Organic
Posted: September 9, 2022 Filed under: Accessories, Home and Garden | Tags: Anthropologie, BDSM, candle, D/s, decorating, dievca, home, homegoods, Life, NYC, soft, submissive, subtle Leave a comment
dievca is finding that she is starting to furnish her apartment with softer, organic items. Perhaps to blunt the edge of the City. The newest addition is the large Candle from Anthropologie ($178 on sale for $49.99).
- Mangowood Table – Miami, FL
- Felt Plant Holders used as Storage from Aveva – Malmö, Sweden
- Pillow from ConcreteWall – Norway
- Amber Lewis for Anthropologie large Candle – Made in Vietnam
Lagom – something of use
Posted: May 21, 2022 Filed under: Accessories, Home and Garden | Tags: BDSM, culture, D/s, definition, dievca, homegoods, Life, Scandinavian, simple, storage, subtle, Swedish, wool Leave a commentLagom (pronounced [ˈlɑ̂ːɡɔm]) is
a Swedish word meaning “just the right amount”.
The word can be variously translated as “in moderation”, “in balance”, “perfect-simple”, “just enough”, and “suitable” (in matter of amounts). Whereas words like sufficient and average suggest some degree of abstinence, scarcity, or failure, lagom carries the connotation of appropriateness, although not necessarily perfection. The archetypical Swedish proverb “Lagom är bäst“, literally “The right amount is best”, is also translated as “Enough is as good as a feast” or as “There is virtue in moderation”.
In terms of a NYC apartment – the word Lagom is appropriate. You need enough, but not too much of everything.
aveva – felted wool home goods based out of Malmö, Sweden has helped dievca with “just enough” storage in the apartment.
A plant bucket holds dievca’s workout gear
(yoga block, jump rope, bands, lacrosse ball, pinky ball, etc).
A tote bag holds her road bike and swimming gear
(helmet, clothing, shoes, gloves, suits, goggles, etc.)
Subtle softness and colors blend into the NYC skyline without a jarring effect and are easy to reach.
Just Enough.
Items can be found at EUROPEAN Bliss (click here).
A subtle BDSM touch for your home Bar
Posted: May 28, 2021 Filed under: Accessories, Home and Garden | Tags: BDSM, bondage, D/s, dievca, Elegant, homegoods, Master, padlock, Symbolism Leave a comment
CB2 Brass Padlock Bottle Opener:
Upping the ante on opening a beer.
A handsome way to subtly show your BDSM leanings at your Bar cart.
One sale for $9.99, click link above to purchase.
Replacement
Posted: April 25, 2021 Filed under: Accessories, Home and Garden | Tags: accident, BDSM, D/s, dievca, Elegant, glass, homegoods, Love, Shopping, submissive, water carafe Leave a commentSometimes you are clumsy when you are in a hurry.
Sometimes you are just clumsy and cannot get it together.
Knocking the water carafe off of the counter after you had just thought “watch that water carafe” comes under the second listing…. A b*tich to clean-up, too.
And then you find something beautiful to replace it and you worry about breaking. Sigh.
SGHR Sugahara
Hand Blown Japanese Bedside Carafe & Tumbler Set
The blue carafe/cup is really elegant and the good news is you can replace the cup separately from the carafe in case something happens. Perfect for Ms. Clumsy.
Something of Use: Silicone Wine Glasses
Posted: July 3, 2020 Filed under: Accessories, Home and Garden | Tags: BDSM, D/s, dievca, homegoods, Life, Shopping, silicone, something of use, submissive, Summer, Wine Leave a comment
Naomi Campbell with 1993 Mick and Bono (the dogs), Jean Pigozzi
When dievca lived in Europe she stopped to see friends who were packing to move to Switzerland. The wife, who was Irish, offered dievca a glass of wine and was about to pour it into a plastic cup – they were packing to move. The husband, who was French, went meltdown and dug through the kitchen boxes to find the proper wine glasses. Ever since then, dievca has tried to offer the proper glass for a specific drink type. she won’t drink out of the can. But, on the other hand, she has broken beer and wine glasses on the rooftop. It is a mess.
Having a wine outside by the pool or on the rooftop may be the Highlight of this COVID-19 Summer.
Meeting friends for a 2-meter spacing dinner in a park calls for easy to carry, easy to eat food and accouterments.
Breaking a wine glass and having to clean it up – would just add to the 6 feet spacing stress.
dievca found some silicone wine glasses at Walmart.com, $11.99 for four. she bought Master a set, too.
