Christmas with Ikea

From Livet Hemma - Ikea's blog 'Life at Home'.

Time to bring out all the available chairs, get together and celebrate.

Crikey, it is the first day of December! Yep, it's time to start counting down to Christmas Day and for us in the southern hemisphere, a much sought after Summer break.
I got a great message today from the editorial staff at Livet Hemma - they saw my posting about their Ikea blog. They let me know that they have Christmas ideas and inspirations on their blog right now.
I love their images above as it really tells Christmas as it is - having family and friends over, bringing together all the available chairs around a makeshift table, Christmas cards on the wall, lots of food on the table and Christmas baubles hanging above. Thanks Livet Hemma for letting me know about your updates.
Photographs via Livet Hemma.

Nuevos diseños flor4u

Tras el rotundo éxito de su primera colección, Flor4u acaba de presentar 3 nuevas colecciones de vinilos decorativos. En sus nuevos diseños cabe destacar nuevamente la elegancia, la sofisticación y la calidad de los vinilos, características a las que ya nos tiene acostumbrados la firma.

Recomendado visitar la galería donde pueden visualizarse fotografías ambientadas de las distintas colecciones en www.flor4u.com

Paredes decoradas con Flor4u

Q-esko Dissenys presenta Flor4u, una colección destinada al mundo del interiorismo y la decoración compuesta de 10 vinilos adhesivos inspirados en el arte floral.

Estos vinilos son aptos para paredes lisas así como para cristal y madera. Los modelos pueden estar orientados a izquierda o derecha y están disponibles en una amplia gama de colores. Existe la posibilidad de diseños personalizados.

Más información en:

www.flor4u.com

Cómo colocar vinilos decorativos

Los vinilos decorativos son la última tendencia a la hora de decorar paredes.
Sin duda, la pregunta que a todos nos surge a la hora de decidirnos a comprar un vinilo decorativo es:

¿Es fácil de colocar un vinilo decorativo? ¿Podré hacerlo yo mismo?
De la mano de MiraEnTuInterior.com, firma dedicada a la venta de vínilos decorativos, os presentamos un video explicativo de como colocarlos. Con él podemos ver que con un poco de paciencia, cualquiera puede hacerlo.

Una vez visto el video y comprobar que no es tan complicado, es hora de hacer un breve repaso a las diferentes colecciones de MiraEnTuInterior.com. Destacamos los vinilos decorativos infantiles, que posiblemente son los más difíciles de encontrar.

Fuente: www.miraentuinterior.com

White Christmas

While I am one for color, there is something to be said for a snowy white Christmas theme.  So clean,

crisp and lovely.  The decorating at our home has begun full force.  We started on Thanksgiving, (it took tremendous restraint to even wait that long).  Every home looks more beautiful adorned with greens and twinkling lights.  Have you started decorating yet?

photo credits: 1) la-belle-vie, 2) minlillaveranda, 3) tumblr, 4) that girl in pearls, 5) my home

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Christmas chairs

THIS POST IS FROM ROOM REMIX - THE BLOG .

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What do you think of decorating your dining chairs for the holidays?

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It doesn't have to be too ornate

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or complicated.

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In fact, I think simple is better.

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But if you're looking for another

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easy and inexpensive (depending on the idea/materials you use)

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 way to add a festive touch to your dining room or kitchen,

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 one of these

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ideas

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could be the ticket...

Menu Holder from Country Living  Photo Susan Gentry McWhinney

Are you looking for a quick slipcover idea for the holidays?  BHG.com suggests making one out of table runners tied with ribbon...

This is a little more work, but I think kids would love these Snowman Chair Covers, and you could use them all winter!

Would you/do you add chair decorations to your list, or do you already have all the decorating you can handle?

John Pawson : Plain Space - The Book.

Architect John Pawson with the book.

John Pawson : Plain Space by Alison Morris

In Plain Space, author Alison Morris presents both this recent body of work and earlier projects from the perspective of someone who has had unique access to the work and archives of the office. In thematic essays and narrative project descriptions she examines the firm's working processes, relationship with clients, and approach to design. These insights into how Pawson and his office approach all different kinds of projects, including a cricket pavilion, a ballet stage set, apartment and boat interiors, will be of interest to architects, students, and anyone looking to simplify and beautify their own living space. Filled with exquisite photographs and detailed drawings, Plain Space will be the next must-have book for fans of John Pawson and a perfect introduction to his work for anyone interested in the absolute best of contemporary design.

I have definitely added this book to my wishlist and to my amazon.com bookstore - simply click on my bookstore on the right hand side of my blog and have a closer look.
Photographs via Plain Space.

John Pawson: Plain Space

Baron House, Sweden 2005

Monastery of Our Lady of Novy Dvur, Czech Republic, 2004

Monastery of Our Lady of Novy Dvur, Czech Republic, 2004

Pawson House, London 1994

Private House, Germany 2003

Sackler Crossing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 2006

Schrager Penthouse, New York 2009

Tetsuka House, Tokyo 2005

If you have been reading this blog for a while, you will know that I admire the work of John Pawson. An exhibition of his work is on display at The Design Museum, London called John Pawson: Plain Space. It demonstrates his distinctive minimalist architecture style. Read the Guardian article about the exhibition here.
Photographs via The Guardian.

John Pawson : Plain Space exhibition at The Design Museum, London.

Photographs by Marco Zanta.

Models and visuals.

Larger scale models on display - beautifully made of course.

Model and visual of the Monastry.

A suitably minimal-style exhibition



A film showing the B60 sloop.

 Photographs via Plain Space.

PK Out and About - Linda Thiltgen Designs

THIS POST IS FROM ROOM REMIX - THE BLOG .

When I was out and about this weekend, I ended up at  Stonecrop.  Much to my surprise and delight, I ran into artist Linda Thiltgen.  I knew she was a Minnesota artist who followed my blog, but had never met her.  What a positive, genuine, nice person she is!  We were able to chit chat a little bit about creating, blogging, etc. and it was really fun to meet her.

While I was there I snapped a few photos of some of her creations.  (To learn more about her designs, check out her website.)

I love that everything she does has an inspirational message. These reminders were a perfect way to start out my week!

Hope yours is starting out to be an awesome one...

IMPORTANT NOTE:   I've only heard from one of the giveaway winners.  I'll wait until Wednesday night, 12/1/2010, and then I'll need to choose new winners to replace the ones that I haven't heard from yet. :-(