If you are currently looking for that perfect lightshade for your daughters room, then take a look at these bright flower options. The popular Unikko print by Marimekko is available in seven colours and costs NZ$75.50 from Design Denmark in Ponsonby.
Loving this yellow gold Studio fire by Warmington, for a modern and stylish take on the traditional wood burner. This is what I would get if I didn’t love my heaters with timers. This model is priced at NZ$3700 including the flue etc, or a thousand cheaper for the black version. If these aren’t quite your style, go take a look their product range here.
Towel rails that are cool – are here in NZ – at last! These radiators by Zehnder are a clever heating solution, as some have a 2hr towel drying function, a 24 hr timer, three heat settings and come in a large array of colours. Filled with heat transferring liquid they throw out a great amount of warmth and are cheaper to run than conventional towel rails.
Avant Garde Design is at 44 Broadway in Newmarket in Auckland if you want to see the range of cool kitchen, bathroom and heating products. Or take a look at their website – it’s a bit of a mess to navigate, but gives you the general overview of what they do.
A friend was dropping off magazines in Master 6′s class for cutting out and…well, ruining – when I discovered a fantastic design and decor magazine among them. Home it came and I fell head over heels for this rug just a few pages in. Now, you know I have a love affair with Dinosaur Designs jewellery, but what’s better than having all that colour beneath your feet all year round! And there are a few other variations to choose from in the Dinosaur Designs collection.
Designer Rugs in Australia has done a series with Australian artists and designers – with so many more I adore it’s hard to choose just one. And because they ship anywhere in the world, it’s worth taking a look at their collection right here.
Mr Bohaute and I are planning on winning the large lotto draw this weekend ($32 MILLION DOLLARS). So for fun, we went hunting for houses well out of our current price range….and came across this Takapuna, Auckland home as the place we would settle into with utter happiness! It’s for sale here while it lasts. The view is stunning, with room to do cartwheels and collect shells from the beach right in front of your home. Bring on Saturday!
Online magazines have kept me from doing the housework and posting on my blog recently – woops. They fill your screen with all those lovely pictures, then I can’t help but hunt bits and pieces down online even if I can’t afford – or actually need – them!
Adore Magazine is a new Australian (online only) home and lifestyle mag. It’s full of stuff that we can get close to home, to take inspiration from, and give our houses a bit of a makeover! Take a look here. Enjoy!
Watercolour is one of my favourite things…and once again I have found another beautiful example. The Juhannustaika design for Marimekko comes as a tray side table. It measures 26″ (66cm) in diameter and costs a cool US$195, plus the stand US$188 – about NZ$500 plus shipping. If it’s the print that you love more, then a piece of fabric would be cheaper; and even as a large punchy pattern, it doesn’t overwhelm you with it’s brightness……so stunning. Get Marimekko all-sorts right here.
Our rental has the worst orange curtains you have ever seen, but as they cover metres and metres of glass I have just ignored them. While changing Miss 17mths into a big bed, I couldn’t bare it anymore and made a curtain for her room today. What do you think?..I love the brightness, it’s thermal, and when she gets her white froufrou duvet on as a bigger girl, it will look a little more chic….right now it’s all colourful and fun with her Pottery Barn Brooke Owl Duvet. Now for her headboard so she’s not jammed against the shelf. Sewing pencil pleat curtains is very simple, so if you want a tutorial let me know.
A wooden floor with organic curves…wide beautiful planks that seamlessly join to give your new home a soft but still modern edge. The product is called Waldilla by the company Holztec in Germany and is made to order, a computer does the shaping and assembling of the planks. No idea on the price, but it’s made to order…so ahh, probably alot. These are on the ‘wish’ list should I ever need flooring.
W Hotels Retreat & Spa on Vieques Island is a super stunning spot near Puerto Rico in the Caribbean. The interiors have been designed by Patricia Urquiola and it is gorgeous. Click here to see them in more detail.
