A Very cool use for old crates and a great way to get some of that clutter off of your closet floor and out of your nightstand. Now I wish I had some old wooden crates, a big garage full of tools, and some free time.
Via Design Milk, the Componibilli Cabinet would make a great bedside table as well as a great storage piece for the bathroom. The piece costs £60 at Graham and Green.
In their "Blogging New York Magazine" post, Apartment Therapy touches on the new trend towards extreme neon colors in clothing, furniture, and home accessories. I hate to keep beating the Mod drum, but all signs are pointing to "yes."
Here are two very bold, very Mod sofas from Anthropologie's new collection. I love the large-scale pattern and the mix of black, white and green on the ditte sofa. The fabric is a modern take on the naturalist trend by Marimekko.
This photo of artist Amy Ruppel's from Design*Sponge tugged at my heart strings. Notice the amazing wood paneling on her walls. My grandfather, an ornamental iron smith, used a similar paneling in the retirement home he built from scratch near Austin, Texas. He achieved this look by taking sheets of wood and having them sand-blasted until the grain stood out in relief. He then rubbed the panels with a silvery paint. The look is both rustic and elegant. I have never seen this style outside his retirement cabin. What a beautiful way to bring the warmth of wood into the home.
I love to leave my magazines out. I like to flip through them during commercials, while I'm cooking, before bed, but I don't want to leave them to clutter the table tops. Here is an unusually attractive solution ($595-$695) from In House Furniture via Design Milk.
I'm checking out new-to-me blogs today. It's been a while since I've had time to read much online (winter is the busy season at my office).
Pascal Tarabay's Cuckoo Clock Chromium, $350 at Conranusa.com.
I wouldn't have believed that cuckoo clocks could make a comeback, but over the last few months, they have begun popping up in decorator magazines. Whenever I picture a cuckoo clock, I picture it in a dark living room with wood paneling and chintz sofas, but interior designers are now pairing these over-the-top clocks with sparse modern interiors as centerpieces.
