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From Julie:
Sometimes it’s too easy to forget the classic standbys: director’s chairs used as dining chairs; French ceramic rise and fall pendants; long refectory tables. This casual yet stylish kitchen in the English countryside is easy to copy; with the help of gallons of cream-colored paint (try Pointing from Farrow & Ball).
Below: The Refectory Farmhouse Table in English oak is a reproduction of an antique; with extensions, it can be expanded to 120 inches. $5,900 from Leonards, a family-owned Massachusetts workshop specializing in antique and reproduction furniture (they also recently opened a store in Westport, Connecticut).
Below: Another option: the 96-inch-long Longmont Table; made from rustic reclaimed pine. $1,795 at Sundance.
Below: Exhibitor 18-inch Director’s Chair with hardwood frame and cotton canvas fabric; 18 different fabric colors, four frame colors; on sale for $56.99 at Directors Chair.
Below: The iconic Catuffe Lamps are handmade by brothers François and Frédéric Catuffe in the Tarn region of France and feature antique bronze fittings, braided electrical cording, and porcelain shades available in blue, cream, jade, red, olive, gray, at the French House. Available at Marston & Langinger for $395. In the UK, available at the French House for £169.
July 24th, 2008
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From Julie:
Claesson Koivisto Rune’s house for Ingegerd Råman features a restrained palette of black, white, and red. We especially like the way the designers used black light fixtures throughout the house. For more ideas, see 10 Easy Pieces: Black Pendant Lights, Outdoors: Stockholm Fixture, and Lighting: Leucos Pendant.
Below: Outdoor Droppen Light by noted Swedish architect Thomas Sandell for Swedish lighting company Zero, die-cast aluminum with lampshade in clear or matte opal glass; $234.40 at Scandinavian Design Center.
Below: Arne Jacobsen Floor Lamp, designed in 1957 for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. Available in black, white, or graphite gray; $848 at Y Lighting.
Below: UK designer Tom Dixon’s Beat Shade Wide made of hand-beaten brass with a black patinated exterior; $420 at Nova 68.
Below: Designed by Robert Dudley Best in 1930, the Bestlite bl3 floor lamp is $829 at Unica Home.
July 21st, 2008
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- Shopper’s Diary: West Elm Globe Pendant
- Outdoors: Stockholm Fixture
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From Julie & Sarah:
Where have we seen this before? CB2’s new oversized (23 inches high) black steel Industry Pendant Lamp for $199.
Below: Cecile Manz’s oversized (27.5 inches high) Caravaggio P4 Pendant lamp made of high-gloss lacquer aluminum was awarded the Forum Prize for innovation at the 2006 Copenhagen International Furniture Fair. $795 at Y Lighting.
July 18th, 2008
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From Julie:
This summery living room is easily recreated with yards of ticking stripe fabric, a collection of glass bottles, and a pair of simple, whitewashed cupboards. For a similar sofa, investigate the George Sherlock Extended Two-Seater Sofa from England, available in the US only at Ruby Beets. Mitchell Gold makes a far less pricey version: the Coleman Sofa.
Below: 19th Century Two-Door Cupboard with Original Hardware; $4,800 at East Meets West Antiques in Los Angeles.
Below: Jeff and Holly Noordsy sell antique bottles online.
Below: Ticking Stripe Fabric by the Yard; blue and red currently on sale at Pottery Barn; $29.99 for five yards (down from $79.99).
July 15th, 2008
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- Our Houses
From Janet:
I fell hard for this Scandinavian modern laundry room on the Asko site: The white and steel gray palette is soothing and clean. If you are lucky enough to have a laundry room, recreate the look with white tiles and white cabinets (a can of white paint will do the trick, or consider resurfacing the cabinets in Formica).
Below: The woven plastic Vera Rug is ideally suited for wet rooms, and it’s amazingly soft underfoot (Julie has one in her kitchen). $150 for the 59-inch length; $222 (currently on sale for $138) for the 89-inch length at Scandinavian Details.
Below L: The Blanco Commercial Pull-Down Faucet is available in polished chrome or stainless steel; $589 at Designer Plumbing Outlet. Below R: A less expensive option is the Pegasus Commercial-Grade Faucet with flexible arch spout (note that it lacks a separate fixed spout); $352 at Designer Plumbing Outlet.
Below L: The Rolling Laundry Bin by Holger Nielson and Jette Egelund in stainless steel is from one of our favorite companies, Vipp; $290 at the Scandinavian Design Center. Below R: The Umbra Chrome Laundry Hamper is another good choice; $59 at the Container Store. Also see our post 10 Easy Pieces: Laundry Hampers for other options.