Unbreakable Outdoor Rubber Wine Cups: 14 oz, Clear Silicone. 100% Dishwasher Safe, Shatterproof, can for easy carrying or storage. Solid grip, stable on the table. Replaces the one-use plastic.
she does wonder what Marius would say about the silicone….
Party on! Safely. XO
Spice it up! (Something of Use)
Posted: January 10, 2020 Filed under: Accessories, Home and Garden | Tags: BDSM, cooking, D/s, dievca, Gneiss, homegoods, Life, Shopping, space saver, spice rack, submissive 1 Comment
NYC living is small – even with a lot of money. There just isn’t enough space to sprawl.
You end up dreading gifts from people who live with a garage. They may give you items for your Home. They don’t realize you are constantly looking for ways to reduce the size of your item use footprint.
Back in the day (when she had a garage) dievca owned an Old Thompson Spice Caddy :
Olde Thomspon Spice Caddy 20 spices. After 25 years – still available on Amazon! (click photo)
dievca came to NYC with this spice rack channeling the laboratory look:
It still took up space on a countertop.
When Fab.com was going gangbusters with unique items, dievca found this spice rack with magnets to attach to her refrigerator. It offers more spices and takes up the least amount of space in her small NYC kitchen. Plus it’s cool to look at and the magnets are amazingly strong.
Gneiss Spice System:
The smaller jar set and larger jar set are both available at Amazon ($130 and $220 respectively) dievca has the smaller sized set – remember, she is NOT a chef… click HERE to purchase the smaller sized set.
If you were wondering what happened to Fab.com (an eCommerce explosion which had a blowout) — The site is now a Health and Lifestyle hub selling items to assist you in your wellness quest. There is a link above.
The Full Moon is Tickled Pink (today’s moon at end!)
Posted: April 19, 2019 Filed under: Entertainment, Vintage | Tags: 1950's Household Kink, BDSM, Clothing, D/s, dievca, Fetish, homegoods, Kink, Life, pink, retro, Spring, submissive 4 Comments
April’s full moon, also known as a ‘Pink Moon’, sets just before dawn above the towers of the Second Severn Crossing between England and Wales over the Bristol Channel. (Photo by Ben Birchall/PA Images via Getty Images)
What’s unique about April’s full moon? It will reach 100% illumination today, Good Friday. Well-timed for the spring celebrations!
The Moon won’t actually be colored pink nor be tickled. In recent times each month’s full moon has taken on a common name often originating in Native American culture. April’s full moon has been called the Sprouting Grass Moon and Fish Moon to Hare Moon and Pink Moon, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac. However, the Pink Moon refers to the emergence the first wildflowers of Spring, In particular, wild ground phlox, popularly called “moss pink” flowers.
The full moon occurs occurs at 4:12 a.m. PDT and 7:12 a.m. EDT.
dievca was back “In the Pink”…feeling a vintage/ retro vibe:
Don’t forget to shake your wallet at the Pink Moon!
A "Thank You" to Travel & Leisure website.
Photo: dievca: Full Pink Moon 04/19/2019 NYC
Master gets Lucky with Lucky Brand : BDSM-esque
Posted: April 7, 2019 Filed under: Clothing, D/s Relationship, Home and Garden, Master | Tags: BDSM, bondage, D/s, dievca, Dominant, homegoods, Life, Love, Lucky Brand, Master, Shopping, submissive 2 CommentsIt all started with taking care of Master…
His supply of t-shirts and basic underwear bit the dust, so dievca helped out when she saw some nice soft items in the Flat Iron Lucky Brand store (its closed now).
Lucky Brand Fender T-shirt
Lucky Brand Boxer Brief Grey
The location closure means that dievca keeps her eyes open on the website for deals ~
The first thing she ran into recently is: Masters Chukka Boots
Lucky Brand Masters Chukka Boots (click photo for more colors and to purchase)
Truly – Masters is the name. What’s in a name?
Then she bought these bondage / shibari inspired pillows: Basket Rope embroidery
Lucky Brand basket embroidery pillows (click photo to purchase)
This reminded dievca of items that made her smile which she didn’t buy for Master:
All on Sale~
“Hook it”
Posted: April 2, 2019 Filed under: Accessories, Home and Garden | Tags: Auction, BDSM, D/s, dievca, Dominant, erotic, Fetish, homegoods, Housing Works NYC, Kink, Master, Shopping, Slave, submissive 2 Comments
dievca has MANY questions…
- Who made the prototype of the penis hook and what prompted its design?
