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Dry Goods

Nina — Mon, 17 May 2010 20:11:32 +0000

Flowers and plants can add a fresh feel to any space. –As long as you’re responsible enough to water them… So why not bring a whole little low maintenance world into your home this summer? With these amazing mini terrariums by Litill ,you can. This line of desert inspired terrariums are made out of hand-blown glass and are filled with cacti, geodes, air plants and other fun organic shapes. Created in the Pacific Northwest these great mini-worlds are now featured at the beautiful Trina Turk store in New York City through June 15th. If you aren’t in the area, visit their website and scoop one up!

Print Love

Nina — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:28:56 +0000

Good prints are sometimes hard to find, but we see no lack of love from The Condé Nast Store. The store offers art prints ranging from magazine covers, reaching back to the early 1900’s, to photographs of some of our favorite people, to limited edition prints from some of our favorite artists. We especially love the Vanity Fair Cover prints and are intrigued by the Bunny Mask print. Search and you will find—there is definitely something for everyone here! If you are not in the market for prints, you may still find what you are looking for, even if you don’t know it yet. The store also features an array of great gifts and note cards for any event or occasion. As an added bonus, receive free shipping when you enter the promotion code CNSTORE38 (all caps, please). Happy hunting!

Hotel Habita

Nina — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:17:32 +0000

Our two favorite things today are Monterrey Mexico and its amazing Hotel Habita. After spending a weekend there ourselves, we insist you take a trip yourself! Located amongst the beautiful green mountains of the Sierra Madre Oriental, Hotel Habita has both the ideal 360 degree view of the exciting city and the modern touch of a talented designer…

This addition of Hotel Habita is the brain child of Parisian designer Joseph Dirand. His style is a gorgeous mix of black and white colors playing with each other and classic modern furniture creates both a visual and architectural intrigue. We love the graphic black and white hallways, chic rooms, and mixture of natural element that can be found in all common areas. Rooms range from $165-$975 a night and the perfect place to spend your Mexican getaway.

Can’t make it all the way to Mexico? Hotel Habita is opening a NYC versions of its already popular hotel in Chelsea at the end of this year. We cannot wait to check in.

The Darkroom

Nina — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:05:10 +0000

Never before has a retail store made us want to jump on the first flight to London—then we came across Darkroom. This amazing concept store is located on Lamb’s Conduit Street and is more then just a retail store for fashion, interior, and lifestyle accessories, as it also features bi-monthly art exhibitions. Their focus is on the connection between fashion and interior spaces. They love to mix scale, medium, color, style, and form to create an interesting contrast and beauty. They fill their store with items for both men and woman showcasing their “personal obsession with primitive art, textiles, and jewelry and presenting them in new contexts.”

If you can’t make it to London to check them out yourself, you must visit their online site. A few of our favorite pieces are their glassware by DMK, the graphic and geometric ceramics by Solomia, and the chunky knit pillows by Darkroom themselves. We are in love with everything they do and know you will be too!

Bits and Pieces

Nina — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:20:46 +0000

We are more than a bit excited over this amazing Atlanta based design store called Pieces Inc. and, within the first few minutes of exploring their website, we knew you would be too! It was started in 2004 by the talented Lee Kleinhelter who set out to bridge the “gap between the high-end antiques and mass produced items offered in Atlanta”, and she could not have been more successful. Using her interior design background, inherent style, and good taste, she has put together a collection of home furnishing and accessories that can fit in on both the East and West Coast.

We also love how her site is organized by “color”, “material”, and “item category”, making it fun and easy to see her inventory. A few of our favorite pieces are her Ceramic Animal Tea Light Candles, White Resin Deer Antlers, and Glossy Glass Glasses—just to name a few.

If you can’t make it to Atlanta to see her inventory in person, then check out her online store today!

MyPantone – Favorite New App!

Nina — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:35:06 +0000

We love color! Every tone and shade, from bright to neutrals—if Pantone has it, we get excited about it! This is why we became overjoyed when we downloaded the newest Pantone App for iPhones and iPod Touches called MyPantone. This great new app allows you to display over 5,000 shades, helping you choose the perfect color for everything from a wall color, to a couch fabric, and even the perfect shade of fabric to complete a window treatment.

Can’t find your shade or color palette but love what you see in a recent photo you took? This great app also allows you to extract the color palette from the photo and selects the exact Pantone colors for you. It’s priced a little higher then most of the apps at $9.99, but we think that the extra cost is totally worth the fun, entertainment, and usefulness this app brings to its users. Download it today, and make over your space this weekend!

Boring Drawers No More

Nina — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:40:00 +0000

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!

Our New Obsession – ferm LIVING

Nina — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:06:39 +0000

Wallpaper, wall stickers, graphic pillows, oh my! Our love for everything ferm LIVING runs deep, and each time we visit their site we find a little more that we love about this company.

Not only is their wallpaper eye-catchingly beautiful with patterns like Branch, Squares, and Voila, but they also have amazing wall stickers that we can’t find anywhere else. We love their Keys, Suitcases, and Birch. The best part is you can temporarily apply them to your wall, and they make a great fit for any apartment or nonpermanent living space. Also, if you want something a little more portable, all of their graphic pillows and accessories are to die for!

Think it can’t get any better? If you ever wanted to wallpaper a space by yourself, then you must check out their amazing “How to Wallpaper Video” that breaks down the process so anyone can do it themselves!

Check out ferm LIVING today and get obsessed!

Back to School for your Table Top

Nina — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:21:28 +0000

Whether you are a teacher, have kids still in school, or just long for the nostalgia of your childhood math classes, you will love this amazing collection of Memo Dinnerware from Fishs Eddy! This graphic collection is made up of mugs, trays, and glasses decorated to resemble a notebook, graph paper, and even a composition book. Priced from $2 to $24, you will find something to fit in every budget.

While checking out this old school collection, why not see what else Fishs Eddy has too offer. This site is an amazing resource for table top and dishware. Whether it is basic white plates, vintage finds, or their own collections, we could spend hours sorting through their inventory and know you will too!

Bemz – IKEA Slipcover Heaven

Nina — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:13:24 +0000

We love IKEA sofas—from the Ektop to the Klippan and their arm chair counter parts too! However, with most IKEA furniture, each piece arrives dressed in a basic stock colored slipcover, with only a few additional options to choose from. This is fine for the people who don’t like having choices or want their living room to look just like their neighbors, but the majority of us enjoy having options and want to make our space our own. Also, the idea of having a custom slipcover made that will end up costing as much as the couch itself seems pretty impractical.

Luckily, we have stumbled upon Bemz, a company based in Sweden, which sells slipcovers for all our favorite IKEA sofas and chairs! With tons of different fabric options to choose from, you will find something that will fit perfectly in your design scheme. Even if you just want to explore their library of inspiration images they have on file, we suggest you check them out today!

Updating your living room has never been easier!