

    Congrats again on AP – looking forward to reading more often.

    Jacci
    Jacci´s last post ..Playing Dress Up With The Sink

20. Chie
    October 11th, 2009 @ 1:04 am

    Go´morn Ally,

    It’s been awhile peeping in your site. It’s sad coz I really had head-over-heels at work. Hope after this storm, it calm down, so I have time to visit all the bloggie friends I follow.

    Oppss… this post gives me a nostalgic feelings. When I was young, our dish tray looks like this. Sometimes, blogging makes me have full of life. Thanks for sharing, dear Ally.

    Have a wonderful day and blessed Sunday.

    xoxo

21. Lauren
    October 11th, 2009 @ 6:07 am

    nope -totaly not over them! beauty is beauty.

    what a great idea- i still need to go back and digest lonny again..

    for some reason when i try to make comments on your blog lots of times it won[t let me!!! just know that i’m here & loving it!!!!

    xoxoxo

22. Kellie Collis
    October 11th, 2009 @ 11:14 pm

    Fabulous prints!! x
    Kellie Collis´s last post ..My interior style!

23. Greet
    October 11th, 2009 @ 11:23 pm

    Thank you so much for the sweet comment on my post yesterday!
    I have just seen your post about the Antwerp Hotel De Witte Lelie! I have never been there but I know it is SO CHARMING!!!

    Thank you again!

    Greet

24. Down and Out Chic
    October 12th, 2009 @ 9:31 am

    this is a stinking great idea b/c right now i have dingy ikea towels under my drying rack which is not nearly as cool as the tray.
    Down and Out Chic´s last post ..Plate Walls Continued

25. erika
    October 12th, 2009 @ 2:04 pm

    i do the same thing with my dish rack! it makes for such a prettier way of drying your dishes! i really like the idea of using it in your entry way. and definitely not over this suzani for sure!

26. beauty comma
    October 13th, 2009 @ 7:32 am

    um, is it okay if i start my own belated lonny high? i haven’t been great at reading blogs lately so i’ve missed it up till now. thank you for mentioning it, i love it!!

    incidentally, i recycled a post from my old blog (the deco detective) yesterday, and there’s a tray under the dish rack in one of the photos. it’s a great idea, it looks nice and stops the water from floating all over the place.
    beauty comma´s last post .., busy day

27. Bromeliad
    October 17th, 2009 @ 9:22 am

    Hope suzanis aren’t over. I just started liking them.
    Saw that tray over at Odi et Amo’s wist list.

    http://odietamoblog.blogspot.com/
    Bromeliad´s last post ..DIY Wednesday: Ikat-inspired storage boxes

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