We have been looking at buying a home for a while since our return from Australia, and so the hunting continues. While clicking my way through quite a few pics, I saw this beauty in Devonport on the North Shore in Auckland. It is sooo me. The colour, the furniture, the kitchen, all of it. It’s for sale if you like it and to view more images click here. The current owner and renovater is an interior designer, so it’s no wonder the place rocks! It’s also been in a couple of home magazines, so enjoy.
UK company Purlfrost has a large selection of window film for many applications; Decorative, Stained, Reflective and even a kids range. My favourite would have to be their Stained Glass range that can be applied anywhere. When the sun shines on it, it would show the best colour onto the wall and ground. Great for a yoga room.
You can apply it easily yourself and they have an installation guide online. Purlfrost will happily ship worldwide, just contact them first and advise what you are intending to order.
These two photos are from a great home renovation in Redondo Beach – see the slideshow here.
The first image caught my eye as the many many tiles make it feel spa like, plus their colour is very calming, they are from Ann Sacks, a US company with a huge selection of ceramic and glass tiles for any area of the home.
I had to show you what a feminine fireplace looks like. And the glass underneath is so much more chic that a tiled, built-up hearth. Wittus, a US company has a large range of very hip fireplaces that they can ship to your door. This one, called the Shaker is made in Germany and designed by Antonio Citterio – of course, something will always catch my eye when it’s near the Woods wallpaper by Cole and Son. The kicker (always one when a designer is involved; it weighs nearly 140kgs and costs US$4,280 – that’s NZ$6000)! Those long lovely legs almost makes it worth the price, but then there’s all that wood to put on…
Always at this time of the year, I go looking for options for heating your home – (in fact as I write, it’s supposed to drop to ZERO degrees tonight) ARGH!
Radiators now are becoming part of your decor and like this option, a piece of art. This wall hung radiator is called ‘Splash’ and was designed by Chritian Ghion for Runtal. It has a cool ripple effect across the front and looks fantastic in this bathroom. Would like the whole ensemble thanks!
As I try to find clever ways to store ‘stuff’, I had to go through my library for these images to inspire you in your home reno. Clever systems that utilise space that we often don’t think of. The top left image shows how the top of the steps open up to use the deep cavity underneath. It’s not often I wish we had stairs, but these would be cool.
second images via [AT]
I bet you thought I had given up on my blog…..no….just busy with the kids.
When browsing home listings, something I notice are cool lights or lamps, and this is one I’ve fallen for. The Nautilus Light by Rebecca Asquith, is such a reminder of the beach and holidays and the bach….well – perhaps the posh bach. Anyway, they come in two sizes and three colours and you can get them right here. They start at NZ$460, which isn’t too bad considering some ‘light features’ cost thousands; plus they ship worldwide.
Whoa, how about these kitchens to inspire a change on your reno. My favourite is Duality – the silver version – it works well as a room separator and you can view the other room while ‘in’ the kitchen. And for those who use and have a load of cookbooks, the Library kitchen is perfect. Phillippe Starck designed these for Warendorf (formerly Miele kitchens) in Europe. No ideas yet when they will be available, but they WILL be available – at least in Europe.
via [Apartment Therapy]
I can’t tell you much about this house as I don’t speak spanish and the website is well..spanish. It is in Gandario, Galicia, Spain and the architect is Carlos Quintáns. It’s a stunningly simple home blending the new form with old stone – striking and visible from inside the home. In one of the photos, I love how the wooden floor vents are not in metal, but are seamless with the wooden flooring. Of course the glass across the entire front is always a winner for me, and check out the view!
via [Materialicious]
Ok, I got a little carried away looking at all the houses at Sagaponac and only because I wanted to show you this one. Now there are several I like that are totally cool….go take a look sometime. This home is the Ban + Maltz Furniture House inspired by Mies Van der Rohe’s unbuilt Brick Country House. It has 4 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms over 3800 square feet. What’s clever about it is the primary structure – the house is made of modular cabinet units providing loads of storage, supports the roof, and encloses heating and cooling systems. What I would give for that much storage!
via [Apartment Therapy]
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