Chair of the day: Cuchara chair

This little spoonful of seating fun, the Cuchara Chair, is from Resource Furniture. It was designed by Diego Granese.Their version of the spoon chair has me wondering if it reminds you of that old and great dinner time amusement – lobbing peas from your spoon across the table at your brother. Does it?

Chair of the day: Oly’s Hanna Sofa

This sofa, from Oly Studio is the perfect thing for anyone who likes to change their look seasonally. The Hanna Sofa’s neutral bones are the perfect backdrop for embellishment.

Hanna Sofa through the seasons:

Summer: White linen pillows edged or decorated with seashells  are the way to go. Add a white cotton cable knit throw for rainy days.

Fall: Moss green pillows in a textured fabric are perfect for Fall. A soft green (but not matching) mohair throw and you’re done!

Winter: Brrr… You need plaid. Brown and blue plaid – with a striped throw that has a dash of red.

Spring: It’s here! Soft pink – on the warm side of pink – pillows. Add extra bling by pinning a silk flower onto each one. A wheat, hand woven throw completes the look.

What do you think?

Chair of the day: IKEA lounge chair

This chair is part of IKEA’s PS collection, which was shown an ICFF last week. Their idea was to show IKEA as a design company.

The 2009 IKEA PS collection consists of 71 pieces by 20 designers, and will be available in four U.S. IKEA
markets starting August 1, 2009: San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and Chicago.

What! Not Detroit? I’m mystified. Would you like to see more things from the collection? I’ll put a post together tomorrow.

Before & After: Chum Bucket, part one

Often, when you buy a beach house, you don’t just buy the house. You get everything inside – whether you want it or not. This was the case when we purchased Chum Bucket a few years ago.

Over the next few days, I’ll show you the wonderful transformation of our rental home on Sunset Beach, NC.

Did we buy a cabin in the woods or a beach house? Did someone say, “dumpster“? Almost all the existing furniture went to Habitat for Humanity.

I started this project with a new space plan, and fresh “bones”.¬† New “wenge wood” floors (covered with an Olefin, “sisal” rug) and light blue satin paint let the sunshine in. The pillows on the sofa reflect the color palette – navy blue, turquoise, white and a touch of red.

Too bad I took this photo after taking down the “artwork” hung on the door. I moved the dining area to the right, so we could access the closet, and painted the door the same as the walls, so it blends in. The backs of the bookcases were painted blue to match the color scheme.

The new space plan allows for a main traffic path, seating for ten at the table, and storage.

A beach house should be light, breezy and fun. Not creepy, right? I harvested the sunlight by using reflective surfaces and using a satin paint finish. The painting is by Daniel Stewart.

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Speke Klein’s Linea

Just when I decided on a beautiful console table, from Speke Klein, for the hall, they come out with the perfect thing. Well, just a little more perfect than the one I purchased.

Their Linea line is crisp and clean and beautifully constructed – just like all their furniture. And at around $1,300, you can’t beat their prices. They’ll even do custom work – alter a piece here and there – for not a whole lot more. That’s what I did.

Which wood appeals to you more – walnut or oak? I like the walnut.