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Vintage Enamel Tea Pot
Duck Mirror
Modu-licious #3 from Bludot
Spectacular Architecture by Chenchow Little Architects
Turn plain leather barstool into unique art projects
Two storey modern residence on 1441 S. Clarkson Street for sale
Antique Montgomery Side Table
125 sqm 4+1 apartment in Stockholm for sale
Top 10 most amazing diy desks
Practical Faucet Natura by Newform

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 10:59 AM PDT

When I enter a vintage shop or maybe a garage sale, I feel like stepping into another world. I smell and taste a world from the past, a world long gone, but still present in our hearts and homes. All these things for sale there belonged to somebody and have their own story to tell. You only need to want to listen to it. This Vintage Enamel Tea Pot come from the mid twentieth century and looks really great with all its whiteness and red edges, with its enameled exterior and vintage design. It is simple and neat and looks great.

This combination of white and red is amazing and the colours look great together. Besides, the old- fashioned material used for the tea pot and the enamel on it bring a certain rustic air to your kitchen and the tea will get a special flavour in it. I admit I like it because it feels like a breath of fresh air in the modern kitchen where everything is made of plastic and steel and where this special tea pot changes the whole picture on the spot. Thsi vintage tea pot can now be ordered directly online for the fair price of $45.

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Duck Mirror

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 10:23 AM PDT

A person needs to see himself or herself in the mirror in order to check if all the details are OK, if all the clothes fit and if the hair is not having a bad day. Women especially can’t live without a mirror because they constantly need to apply some lipstick or mascara and to pick some invisible threads from their dresses. My guess is that they used rivers and lakes instead of mirrors because they were invented. Any way, vain as they may be, mirrors are very useful and you need at least one in every home. This mirror is very special and funny because it looks exactly like a regular mirror, except for the “duck legs”. Yes, they are the reason why it is called the “Duck mirror“.

The mirror looks like an eggs with duck legs or maybe like a duckling struggling to get out of its egg. It is very funny and it is designed by David Dear from Kikkerland Design. The oval shape of the mirror makes it perfect for your face and the “duck legs” support allows you to place it on your bedroom table or on a side table, without the fear it might turn over and break. You can have it now for $82.

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Modu-licious #3 from Bludot

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 09:51 AM PDT

When you have a house you will see the most difficult thing is to keep it clean. This happens when you live in it for more than five years because you gather all kinds of smaller or bigger things and at a certain point you no longer know where to store everything. This Modu-licious #3 from Bludot is the perfect storage space for your house. This piece of furniture is cleverly designed, so you do not guess what it is used for and what room it was designed for. You can use it where you need it and it will fit perfectly anywhere.

This storage cabinet is modular and that is why it is called Modu-licious – obviously coming from two combined words : modular and delicious. Yet, it is deliciously modular and useful. It is designed by Blu dot and is made of hardwood veneer and powder-coated metal. The four perfect squares can come in different colours and shades, but the overall effect is pretty nice. There are six possible colour combination for the front door of the drawers that are made of powder coated steel. You can choose the outside colour of the cabinet - maple, graphite on oak or walnut and all this for $729.20.

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Spectacular Architecture by Chenchow Little Architects

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 07:44 AM PDT

The Pitched Roof House in Australia was designed by Chenchow Little Architects. Showcasing an interesting geometrical shape you would think that you wouldn’t even fit inside. Nevertheless, the house is spacious and offers its residents an unique perspective of their surrounding area due to the triangular shaped windows.

Being built around the strict building code guidelines for the neighborhood, this house is a modern, fresh edge home. It brings a new perspective on architecture and is an astounding residence. The architects had to follow the council’s requirements, so they used pre-weathered zinc, charcoal colored glass and warm toned wood in their design. If it weren’t for the council’s specific measurements this building wouldn’t have looked as spectacular as it does.

The interior is designed in a minimalistic style that allows the architecture to do all the speaking. Moreover the architects used a neutral color palette in order to create the feeling of a bright, airy space. The furniture is modern and completes the uniqueness of the house. With two point of entry, an external wooden patio, between the living and dining rooms, the Pitched Roof House is a stunning retreat for the owners. If you are looking for a spectacular architecture then this is the perfect example.

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Turn plain leather barstool into unique art projects

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 06:54 AM PDT

For those who like original pieces of furniture, here's how you can achieve that with barstools. The idea is very simple. You just take some plain and simple barstools with leather upholstery and you paint them using a stencil and some paint made especially for leather.

Leather bar stool paint DIY

It's not a difficult project and it doesn't take very long. However, you will have to disassemble the chairs or, of you're ordering them you can just leave them like that since most of them come unassembled. Then sand the chairs with a fine sandpaper to give the paint something to grip to. Stenciling will be easier if the chair have a basic shape without too many curved or unconventional details.

