We're Branding- The Old Fashioned Way

We are very excited about our new brand- in the oldest sense of the word. Did you know that the word "brand" comes from the Norse term brandr, which means "to burn"? Our Scout Regalia wood brand allows us to discreetly make our mark on the underside of our SR Outdoor Table Set and the SR Patio Garden Kit (Assembled). It's a really fun process to do and watch, and we're currently resisting the urge to brand everything in sight, including toast.

Summer Garden Seed Starting

Have you started planting your seeds for your summer garden yet? Here in Los Angeles, it seems like the growing season is all year round, which for the most part, is true. However, summertime does yield some of our most abundant vegetables, the heartiest of which we grow from seed. A great resource for finding out when and what you should plant in your growing zone is the good 'ole Farmer's Almanac.

We went all out this year with a goal of starting our entire garden from seed. We've started with zucchini, pole beans, poblano/ anaheim/ jalapeno peppers, green peppers, eggplants, shiso, and a half a dozen variety of heirloom tomatoes.

And for fun, you can document your growing seeds with Hipstamatic, a new photo application for the iPhone that will make it look like you've traveled back in time to do your gardening.

SR Product Postcards

For each of our products, we design 5" x 7" information postcards that go into a little more detail about the product. With our latest releases, we created double sided postcards for the SR Outdoor Table Set and the SR Patio Garden. Since our Outdoor Table Set comes with 210 color options, we thought it would be a great way to showcase the rainbow of choices for the enameled finish. These postcards, along with information cards for all of our other products, are downloadable on our website. Below are links to the info cards for the latest Scout Regalia products- enjoy!

SR Outdoor Table Set

SR Patio Garden

SR Outdoor Table Set

Since we don’t have a lot of space to host proper dinners inside our apartment, we designed and built an outdoor table set that comfortably seats 8. This is a prototype of our SR Outdoor Table Set, which is our first venture into made-to-order furniture (you can see more pics and order it here).

Outdoor Inspiration

This unclad teepee was already here when we moved in, and it provides a nice addition to our yard. The teepee helps delineate a nice outdoor space without too much structure.

Scout Regalia Headquarters

We have a modest space but we are making the most of our limited space and resources. We view our live-work space as an inviting and inspirational space that serves as both home and laboratory for our various Scout Regalia designs.

Scout Regalia Office

Working from our home office, we’ve adapted our living room to utilize it more as a work space, but also made it comfortable enough to host get-togethers and accommodate friends (our Hans Wegner sofa turns into a day bed). We designed and built our bookcase along with our linear work table, which is made of solid core doors over plywood storage boxes. We clad one entire wall with homasote to serve as a work board to quickly pin up and review ideas, or place inspirational images for new work.