Saturday, August 4, 2007
Friday, August 3, 2007
Book Bags
Check out these book bags made from actual hardcover vintage books from tizrah's etsy shop. So clever and creative! (via Poppytalk)
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Maggie Zanger
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Labels: interior design, recycled, vintage
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Bowerbird
(above) Black Chandelier espresso set from Christopher Vine
(above) Latest range of Florence Broadhurst cushions
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Labels: inspirational shops, Singapore
Paper flowers
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Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Paper fans
Brilliant paper wall art at The NieNie Dialogues. These paper fans were DIY-ed to add colour and personalise a rented space. (via Bluelines)
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Labels: art, interior design, paper
Adding colours to walls
1. Lighting. Can't stress how important good lighting is in ones perception of a room. Where you can, take advantage of natural lighting to cast light and shade onto your walls and add visual depth to your room.
2. Mix and match similar colour tones on doors, walls and different surfaces in the same room to accentuate certain unique features. However, don't get too carried away with this. Usually, I will play with not more than 3 different colours on any major surface in the same room.
3. Use your wall as a backdrop for your artwork!
4. Pay attention to wall textures, especially if you have a simple room and are going for the sparse look.
5. Vary the colour intensity to create visual definition and depth.
6. Take extra care in selecting fabrics for your bedding, curtains, carpets etc. Use colours and prints that will go well with your wall colour.
For more tips on how to use colour for your rooms, click here.
(pics from Marie Claire Maison)
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Labels: interior design
Monday, July 30, 2007
Inspirational dining rooms
(above) The use of bright upholstery really gives a modern and glamorous touch to the period furniture. Wonderful eclectic mix of lighting.
(above) Wonderful contrast here.
(above) I like the way the outdoors is integrated with the interior space here. Beautiful backdrop!
(above) A homely relaxed feel is achieved by mixing and matching chairs to a simple pine table.
(above) A dining room(or any room for that matter) is never quite finished without fresh flowers.
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Labels: interior design
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Neat Recharge Station
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Labels: furniture, product design
The Home Rejuvenation
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Labels: interior design, Singapore
EL VAQUERO (THE COWBOY)
What a cool design for a chair! It is made from materials used in the building industry which are not very common in the furniture design. You can even change the look of it by changing the magazine you hang on the rail! Think this will be an excellent (but not that comfy) design for a bus-stop or carriage seat. By eosmexico. (via)
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Labels: chairs, furniture, product design
Friday, July 27, 2007
Keri Smith
What I also like about Keri is her openness and honesty in sharing about how challenging it is to be in a creative field sometimes. You should read her "How to feel miserable as an artist", "How to make a living doing what you love" and the heartfelt lecture she gave to high school students on "Letting yourself soar". You will probably be able to appreciate it better if you are in a creative field yourself, or pursuing something you truely love. Practical, humourous and inspiring!
Keri also gives many wonderful ideas on how to stimulate your creativity. Check out 'The Collage Experiment" and " 100 Ideas". I loved 100 ideas so much that I printed the pdf and cut the pieces up to put in a handmade envelope. Will be randomly picking one out to challenge myself when I feel my creativity juice running low!
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Labels: art, crafts, For Inspiration Only, paper
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Fairground Studio
I did a post on the gorgeous patchwork-inspired lampshades by Karen of Fairground Studio some time back. Fairground Studio is currently offering a 10% on all lamps (with stands) to Laissezfaire blog readers. Just email them to order and mention Laissezfaire to get your discount. Thanks Karen!
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Labels: accessories, crafts, textiles
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Budget finds
I found out about this gorgeous mid century chairs from Floretro (via Decor8). Absolutely beautiful and timeless! I love it when old beautifully-made objects are given a new lease of life with just a fresh coat of paint. You can buy all four chairs newly upholstered for only $550, or start bidding at $450 on ebay! Quick!
For those of you out there who can't miss out of good budget finds, Holly of Decor8 will be posting a weekly summary of a few of her eBay picks for the week. Do check it out!
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Le Petite Atelier de Paris
The next time you visit Paris, you have got to check out this pretty shop near the Pompidou Centre called Le Petite Atelier de Paris. Opened in 2005 by 2 designers, this boutique shop has a workshop inside where a series of beautiful items for daily use are conceived and handmade. I just love the raw, pastry-like, quality of the products. How imperfectly perfect!
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Labels: accessories, crafts, handmade
Friday, July 20, 2007
Takashi Iwasaki
Love these abstract hand embroidery by Takashi Iwasaki. So free and imaginative!
Also love this drawing (below) entitled "An Ideal Street". Speaking as an urban planner (I worked as one for a period of time), yes, this is an ideal street! I wish there were more streets like this in cities round the world!
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