Resourceful, sleek and Dutch are just a few descriptors for this homemade receptionist desk. This DIY gem found it’s way into our in box from Alexandra Machinist, a NY-based literary agent and Pattern Pulp friend. Whether you’re scouring My Modern Met for daily photo inspiration or simply looking for the next recycling project, this photo is worth a thousand words, not to mention a serious labor of love.

Windows are symbolic of many things.  For the poetic bunch, they emote hope and a one way ticket to the soul.  For the voyeuristic crowd, each window reveals a hidden story emerging at sunset.   In recent months, window patterns have been popping up throughout textile and home categories. UK designer James Nash conveys this through his t-shirt graphic entitled House, where type and structure become one.  Illustrating a curious overview of an apartment building at dusk, fellow Brit, Peter Jensen brilliantly merges upscale fashion with the banalities of daily life.