- Where does someone buy a brass penis?
- Did they use it?
- What does the decor of their apartment look like?
- Did they get many questions about the penis hook?
- Was it a conversation starter?
- Why are they getting rid of it?
- How much will the sale of this hook make for Housing Works?
- Would dievca ever hang the hook in her apartment?
- Why does she keep salivating like Pavlov’s Dog?
The auction started at $45
As dievca writes this post it is at $215 with two days left.
The auction ends this evening at 10 pm EDT.
Click HERE to view the listing.
And if you bid…please let dievca know. XO
Wine/half a ham sandwich + internet shopping = danger
Posted: March 31, 2019 Filed under: Accessories, Home and Garden | Tags: BDSM, D/s, decorating, dievca, homegoods, Life, Missoni Home, NYC, online shopping, Shopping, submissive, Wine Leave a commentdievca escaped.
Barely.
We will talk about wine and internet shopping in more detail, later…
photo: dievca 03/2019 NYC
It was a long two days and dievca went up to the roof top to enjoy the warmer temperatures (64 F/ 18 C) after work with a bottle of wine – Lemon Hill Viognier. dievca thinks Master gave it to her – not bad. The wind of the rooftop swept away some of the heat, so she meandered back to the apartment to finish the 2nd half of a ham sandwich.
This was not a heavy base for the wine she was drinking…
dievca has been spring cleaning, heavily and you know that she has cleared out the closets. As a part of that process, she has thought about adding bits and pieces to her home decor.
she has a cozy Ugg Duffield throw blanket someone gave her as a gift, but maybe she needs (ok, wants) a more colorful update for summer. she doesn’t have cloth napkins in her current home color scheme. What about a pouf to sit on?
And the wine took over…
As a fan of Missoni, dievca became sucked in on Yoox, Farfetched, RueLala, Matches Fashion, eBay, Neiman Marcus searching for Home Good from the brand. she was contemplating spending $800 at Rue LaLa for a robe, blanket and a pillow or $1000 at Yoox for a blanket, napkins, and a pouf.
she did a Google search and escaped the madness with just a tablecloth and napkins – on sale for $110, including shipping from Europe. And they are quirky enough to make her happy for Spring without breaking the bank.
Missoni Home Collection Eva Napkins Cotton
This choice was made after a couple of glasses of water.
Saved…
dievca does have a Missoni robe and a couple of Missoni throws in her eBay cart. Maybe they will make more sense in the morning.
So…..have you had a bit too much to drink and bought something on the internet?
Apparently, it’s a thing~😘
A day on the UWS
Posted: May 21, 2017 Filed under: Home and Garden, Neighborhood Anecdotes (NYC) | Tags: BDSM, D/s, dievca, Food, homegoods, Life, Master, NYC, photo, Shopping, submissive, UWS, White Gold Butchers 8 Commentsdievca and a friend met for the Farmer’s Greenmarket on the Upper Westside and she already shared her outfit with you.
Here’s what happened after the market:
Walked past some bubbles and good wishes:
Brunch at White Gold Butchers – a whole-animal butcher shop & American eatery that’s owned by two female butchers. It is casual by day with table service at night and offers excellent meats. (Side note: Master and dievca had lunch here a week later, as a break from packing for His extended trip.)
dievca visited two OPEN HOUSEs for apartments up by where Master lives. One with a terrace and a fireplace… Yes, dievca knows that you Midwesterners are smirking, but buying a Co-Op in NYC is a whole different ballgame — my rent for one bedroom is probably more than your 3 bedroom house on 1/2 acre of land. The terraced/fireplace apartment was small but lovely. The the other apartment was….meh.
Then dievca’s friend wanted her to visit a business which was closing this week after 39 years of service. Liberty House will have closed by the time you read this – it was a lovely, yet sad experience. Some offerings:
What did dievca buy?
A bright yellow pottery tray and an absolutely stunning petite 18K with 22K bezel set opal slice ring.
Photos: 4/2017 UWS NYC by dievca
Something for the BDSM home~ Deluna Ceramics
Posted: May 20, 2017 Filed under: Home and Garden | Tags: BDSM, bondage, D/s, Deluna Ceramics, dievca, Dominance and submission, homegoods, Kink, Shopping, Slave, submissive 7 Comments
Contemporary ceramic artist.
