blogwatch: where we were clicking this week

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Finally! A blog more obsessed with chic cat furniture than we are! Check out Modern Cat for fab feline accessories, like this DIY Ikea wall climber.

We’ve been watching this knit project progress at Not Martha for a while now, and love the final results of her ribbed sweater. It’s the orange zipper that makes it.

Also from Not Martha, we may have to follow her leave and make a big pot of bolognese sauce to freeze for future use.

Love Made Visible alerts us that Nantaka Joy, Oh Joy’s stationary shop, is now up and running. Be sure to check out her lovely collection of cards and notebooks.

Happy Mundane found a genius new product that turns your Bic pens into serving utensils… not that we eat at our desks that often.

Charles & Hudson tips us off to some unique, eco-friendly dwellings — “barrel living” — in Long Island.

How cute is this? A Periodical table by Todd Oldham from the new issue of Ready Made. Thanks to AT for posting.

And lastly, we spotted this indoor living wall planter at Outblush, which could be a great way to satisfy our mid-winter green cravings.

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My cat is seated beside me, meowing non-stop with excitement. “Build me the Ikea jump shelf system!”

But alas for her, there is no Ikea in my state.

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I’ve seen those barrel houses during my trips out to the Hamptons for years–I take a “shortcut” that misses a bunch of the traffic of the main artery. I’ve wanted to know their story for years, so it’s great to read about them!