Havemøbler…

…skal der til på en ny stor terrasse :)

Derfor har jeg i dag kigget lidt på nogle mulige indkøb til den nye terrasse (drømmemøblerne kommer i hvert fald på ønskesedlen til det forestående bryllup!). Det største krav til møblerne har været at de skal være vedligeholdelsesfri. Derfor har jeg fra starten kigget efter flettede møbler i polyrattan, et spændende materiale, der kan formes på mange måder.

Vi har ikke endeligt besluttet os for et bord, men vi er faldet for Athene stolen fra Sika Design.

En anden ting vi drømmer om at få op på terrassen er en hængekøje, oprindeligt var jeg helt vild med Fatboy’s Headdemock, og det er da også en utrolig lækker hængekøje (jeg har afprøvet den):

MEN… så var jeg tilfældigvis inde for at se om der skulle være nogle nye spændende ting hos Illums Bolighus, og der fandt jeg en drøm af en hængekøje fra Royal Botania! Det er næsten mere en solseng, men den er bare helt fantastisk – den står højt på ønskelisten (jeg ikke afprøvet den, men det skal jeg helt sikkert en af dagene!):

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just a little something…

I’m living in constant hope these days – hope that spring is just around the corner… it’s hard to keep that hope up when my little world is covered by a never ending mass of snow! I like the snow – but I like spring too! So to keep up the spirit I went looking for spring-happy items :)

I went looking at Alessi’s website; and I discovered you can search the products by colour, you can find that here – so I did a search for products with happy spring colors:

Alessi always makes me happy with their quirky, humorous design – and for a barbecue in the summer a lot of these items will definitely brighten up the table!

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Zipper cups

I just spotted these on the Design*Sponge blog – and I fell in love…. how cute, AND practical (the best combination) are these little cups – and perfect for a steaming hot cup of tea on a snowy day (like today) :)

I love to get my hands on a couple of these. check out the website here:

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If I had children…

… and a lot of money, these items would definitely be found in their bedroom:

From the top:

Danish designer Povl Kjær made the first one of these rocking sheep many years ago for his niece, they are so soft and perfect for a little toddler.

Next one is a hanging cot, also danish design, and I really like the thought about the soft movements it’ll have when the baby is sleeping. I’m a little worried about whether it might fall, but with the right hooks it should not be a problem at all.

Third item is also danish design, by Nanna Ditzel, I love the simplicity of the design and it is something the child will be able to bring with him/her all the way through life. Either as childrens furniture, or as pretty sidetables in a student flat.

Fourth and fifth item are rugs from The Rug Company, designed by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, there’s 4 different ones. My favorite has got to be the Owl – but I have a wierd liking for Owls, so my children will have to live with that too :)

Last one is Hang it All by Ray and Charles Eames, an item that is perfect for a childrens room because of the bright colours, and also a thing that can be used for years – be it by a toddler or teenager.

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Breakfast bar

The work in my kitchen is nearing its end… and what a relief!!!! My kitchen, is currently 8 boxes in my dinning room – which, trust me, doesn’t really bode well for gourmet dinners! Anyhow, it’s getting to the point where I can allow myself to think about what I’d like to do when the carpenter, the electrician and the plumber has left. In stead of the old kitchentable, and old chairs, I would like to put in a breakfast bar. That obviously requires 1) a bar and 2) high stools – so let the fun begin :)

The table/bar has to be attached to the wall, so I want something fairly simple and not too out of place stylewise. Because, that means I can go all in on the chairs! 1000Chairs website is a great place for inspiration.

I particularly like the Tivoli Chair by Verner Panton, the Clown chair by Design By Us and the Trinidad Chair by Nanna Ditzel. They will add a splash of colour to the kitchen… I can’t wait until I get to go browse the shops looking for all the different chairs there is :)

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Dinning room

As you might have noticed, I have a lot of dreams for my house – there’s a lot of furniture I would love to have in my house. Unfortunately, the money isn’t always there – not that we struggle, but expensive designer furniture isn’t the first thing we buy… but one can dream :)

So this dream is about getting new chairs (and ultimately a table) for my dinning room. These are my favorites – a mix of classic and new design:

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Where do I put my coffee?

I need a coffeetable  – desperately! Since right now my only sidetable/coffeetable is a couple of stools…

So the hunt has started! I have a favorite, but I always think it’s a good thing to look around – what if I find something I like even better than the one I originally thought was my favorite…. It’s that exact attitude that drives my boyfriend mad when we go shopping – because I can’t buy the first coat/trousers/blouse I see, I have to go to at least 2 aditional shops to make sure that the first one I liked, really is the best out of them all :)

But as I said I do have a favorite, it’s Twine Table by the swedish company WIS Design. I love the simple, yet quirky, design. I would like to have two, the smaller one (h 33 cm, dia 50 cm) and the bigger one (h 43 cm, dia 75 cm) – the walls and the floor in my livingroom is brick and dark tiles, with a touch of red to complement it all. The simple tables with the colourful legs would be a perfect addition!

I do, however, have a couple of alternatives to this:

From the left: DLM table by the Danish designer Thomas Bentzen – I like this little table, but I would use it as a sidetable rather than a coffeetable. Because of the handle it will be easy to move around if you’d need to – it comes in a wide range of colours. Then it’s PK71 by another Danish designer, Poul Kjærholm. He is known for his very simple and elegant design. Last it’s the more price friendly Ikea table – I love this little chubby stool. I would get a couple and use them as sidetables. I haven’t seen it “live”, so it’s hard to judge the quality of the wood, but on the picture it looks alright.

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When I grow up…

…I want to fill my house with stunning furniture, there is so many different objects out there I would love to buy – but being a student doesn’t leave much room in the budget to buy designer furniture! But hey – there’s nothing wrong with dreams :)

There’s a couple of things I’d love to introduce into my house (actually there are at least a handful of things I’d love to buy – but I’ll start with two):

The Egg by Arne Jacobsen is one of them – that chair is, for me, such a huge part of the danish furniture design history that it can not be ignored.

I am picturing myself in that chair with a good book and a big blanket, all wrapped up in a corner of my library (that also requires a slightly bigger house than the one we have just now).

The Egg was designed in 1958, for the lobby and reception area at the Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. Arne Jacobsen’s design can still be seen there if you visit the hotel – it is worth a look if you are in the neighbourhood. The chair is a classic, and I don’t think it will be taken out of production any time soon.

Charles and Ray Eames designed the second chair in 1950, and it’s a chair I would love to have around my dinningtable – preferably a mix of two or three different colours.

It is almost sculptural, and mixed with a simple dining table, and an old crystal chandelier I am sure it would look stunning.

I might not be the happy owner of these items now or any time soon, but I can still dream… dreams give day to day life that extra sprinkle of fairytales and adventures :)

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