This is actually the cashwrap station of the boutique Delicatessen in Tel Aviv but it’s such a clever workspace solution I just had to feature it here. Recycled furniture is painted white to unify it and then the space below it is glowing. A countertop was added to the old sideboard to create a larger…

Happy National Pencil Day! March 30, 1858, is when Hymen Lipman received a patent for a pencil with an attached eraser. The eraser-tipped pencil is 153 years old today!

Happy National Pencil Day! March 30, 1858, is when Hymen Lipman received a patent for a pencil with an attached eraser. The eraser-tipped pencil is 153 years old today! ARGH! How could I have missed the actual day?!?! Happy belated birthday to my beloved wood-encased sticks of graphite (sometimes topped with vinyl or rubber caps)!…

I found these two small, pocket spiral notepads on a trip to the antique mall. Both had the worn brown, heavyweight waxed covers and aged yellow, lined paper. How could I pass them up? Shouldn’t every man have a notepad and a pencil in his shirt pocket? (by me)

I scored this unused vintage “ledger” at the antique mall this weekend. It appears to a pocket sized address book though it could have been used for a number of purposes. I love the creamy yellow pages, think blue lines and the tabbed alphabetical cut-outs. (by me)

I don’t know if you noticed the left-handed writer in the logo for The Well-Appointed Desk but as a left-hander with a notable “hook”, I love seeing Obama signing documents with a similar flair. Its sad to hear people giving him a hard time about it.  Obama, like myself, probably grew up being taught to place the paper at a right-leaning angle and its a hard habit to break.