Banish your blank walls, the Affordable Art Fair is coming to town May 7-10. According to the website: “AAF NYC is the place for new and established collectors to discover and buy paintings, drawings, sculptures, video, photography and limited edition prints from distinguished galleries, all priced from $100 – $10,000.”

This year, the Fair will host more than 60 galleries from the US, Europe, Asia, Canada and South America at its new home at 7 West 34th Street.

Admission:
$20 – General Admission
$15 – Student/Senior (Valid ID required)
$10 – Group Rate (Group of 10 or more)

For those of you who think hip home design from the ‘70s deserves your emulation, think again with a look at James Lileks’ Interior Desecrations: Hideous Homes from the Horrible ‘70s. According to the editorial review on amazon.com, the author James Lileks “proves without a shadow of a doubt that the ‘70s were a hideously grim period. This is what happens when Dad drinks, Mom floats in a Valium haze, the kids slump down in the den with a bong, and the decorator is left to run amok.” Available on Amazon, new or used.

It’s that time of again for the 37th annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House. This year’s show house, which will honor legendary designer Albert Hadley, will take place at 22 East 71st Street from April 17-May 17. And this year’s designers, who will work their magic to benefit the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club, are: Bunny Williams, Charles Pavarini III, Charlotte Moss, Christopher Coleman, Christopher Corcoran, Christopher Maya, Jamie Drake, Eileen Kathryn Boyd, Garrow Kedigian, Gloria Vanderbilt, Ike Kligerman Barkley Architects, Joe Nye, Juan Montoya, Kathy Abbot, Lichten Graig Architects, McMillen, Inc., St. Charles of New York, Schermerhorn Interior Design, Shields & Company Interiors, Theo Kalamirakis, William T. Georgis, and Zoya Bograd.

In addition to the seeing the work of these top designers, you will also be able to browse the Show House Shop, which makes its return this year, stocked with everything from antiques to porcelain and crystal to one-of-a-kind furnishings. If you would like to make a donation to the 2009 shop, contact Yvette St. Just at 718.893.8600, ext. 245.

Two great pulls from Urban Archaeology – The ‘T-Pull‘ & the ‘Bin Pull Eastlake‘ Plus, if you’re in the market for a Butcher Trade Sign, or a Butcher Rack with Pigs, take a look.