Leather bar stool paint DIY

Apply the stencil ( you can find this one on cuttingedgestencils.com) and use a spuncer ( sponge brush). Use water-based paint especially made for leather and apply it on the stencil. Remove the stencil and correct any smudged lines while the paint is still wet. Let it dry for a day and then assemble the chair. You can use more than one color and create fun shapes and combinations and you can even apply multiple stencils. Just make sure the paint id completely dry before you start over. And here's how you get an original barstool without much effort and by having fun.{found on emilyaclark}

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Two storey modern residence on 1441 S. Clarkson Street for sale

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 05:37 AM PDT

This beautiful residence is currently for sale for $995,000. It's a modern house, with a simple and very beautiful design. It's called the Glass Box House, mostly because it features several expansive windows and glass walls and sliding doors. The house was designed and built by Angelo Marasco and his wife Nancy.

The request was to design an eco-friendly, sustainable and green house that would have the potential to become a cozy family home. As a result, they've created a residence with an open floor plan, a lot of natural light coming from the windows and glass walls and that was also energy efficient and built with green materials.

There's an interior courtyard that's both practical and visually pleasing. The upper level of the house features three bedrooms including a large master suite with a spa bathroom and a large walk-in closet, modern fixtures and functional shelving. The ground floor is an open floor plan that includes the kitchen and the social areas.

The house is conveniently located in Platt Park, a modern urban neighborhood of Denver. It's close to the city's best restaurants, cafes, bakeries and galleries, not to mention the Sunday farmers market. The house is very beautiful, simple, modern and chic. It covers a 2,586 s ft area and it also includes a 2-car garage.

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Antique Montgomery Side Table

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 04:27 AM PDT

These days I entered an antiquity shop where I could admire all sort of antiquities. Here you may find old musical instruments, jewelry with all sorts of embroideries in a silver or gold finish, old books or vintage items of clothing. The moment you pass the door of this type of shop it seems you enter a different world.

You may imagine the elegant gentlemen with their chic hats or the ladies with their velvet dresses and elegant umbrellas. The old music that tackles your ears and the portraits that appear on the wall make you become a part of that epoch where all these elements were so precious and useful at that time.

The elegant design of Montgomery Side Table is also an option to travel to these old times. It is a simple tripod table with a hand applied gold leaf finish on an iron base with a distressed mirror top. It looks like an antique piece of furniture that fits any modern or classic interior.

Its precious appearance and its dizzy price of $720.00 make of it a more appreciated element for your home. You may use it to put all sorts of objects on it like a table lamp, some books or you may enjoy a nice coffee with your friend around this table.

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125 sqm 4+1 apartment in Stockholm for sale

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 02:58 AM PDT

This apartment in located in Stockholm and it features 4 rooms and a kitchen. It covers an area of 125 sqm and it has an elegant and inviting interior décor. The entrance hall offer plenty of storage in the form of several closets and cupboards. It also features marble floors and white walls. All the room are spacious, especially the living room. It features endless furnishing possibilities as it's a large room. It also offers access to the apartment's two balconies. The living room is connected to the dining room.

Masculine apartment decoration

The kitchen is newly renovated and it features a stylish, contemporary design with lots of storage and work surfaces. The kitchen has been painted entirely white. The apartment also includes three bedrooms. Of course, one of them could be turned into a guest room, a playroom or an office. Two of the bedrooms have access to the second balcony.

Masculine apartment decoration

Since the living room was so big, a part of it has been converted into an extra room that could be sued as an office or simply as a storage room. There are also two bathrooms with underfloor heating. Once of them is located in the hall and it features a white and green interior white the other one has been decorated in grey and white. The apartment is situated in a building that dates back to 1963.{found on vasastansmaklarna}

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Top 10 most amazing diy desks

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 01:29 AM PDT

The desk is a very delicate part of the house. It's the place where you usually work so it's not the most fun and attractive part of the house. Still, it's part of a larger picture so it should look like one. In order to get an ideal desk, the best idea would be to make it yourself. I don't necessarily mean to start chopping wood and stuff like that but rather to personalize an already existing piece and make it seem original and, if possible, fun and attractive. Here are some ideas of how you can do that.

Pottery Barn inspired desk transformation

1. Pottery Barn inspired desk transformation

Pottery Barn inspired desk transformation

For this project you'll need an Effective Desk and wood file cabinets. The first step is to paint the desk top and the cabinets in white. Remove the legs and hardware from the desk and add some braces to the back corner that, in this case, have been fashioned out of metal plates and banister inserts. Now you have a brand new desk that looks better than ever.{found on ikeahackers}

2. DIY Standing Desk

DIY Standing Desk

Standing desks can usually get pretty expensive. That's why a DIY project like this one can be very practical. This particular desk was made using some IKEA tech and some items from the hardware store. The owners didn't give us many details but you can figure it out from the pictures. It's actually a very beautiful piece and the best part is it didn't cost more than a few dollars.{found on Tom Borowski }

