Global Textiles

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It's that bohemian, Morocco, India look. 

I'm always on the hunt for campaign furniture like the nightstands in this picture.

Adorable for a little girl's room, the scale of that headboard is awesome.

The fringe on the blanket, the caned headboard, that rich blue color on the walls, wouldn't this be a lovely guest room?

Diggin the copper sink with the brass fixtures.

 The tapestry behind the bed really softens the hard surfaces.

 Another adorable girl's room.

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Apartment Envy 1950s Collector

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I found this on Apartment Therapy, located in Brooklyn, New York.

I have decided I want to meet this person and befriend them, with an apartment like this, they got to be crazy cool.

 There are so many layers in here.

They did a really good job of keeping everything unified. The color scheme is so interesting considering how small the apartment is. 

 Those lamps on the floating credenza are killer.

 Another ridiculously amazing lamp, please tell me that is a unicorn.

I get the impression the owner is a symmetrical person. There are lots of pairs in these photos, especially with the art. You can read the full Bio here.

Kitchen

 Dining room converted to bar.

What do you guys think? This person is a definite collector. Too busy? Or too cool?

Bathroom Swagg

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This wallpaper is so freakin adorable.

 What I like about this picture: you don't always need a giant mirror in a bathroom for it to be a functional and appealing space. Especially when the bathroom is on the smaller side.

I am entirely too disorganized to pull off cabinets in the bathroom that you can see through.

But...

 Overlays is a  online company where you can purchase pre-cut panels made by your specifications. The panels are designed to fit over existing cabinet doors. I would imagine they could probably make something similar to this picture.

Peaceful isn't it?

 The asymmetric vanity was a nice way to add interest to this bathroom, besides that GORGEOUS mirror.

 I love the slate hex on the floor.

A little stark for me but I like the tile floor.

This is probably my favorite bathroom in the whole post. What I love is the casual vibe, using just a shower curtain rather than a glass door, the curbless shower, and the tile.

 O.M.G.

And here we have the coolest vanity ever.

 I know, it's a lot of bathrooms with wallpaper but, they are just so dang cool. Notice how the mirror is not over the vanity in this one. 

 His and her mirrors.

 Anyone know who makes this wallpaper?

Brass baseboards, like or dislike? That pedestal sink looks like it weighs a thousand pounds.

Something Cool To Look At

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While I was browsing the internet I found furniture designer Mark Van Der Gronden.

He re-purposes plastic crates to make furniture. I adore this concept. Projects like this make me wish I could weld.

You can request a price for this on Droog. I would like to see a DIY version of it, maybe an Ikea hack of some sort.

DIY FRI

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I posted a picture to my facebook page of a bookshelf I made out of wine crates and got a great response. So, I figured I would show you a few pics of some other internet peeps building their own versions.

Here this one was made out of an old Ikea table, wine crates as well as other wooden boxes, and some black clips. It looks like they might have had to bolt some of the boxes to the wall because it seems like it could get a little tippy.

Such a cute look for a kids room though.

The Village Cork restaurant in Denver, CO used wine crates as shelves behind their bar to save money. Too cool.
Some of these boxes though are put together with staples so if you are going to stack plates in them like they did in this pic I would recommend putting some "L" brackets in the corners. You wouldn't want to wake up in the middle of the night to the crashing sound of plates because you crate fell apart under the weight.

This one looks the most like mine except they didn't put any feet on the bottom of theirs. I think the feet makes the piece seem a bit more finished like a legitimate piece of furniture rather than stacked on top of each other. They found their crates at a liquor store but I bet a Total Wine or a recycling center has tons of them. 

A desk and a whole wall done in them, again no feet.

It's like a noncommittal way of getting the industrial look because it costs at the most $50 if you have to buy the crates, and more often than not you can find them for free. 

On Design Sponge this lady white washed all her crates for a more modern look and stacked them up a corner. You can tell she used strips of wood as braces to add stability to the crates but I think if she had bolted them to the wall instead it would have been a cleaner look.

Here's mine, I screwed all my crates together so it was a stand alone piece of furniture and built it to fit perfectly under my kitchen counter overhang.

 Those of you that know my house will notice that I recovered my chairs over the weekend in a Brunschwig & Fils fabric that I could not believe was on SALE! I was thinking of doing separate tie down cushions in the same fabric but different color, to go on the seats.

I used some skateboard wheels as feet because I had them laying around. You can purchase industrial caster wheels at the hardware store or you can get them here. They also sell them at the Container Store.