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Nov
03

Chocolate Vanilla Table

Posted under Coffee Tables, Furniture, tables

That cliché about diamonds being a girl’s best friend may hold water, however its chocolate and vanilla that evokes a truly emotional response from moi. It may be an aphrodisiac canard but the potent combination of chocolate and vanilla is nothing less than a celebration of the senses.

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Oct
09

Bedroom Inspiration #6

Posted under bed, bedroom

Ceccotti Collezioni presents us the Modern Sense ‘08, which is a bedroom furniture collection made in italian style.

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Sep
24

Unique Sculpted Wood Furniture

Posted under Furniture, chairs, tables

Allan Lake tells us the story of his work in the following words : “I create sculpted wood furniture; my endeavour is one with a dual purpose. I work to bring harmony to the play between function and aesthetics. I create high quality working items of sculpted furniture that also act as visually stimulating, tactile works of art.

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Aug
28

Organic Contemporary Design

Posted under Coffee Tables, Furniture, chairs

Hudson Furniture Inc. respects the natural forms of trees and inherent grain of wood with well defined organic lines and geometric forms using traditional joinery techniques and hand rubbed oil finishes.

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Jul
27

Designers and Mother Nature

Posted under Furniture

Bleu Nature was born of a wondrous exploration of driftwood-a free-spirited, untamed material. The design of the material serves as material for design. Mother Nature and the designer created a language in which to explore the nature of luxury and harness the elegance of simplicity.

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Jul
12

Get a Bigger Garden with Ecocube!

Posted under Gardening

Add a new dimension to your garden with Ecocube.

How does your garden grow? Simple - with ecocube.

Perfect for those with limited outdoor space, ecocube is a contemporary garden space made from sustainable cedar wood and bespoke to your garden. Relax, entertain, and give your garden space to grow with ecocube.

Create your ecocube in 3 easy steps

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Jun
12

Redefining the understandings of nature

Posted under Accesories

It is no small wonder that Nori Morimoto uses wood as his template in the expression of his artistry. Morimoto means “on the edge of the woods.” Perhaps a painter might trap the elements in the flat of a canvas, but Nori’s wall sculptures tame the elements in three-dimensional form. His carpenter beginnings lead him to make furniture as art and then art as furniture, and the evolution continues. Whether he is cutting, planing, carving, sandblasting, burning, or pressing his native wood, Nori looks to redefine his understanding of nature, the raw force at odds with the terrible beauty of a striving humankind. Nori is on the edge of the woods, looking out to us and bringing us the secret of the forest.
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May
23

Decorate with Style, Decorate Feng Shui

Posted under Articles, Decorating Style

It is said that the way your house looks represents you. We spend a lot of time at home and this is why it should be a place where we enjoy staying and which fills us with positive thoughts and energy. This is exactly what Feng Shui does, it helps us feel better and fills us with positive energy.

Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese knowledge that examines the natural and build environment. Feng Shui literally means wind and water and it is an amalgamation of ancient Chinese mathematics, interior design, architecture and simple rules of good housekeeping. It is a popular practice that is being applied to home and work places in order to create a balanced environment.

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