OUR HOLIDAY POP-UP SHOP IN VENICE, CALIFORNIA

First of all, Thank you SO MUCH for your support this holiday season and always! You likely already know that, from the inception of our burgeoning business, Deb and I have endeavored to support the work of independent makers and creators, brilliant, forward-thinkers who use both their heads and their hearts to navigate throughout the world. We hold community, generosity, and kindness in great regard and reverence.

Now, more than ever, we're certain that bolstering the intrepid doers, dreamers, trailblazers, designers, painters, sculptors, and brethren of small business owners is vital. We're having a holiday pop-up shop on Sunday, December 11th (324 C Sunset, next to Gjusta Bakery and 10 AM - 4 PM) and are offering a motley of one-of-a-kind creations from people all over the country and beyond. We're stoked to be able to bring together this collection of artisan-made gifts - from soaps to jewelry to linen napkins, dog beds to wood coasters to candles and much more - and offer it to our fellow lovers of original design and vision, those of you/us who prefer to shop small and think big, as it were.

Lily Spindle will be making donations to some of our favorite animal rescues this holiday season, as we do throughout the year, but we'll also be including causes and groups that we feel honor our inherent human rights, the inherent rights of our earth, and the equality we've strived for and need to preserve and build upon.

 We can't wait to see you on the 11th! And if you see something on our Facebook or Instagram pages you absolutely MUST have but it is a limited edition item for the pop-up, give us a shout and we'll create a custom listing for you. Easy breezy peasy.  

with love, 
Rebecca + Deb

Hello, new year

Donut, Greta, Fred, + Lucie wishing you a healthy + creative + fun + beautiful 2016.

It's 2016!

My husband and I stayed in last night, of course, as so many of us with animals do on these bacchanalian holidays, and endured a panting, pacing, panicking shepherd mix twisting her head maniacally towards the celebratory explosions in the sky until around 2 AM. Yay! Kablamo! Happy new year! Crikey.

OK, all that wild, inconsolable canine terror aside, a new year invites the very real opportunity to loosen the grip of whatever (or whoever) isn't serving you well and to create your own damn future, filled with much more of what you love, much less of what you loathe, and an expansion of this thing we're all in together.

I read this recently on Instagram and, heck yeah, it sounds hokey as shit, but it can be enlightening + powerful, seeing the disparity in those things and recognizing that you have the power to make changes in your world.

MAKE A LIST OF THINGS THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY
MAKE A LIST OF THINGS YOU DO EVERY DAY
COMPARE THE LISTS
ADJUST ACCORDINGLY

with love from me and Deb and the rest of the Lily Spindle cohorts.
xx - Rebecca

“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes.

Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re Doing Something.

So that’s my wish for you, and all of us, and my wish for myself. Make New Mistakes. Make glorious, amazing mistakes. Make mistakes nobody’s ever made before. Don’t freeze, don’t stop, don’t worry that it isn’t good enough, or it isn’t perfect, whatever it is: art, or love, or work or family or life.

Whatever it is you’re scared of doing, Do it.

Make your mistakes, next year and forever.
― Neil Gaiman”

Let's do this thing al fresco style

It's like your momma always said: buy your snowblower in May, your bikini in August, your chocolates after Valentine's Day, and your outdoor furniture in the midst of summer! Well, maybe your momma didn't share those bright and shiny pearls of wisdom. But WE are!

Here in Southern California we're lucky enough (er, sort of, given that this past January was the driest on record since such record-keeping actually began in 1895) to be able to dine al fresco pretty much all year 'round.  To make it easy, we've put together a grouping of some of Lily Spindle's top picks for super stylish and unbelievably affordable dining tables and dining chairs!

And, here you have it - a few simple + straightforward outdoor dining + designing tips ::

Don't forget the lighting! Just because you're outdoors doesn't mean the lighting isn't crucial. Candles, globes, hanging lanterns, chandeliers and string lights provide romantic, atmospheric lighting and, let's be honest, pretty much everyone looks gorgeous when bathed in the soft, warm glow of mood lighting.

Don't be afraid to bring the indoors out! Graphic, fun rugs outside are pretty wonderful when used in a lounge area and the New York Times' T Magazine recently featured an awesome selection of outdoor pillows ranging from Maharam to Missoni to Holly Hunt, so go for gold and be fearless

Do bring art into your outdoor space. As an extension of your home, your exterior design deserves as much consideration as your interior. And we promise you, art is not exclusive to the walls of your living room! 

Six words -- colorful pots. colorful pots. colorful pots.

1.  Devon Dining Table, Restoration Hardware. 96"L x 40"D x 29.5"H (teak); $1900
2.   New York Reclaimed Teak Table, Teak Warehouse. 98"L x 39"D x H30"H;  $2795
3.   Coronado Dining Table, Restoration Hardware. 96"L x 40"D x 29.5"H (teak); $2665
4.   Manhattan Reclaimed Teak Table, Teak Warehouse. 98"L x 39"D x 30.5"H; $2295
5.   Trestle Table (reclaimed teak), Teak Warehouse. 98"L x 39"D x 29"H; $2595
6.   Crosby Teak Dining Table, Serena & Lily. 102"L x 39"D x 29"H; 2050
7.   Somerset Teak Trestle Table, Teak Warehouse. 98"L x 39"D x 29"H; $3795

1. Kruger Dining Chair in Turkish Tile Blue, Crate + Barrel. $99/each
2. Garvin Side Chair, Aeon Furniture Industrial Classics. All Modern. $140/set of 2
3. Lisboa Dining Chair, DWR. $120/each
4. Kruger Dining Chair in Ribbon Red, Crate + Barrel. $99/each
5. Lyle Dining Chair, Crate + Barrel. $199/each