Below L: Store laundry odds and ends in the Rhombus Tote in Stone; $12.99 at the Container Store. Below R: We also love the simple Aluminum Box for $25 at Canoe Online.
Below: The Asko W6903 Designer Front Load Washer paired with T793 Dryer in TouchProof™ stainless steel. The washer in stainless is $2,199 and the dryer is $1,599 at AJ Madison.
Below: Stock up on mouse-gray towels, such as the Legends Egyptian Cotton Towel in Pussywillow (center in photo); $18 for bath size at The Company Store.
July 1st, 2008
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From Janet:
One of the prime requirements of modern family life: a communal computer station. (Webkinz? Stardoll? MapQuest?) I created an instant work space in a corner of our sunroom with a few easy-to-source elements.
Below: White Parsons Desk; $299 at West Elm.
Below: Bestlite Floor Lamp; $829 at Unica Home.
Below: Vintage Industrial Chair by Toledo Metal Furniture Co., purchased on eBay for $75. View similar items here.
Below: Add a splash of color with Ikea’s Lagis Mousepad for 99 cents.
June 24th, 2008
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From Janet:
No need to get overly complicated. Restaurant wire shelving, schoolhouse light fixture, Eames chairs, stainless-steel countertops, and buckets of white paint make this kitchen breath summer. The dark stained floors offer contrast and grounding. For more ideas go to our earlier posts, Kitchen: White Accessories and Kitchen: White Enamelware. Photo by Michael Wells.
Below: Metro Commercial Pantry Shelves shown with optional Braking Casters; $494 at the Container Store.
Below: Consider the Rhone Pendant with shade, $139 or the Rose City Pendant, $160 at Rejuvenation Hardware.
Below L: Area Daisy Pillow in linen, $50 at Design Public. Below R: Lime Bead Pillow at Hable Construction; sale priced at $57.
Below: Pugg wall clock; $19.99 from Ikea. See 10 Easy Pieces: Basic Kitchen Clocks for more ideas.
Below: Eames Molded Plastic Chair, $349 at DWR.
Below: For a sleek take on the dining table, consider Henry Built’s Steel Table 4 with a white base and teak top; $5,700 at Henry Built.
Below: SF-based Ohio Design’s Noi table, with powder-coated steel base and natural wood veneer or laminate top; prices range from $775 to $975 depending on size and materials. Go to Ohio Design.
Below: A more affordable alternative; buy a wood table and paint the base white. Below L: the Morris Extension Table from Crate and Barrel for $2,499. Below R: The Rustic Dining Table, $1,999 at Pottery Barn.
June 16th, 2008
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From Julie:
A Paris apartment from the portfolio of photographer Guy Bouchet. The zen-like interiors are so magically minimal there’s not much to copy: for the dining room, consider the Reform Table from Design Public and consult our 10 Easy Pieces: Dining Benches post for seating ideas. Design Within Reach carries the orange Icon Pendant Light. For ideas on recreating the bathroom, refer to Bath: Back to Black and Bath: Albion Bath Co. Ltd.
June 10th, 2008
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- Fritz Hansen Visit
From Julie:
Spotted on Emma’s DesignBlogg: The Hotel du Nord on Bornholm, a small Danish island southeast of Sweden’s southern coast. Located in an old print factory, with views of the sea, the hotel features nightly communal dinners for 20 and a child-friendly atmosphere (boxes of dress-ups, crayons everywhere, toys galore). I like the pared-down interiors with sea grass matting, Eames side chairs with dowel bases, Ikea shelving, black Luxo Lamps—lots of ideas to copy.
June 9th, 2008
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- Steal This Look: Dining Room
From Julie and Janet:
This kitchen for an artist on Martha’s Vineyard by Hutker Architects features a cheerful yet muted palette. What appears to be a window cut into the stainless wall is actually a pocket door that slides open to a work space with storage cubbies and a workstation, creating a sense of openness. Full overlay maple and laminate cabinets in shades of eggshell blue and pale yellow add a subtle dash of color to the space.
Below L: Grohe Atrio Pillar Faucet in chrome, $250 at eFaucets. Below R: chrome finish Grohe Deluxe Soap Dispenser, $117 at eFaucets.
Below: Jeff Covey Model Six Stool with maple top, $379 at Office Designs.
Below L: Top Knobs Brushed Satin Nickel (M579), $5.25 at Home Click. Below R: Sugatsune Zinc Alloy Knob (EG-8028), $2.64 at Home Decor Hardware.
Below: Vitra Nelson Multicolored Ball Clock, $315 at Design Public.
Below: Emile Henry Provencal Large Kitchen Bowl
, $44 at Amazon.
Below: Formica offers 46 solid colors for cabinetry surfacing. Below L: Neon Yellow, Below R: Oxygen.
June 6th, 2008
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