I recently moved my match collection to a larger glass container, and as did so I took my time going through the many boxes, trying my best to remember the occasion associated with each. Honestly I remembered a lot, and it reminded me why I collect matchbooks: they look cool and they commemorate a little moment in time after a meal or a drink at a cool restaurant or bar. I have a few matches that are my favorite because of the memories attached to them, but I also have my design favorites. Read on to hear about my favorites.

Life is too short to not have a brightly colored bread knife. This might seem like a collection of basic kitchen items, however there’s so much opportunity to make them unique, intentional and fun to look at, just like the rest of your space.