Aintzane De Luna, designer and plastic artist, resident in Bilbao, Basque Country.
Designing pieces that have style and personality, are irreverent, vindictive, insolent, funny, sexy, with character, provocative and with a touch of rebelliousness.
Conceived stylish sexy pieces, with plenty of character and loads of wonderful ideas. These creations have a great deal of emotion and feeling, inspiring as much in art, as in everyday reality.
dievca would say that they would be a conversation starter~
Master, may I hold your Nuts?
Posted: May 13, 2017 Filed under: Accessories, Home and Garden | Tags: BDSM, D/s, dievca, Elegant, erotic, Fetish, homegoods, Jonathan Adler, Kink, Life, Master, nutcracker, sadist, Shopping, Slave, submissive 7 Comments
click photo to purchase
In the palm of my hands.
Jonathan Adler Hand Modern Decor Brass nutcracker
Chasing Rainbows
Posted: April 3, 2017 Filed under: Home and Garden, Musings | Tags: BDSM, D/s, dievca, homegoods, Life, music, NYC, rainbow, Shopping, submissive 8 Comments
dievca: Ice Melt 10th Ave NYC 2/2017
As dievca slushed through the melting snow,
she ran into some Rainbows and began to daydream…
HAY Small Rainbow Desk Tray $13.75
Mepra 5-Piece Natura Rainbow Flatware Place Setting $175
Tom Dixon Oil Candle Saks 5th Ave $100
Shower at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Chasing Rainbows 1930 Movie
At the end of the rainbow there’s happiness
And to find it how often I’ve tried
But my life is a race just a wild goose chase
And my dreams have always been denied
Why have I always been a failure?
What can the reason be?
I wonder if the world’s to blame
I wonder if it could be me?
Chorus
I’m always chasing rainbows
Watching clouds drifting by
My schemes are just like all my dreams
Ending in the sky
Some fellows look and find the sunshine
I always look and find the rain
Some fellows make a winning some time
I never even make a gain, believe me
I’m always chasing rainbows
Waiting to find a little bluebird in vain
I’ve looked to the west as the sun goes down
And I’ve followed its glorious rays
But the faster I’d run I would miss the sun
My life’s full of wasted days
I’ve always been a natural loser
Each thing I touch must fail
If good luck ever came to me it would never seem right at all
Chorus
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“I’m Always Chasing Rainbows” is a popular Vaudeville song. The music is credited to Harry Carroll, although the melody is actually adapted from Fantaisie-Impromptu by Frédéric Chopin. The lyrics were written by Joseph McCarthy, and the song was published in 1917 and introduced in the Broadway show Oh, Look! which opened in March, 1918. The song was sung in the show by The Dolly Sisters. Judy Garland sang it in the 1941 film Ziegfeld Girl. It was subsequently sung by Jack Oakie in the 1944 film The Merry Monahans and was again featured in the 1945 film The Dolly Sisters (1945 in film), where it was sung by John Payne. It was also included for part of the run (and in the cast album) of the 1973 revival of Irene.
A “Thank You” to ApartmentTherapy.com for the idea.
Strangely attracted…
Posted: March 20, 2017 Filed under: Home and Garden | Tags: BDSM, Cold Picnic, D/s, decor, dievca, Dominant, Elegant, erotic, homegoods, Life, Master, Shopping, submissive 6 Commentsdievca is strangely attracted to these area rugs.
They would be a great conversation starter~
Cold Picnic Private Parts Rugs Boobs, Muff and Cock
2’ W by 3’ L
100% New Zealand wool yarn
1” pile on woven cotton backing
– black design on cream background
“It seems like a lot of copper” for your house~
Posted: August 20, 2015 Filed under: Home and Garden | Tags: BDSM, D/s, dievca, Dominance and submission, Dominant, Elegant, homegoods, Master, Shopping, submissive 11 Comments“I looked at the ornaments on the desk. Everything standard and all copper. A copper lamp, pen set and pencil tray, a glass and copper ashtray with a copper elephant on the rim, a copper letter opener, a copper thermos bottle on a copper tray, copper corners on the blotter holder. There was a spray of almost copper-colored sweet peas in a copper vase. It seemed like a lot of copper.”
― Raymond Chandler, The High Window
dievca seems to be on a Copper kick — but the funny thing is that the only Copper piece in her house is a Copper / Brass Coffee Pot and Percolator from Belgium that she used while living in Europe. XO
dievca 