basket in your basket

Simple. uncluttered. pure. organic. sustainable. ethnic. Call it what you want.
One article, four places to get it from. just as examples. Three in Europe, one accross the Atlantic.

Waar, the fair trade shop in the NL. (€135.-)
Also: The Bijenkorf stores. (not the same one but similar items from the same collection available online)

The Conran Shop en France. (€160.-)
The Conran Shop in the UK. (£135 )
The ABC Carpet and Home in the US. ($225)

That's a fact. Not only is travelling costly in terms of CO2, it is simply costly.
Just like Componibilis are super expensive in the US and George Nelson lamps in Europe.
But if anything is to be available everywhere on this planet, why oh why can't I find Mayan Folding chairs (also called clam chair) in Europe? HELP!

(photo from clamchair.com)

oblythged

Finally! Blyth! available at Habitat!! - Can't even formulate a full sentence!

And while admiring this fuschia beauty, have you seen the latest fuschia Adore Mag cover?

A credenza story

Moving in, means often rediscovering your furniture and stuff after months - sometimes years ;-)- after packing them.
While I'm already longing (only couple of months to go girl!) for our two IKEA Torsbys which you have seen in this previous post and will soon be sailing somewhere over the Atlantic, I bumped into this beauty....

Hmm should be too difficult to create with a neutral sideboard, a handy hand and few wood boards. And while I was strolling in the cabinet aisle, here are few other suggestions :

(from Brocadehome)

(from CB2)
(from IKEA)

Btw, if anybody knows exactly the difference between credenza and sideboard, feel free to comment...I haven't checked that yet.

[edit: Réré, I might directly ask you since not a lot of people are stopping here....what do you think?]

Not a clue... I've never used 'credenza' and don't think I've ever heard it in the Uk either.

Funny though, I almost bought the white Ikea cabinet!! (love the first one)

Building, knitting...outsourcing

For being one limited in terms of practical skills, I tend to commission people (Réré can testify...she is currently busy with something for me...and probably also pinning I don't know what on a voodoo puppet with my hair...) to do, sew, knit, build things.
And this flexible side table from & Tradition that Emma showed on her blog is the next thing I have my eyes on.

(versatile, amusant, une jolie palette toutefois déclinable de différentes façons = j'aime beaucoup)