Wow, I’m finding so many cute home labels out of Scandinavia lately but this one has real legs, like it’s a company I can see doing extremely well not only in Europe but Japan, Australia and beyond. I can see my LA friends really getting into this stuff too. Kauniste is an independent textile company in Helsinki, who work with illustrators and artists to combine fresh patterns with good design using traditional manufacturing techniques. I want every pillow and that fab blanket shown in the first photo!
I love the festive colors and patterns and seriously, I would love to own everything I see. It’s all totally my style. What is also good is that everything is affordable AND you can buy lots of the patterns you see by the meter so you can turn anything into a roman shade, cover a headboard or bench, make a table cloth, etc. for your home. You could even make a pretty A line dress!
really miss this pretty, finished laundry room that we had in the rental. For \$175 it went from builder average to photogenic. Our currently laundry area needs a lot more than that to make it come together, so as I plot and plan I’ll study what it is I like and don’t like about past laundry rooms (perk of moving 14 times!).
Even in the laundry area we can create a little beauty by adding some cut branches, a textural basket or a pretty container for the laundry detergent. Take control of where the pretty is in your space today and sprinkle it around to unexpected places.
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And now for my real life…I got out from behind the computer, walked onto our back porch and snapped a photo of our laundry room at 9:30 am October 17. Five minutes ago. It’s not pretty.
“Owning” your home takes an entirely different kind of patience and self talking and encouragement than renting. You see, our currently laundry room is in a porch that’s an add-on. The foundation is bad so it’s on a major slope (basically falling off the house) hence the wood under the front of the washer. We removed the wood on the walls of this porch so we could use them to floor the kitchen (long story) and even finishing the temporary walls feels like a waste at times because at some point we have to fix this floor and all the walls will go back to another wonky state.
If it were a rental, I’d slap some paint on everything and forget about it–because it would be the only thing I was allowed to do and that I’m responsible for. Since it’s our home that we’ll keep for years (hopefully) I feel all protective of doing it in order and feel like I need to get the structure right before I make it pretty.
Maybe I just need to get over my trying-to-be-adult-self and realize I can leave it ugly until the foundation is fixed and go ahead and make it beautiful until the foundation is fixed and then make ajustments. Either way the foundation will probably be repaired on the exact same day. I get to choose if I want it pretty now, or after I deem things worthy of being beautiful.
Why do I sabotage myself?
*note this is the entrance into our home that everyone uses!
Peter Borges, jeune étudiant designer américain à la Rhode Island School of Design nous présente 3D fabrication Desk, son projet de conception d’un bureau par commande numérique.
La découpe numérique au laser permet en effet de rapidement découper des pièces de bois, à plat, le tout est ensuite tel un jeu de construction de recomposer le tout afin de lui donner forme, rigidité et fonction.
Dans un but de conception simple il image ce bureau, presque bureau d’ordinateur, afin de répondre à un besoin propre à son école.
Chaque pièce venant parfaitement s’emboîter sur une autre, le tout sur des roulettes pour que l’aménagement des salles soit plus dynamique.
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It’s always fun sharing products from small labels, like FunkyDoris which was founded in 2012 by two Norwegian textile designers, Grethe Bjørk and Tove Trydal. Inspired by what they call the best decades of Scandinavian design (1950s-1970s), their core products are pillows, poufs and pendant lamps along with kitchen products such as tea towels, potholders, aprons and birch veneer trays. They’ve recently added a new range of handmade bowls, candle holders and pendant lights. These are great for adding shots of color in your home and of course, in the typical Scandinavian way of adding color against a neutral background – always a winner!
I rather like the idea of hopping on my scooter and taking off for a picnic in the countryside right about now, don’t you?
Rectangular Dining Room Tables is the most traditional type of dining room table, and it’s also the most popular. The rectangular table is usually a minimum of 36 inches wide and is the best design for hosting large groups of people. This type of table design is also the best choice for long, narrow dining room areas or large eat in galley kitchen. A possible downside to this style is that the guests can be separated on either end, but you do have a “head” of the table.
After Rectangular Dining Room Tables now, we have Round Dining Room Tables. If you live in a small home, you may want to invest in a round table. These types of designs allow for more seating while taking up a minimal amount of spaces. Additionally, if you choose a pedestal style, you can enjoy more leg room. However, be sure not to overcrowd your table with too many chairs as this can make the table look cluttered.
And now after Rectangular Dining Tables, a Square Dining Tables, this style of dining room is slightly more modern and nontraditional than round or rectangular varieties. It’s a great choice for rooms that are square in shape, and can provide a more intimate dining experience with everyone in closer proximity than with a rectangular table.
