Okay. So this isn’t exactly a post about a designer in a small town, or design being produced in a small town. It is, however, a post about how design affected a girl in a small town. And how great communication design can change a life. Read more in the oven.

Big design lives in my small town. We’re talking, 90 years of coveted industrial design that has moved mothers all over the world to learn how to bake kind of BIG. KitchenAid knows how to mix it up design-wise, that’s for sure. Read about the 90th Anniversary of the KitchenAid Stand Mixer in around the world.

Update: If you can’t wait another second to have one of these mixers on your counter, The Pioneer Woman is giving two of them away today! It isn’t the Anniversary Edition, but it’s cool nonetheless. Better hurry though… registration closes at 9AM Pacific Time!

Okay… This is fast becoming one of my very favorite things to do in the entire world. Anyone who knows me knows I love to decorate, but the unending abundance of amazing furniture around here is just astounding me. Read more about my most recent design find in: at home.

While in search of farmer’s market zucchini, I stumbled upon something great – read about JoJo Couture’s hand-made handbags. Great design.. right here in my very own small town. Read more in: on the rack.