3. Designing and Building a New Desk

Designing and Building a New Desk

This is a more elaborate project. You'll have to build a desk from scratch which is not difficult but it's not too easy either. But sometimes this is what you have to do in order to get exactly what you want. In this case, it al started with an old solid wood door. The sawhorse legs were made using three pieces of pine glued together for each leg. Two of the legs have a hallow center for the power cord and the internet cable, a very clever solution. For the table top, the door had to be cut down to its final size of 28″ x 62″ then sanded. Now all you have to do is paint the table and you're done.{found on thecheapgeek}

4. How to Build a Mini Laptop Desk

How to Build a Mini Laptop Desk

I'm personally a big fan of portable laptops. They're smaller than regular laptops but they're more practical and easier to carry around. Here's how you can buy a desk for your own mini laptop. First you'll have to cut the piece. Use laminated pine for the top, and pine for the risers and legs. You'll also have to use a circular saw. Then cut a recess for the cable. Use a coin as a template and a jigsaw fitted with a scroll blade. Next you'll have to cut the angled edges. Use a compound miter saw to cut the top and base of the legs and the front of the risers and a circular saw to cut the front edge of the shelf. Now it's time to assemble the desktop with adhesive and screws. Drill pilot holes to attach the legs at the top with four #8 x 1-1/4-in. wood screws each side, plug the screw holes and paint the desk.{found on freshhomeideas}

5. Home studio desk

Home studio desk

For this you'll need a table top and 4 legs and you can make the main desk base. Then you can build another shelf for the keyboard and the monitor. You can hide all the wire underneath the desk and you'll have plenty of room the monitor, the keyboard and the speakers plus some spare space. This desk was made with only £45.99 ($72.86).{found on ikeahackers}

6. Birch and Aluminum Desk

Birch and Aluminum Desk

This particular desk was designed to meet some specific needs. For example, it has to be large to spread out a textbook, notebook computer, and writing notebook, durable, without nooks and crannies that would fill up with knick knacks, modern, clean and stylish. Here are all the materials that were used for this project: 1 4×8′ 3/4″ birch plywood, 1 3×6′ 0.118″ acrylic sheet, 1 12′ 4×4″ Douglas fir , 2 8′ 1″ aluminum angle 12 8×12″ galvanized steel flashing in pre-cut sections, 10 3/4″ #8 stainless screws, 4 4″, 3/8″ hanger bolts, 4 3/8″ tee nuts, 1 can polyurethane finish, double stick tape, glue, Wide tape, aluminum polish and car wax. It's not that difficult to make it. The key is to pay attention to details.{found on instructables}

7. Build your own desk for less than $30

Build your own desk for less than $30

When you think practically, there's no need to pay hundreds of dollars on a desk where you can make your own one with less than $30. Here's how: Use (9 cm) wide CLS for the main frame (legs and 1 support), some 60mm (6cm) CLS timber for the supports that will be visible. Use 18mm thick Plywood to make the desktop. Cut it down into 4'' strips and leave a small gap between each plank. Use screws and glue to keep everything together. You can also choose to paint it.{found on instructables}

8. Custom desk project

Custom desk project

Here's how you can make your own desk without paying tons of money and without sacrificing style or function. First decide on the dimensions, then but the wood. In this case, three planks of pine. Sand the wood and stain it. This desk has a walnut, water-based finish. Use a foam brush to apply it (2-3 coats). You'll have to use some cabinets as a base, in this case three Ikea Besta Cabinets . Place the planks on top of them, line them up and secure them together. Now you have a nice desk and plenty of storage space in the cabinets.{found on aubreyandlindsay}

9. DIY Standing desk

DIY Standing desk

For this you'll need a table that you can either buy or make it yourself and a second table top and brackets. Place them one on top of the other and you get a brand new and very functional standing desk for less than $30.{found on ikeahackers}

10. Eclectic DIY desk

Eclectic DIY desk

This is a project that ahs as a result a modern desk that incorporates multiple finishes, thus achieving a glamorous and chic aspect. First you'll need to start by sanding the top and the sides of the desk (provided that you already have one). Then use a blow torch and have fun with it. Lay the torch at such an angle that the flame licks across the surface as you move horizontally. After that, wipe it down with a wet cloth and start the staining process. Assemble the legs and the shelves and place a glass top over it and you're done.{found on ikeahackers}

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Practical Faucet Natura by Newform

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 12:10 AM PDT

The look of a space will always depend on the details that complete the whole image and ambiance. There are pieces like a simple lamp, coffee table or armchair which will create a total different atmosphere when they are used for a certain interior. Most of the times, the choice of these elements are a matter of taste, needs and preferences. There are people that prefer a spectacular lamp, a practical coffee table or a comfortable and simple armchair which can make their life more beautiful and easier.

For spaces like kitchens or bathrooms the choice of faucets is very important. They may add simplicity, elegance, glamour or practicality to these spaces. Newform is a firm that preferred to combine a modern design with the practical use of the faucet Natura which actually represents a faucet and a container in one piece.

Faucet Natura is available in different colors and the existence of its simple container makes it very practical. You may use the container as a vase where you may put some delicate flowers which will add more life to your interior or you may use it as a holder for your toothbrushes in the bathroom. Maybe you may think of other uses of it which can be very helpful to you.

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