The Cultivated Home

Nautical ropes are amazingly chic and are popping up as a popular design theme everywhere.  Great for a summer home or to add a bit of the seashore to an urban setting, here are our favorite rope pieces:

Forever Twined Lamp – This nautical inspired lamp from Anthropologie is made out of thin coils of rope braided to give just enough of a sea shore touch to any side table.

Dock Glow Chandelier – Coils of rope at different thicknesses wrap this whimsical chandelier to create both a nautical and natural feel.  Also from Anthrolopgie, you can hang it over a dining table or in an entrance way for a great eye-catching piece.

Rope Towel Rail – Bring the seashore to your bathroom with this great towel rail by Stock Knots.  While browsing their site, check out their other rope mats and light pulls that we love!

Rope Stair Rail – Both chic and functional, we can’t get enough of these amazing rope stair rails by StairRopes.com.  This bespoke company offers a number of different style rails with hardware to coordinate with any scheme.

Haus Rope – We are not the only ones who can’t get enough of the amazing rope mirror and door stop that are available at Haus Interior.  These two items are just a few of the pieces we are obsessing over.

Most great things don’t happen overnight, and some of our favorite finds can’t be mass produced, which is why we love Pigeon Toe Ceramics!  Started in 2009 by the talented artist Lisa Jones, their philosophy is that “your purchase should be an heirloom, not a hassle, memories should be created, not collected, and stories should be handed down, not mass-produced.”  Pigeon Toe Ceramics creates each product they sell, starting at the time an order is placed, and takes about two weeks to produce.

With a range of delicate ceramic products, there is something for everyone.  We love their Mason Jar Pendant Lights and Pleated Pendant Light and can’t get enough of their beautiful set of Scribble Nesting Bowls that have pops of color in each bowl.  Check out their online store and Etsy page to see all the other fabulous things they have to offer and to purchase your own one of a kind piece.

Have you ever thought your kitchen drawer or closet shelf could use a little more style and design!?  Sure, you could line it with some average wrapping paper or a printed fabric, but it never ends up looking as fabulous as it could, right?

In the need to find something that is easy to install and looks superb we found Chic Shelf Paper, a company that “help homeowners enhance and enjoy their living environments by creating personalized and high-quality coverings for storage areas.”  Order by the roll and cut it yourself, or to make it easier CSP can cut exact sizes for you!  With tons of exciting patterns and colors from solids to floral and even industrial patterns you are sure to find something that fits your taste and aesthetics.

Check them out today and start adding a little excitement to every drawer and shelf in your home!

As a kid we all loved building forts out of chairs, pillows, and sheets, but as adults we rarely spend time creating structures of our own.  Luckily, the amazing designers, Jaime Salm and Roger Allen, have created a modular architectural system called Nomad that allows you to assemble your own temporary free-standing structure.  The Nomad system was created out of Jamie and Roger’s desire to produce flexible spaces that can morph any environment into your dream space.  From a partition or a screen to an actual room, anything is possible with Nomad!  Available in a wide range of colors, you can mix and match to add pattern and interest to your new structure.

It’s perfect for turning a studio apartment into more then just one room and for partitions in an office space—or let your childhood dreams come back, and create a adult fort of your own!

Ever find yourself searching for wallpaper and not finding what you want?  We have found the solution!  ROLLOUT is a creative design studio out of Vancouver that designs and digitally prints custom wallpapers.  Another big plus, besides the fact that their wallpaper is custom to what you want, is that their wallpapers are an actual latex based paper, and they use water based ink.  This makes their wallpaper more eco friendly than vinyl wallpaper.

Besides their custom wallpaper, ROLLOUT also has a featured Artist Collection from an array of different designers.  Check out Golden Fawn by David Hall, Anita Modha, and Jonathan Nodrick or The Owl, The Cat, & The Hand by Pandarosa.  New designs are unveiling soon, and we cannot wait!