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spring fever: new designs from loll outdoor

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

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We’re all just itching to get outside and into the sun — and thankfully we’ve already got an early spring here in the Northwest. But all this lovely weather has me dreaming of new outdoor furniture to enjoy it in, and these fresh picks from Loll Designs are what I’m dreaming of! A pair of coco chairs (shown in apple) out on the deck? Sigh! Perfect for having coffee while I look at the lilac blooms. And that coffee is resting on a tiered topo table (shown in sky) while a family of robins chirp inside their pitch birdhouse (shown in leaf). But these are cooler than the average plastic furniture. Loll makes their products out of recycled milk bottles, and they’re constructed to last. See them all here. — Megan B.

lighten your hair? frisa lamp by anika engelbrecht

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

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Want to change up your decor? If you have one of Anika Englebrecht’s hair lamps, it’s as easy as a braid or a trim. Found via ShelterPop, the Frisa customizable floor lamp has a shade of long blond locks. While I’m not sure I could find a place for this in my house today, it does appeal to my younger self — I gave all of my dolls and barbies new hairstyles (read: hacked off their hair) at one point or another. So what do you think: hair-raising or totally hip? — Erica P.

interlocking deck furniture is fun for the sun

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

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Do I need my patio furniture to interlock into one tidy, design-y structure? No — but it sure is fun. The goofily named Art-Deck-Oh! Interlocking Furniture comes from Deeco. It looks like wicker but is made from polyethylene-based resin designed to stand up to sun, rain, and cold. (The site says it’s environmentally friendly — I’m checking into what that means exactly, but I believe it means it’s low on BPAs and also recyclable.) Honestly, it’s pretty darn cool looking — stacked or in use. You can learn more about it at the Deeco site, or shop online at just a few retailers so far. The groupings range from about $800-1500. — Mary T.

Stay tuned for more modern patio furniture — this time made from recycled materials — coming up.

strangely appealing: prickly chair

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

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This is the kind of piece that you want to devote a whole room to (or a whole wing if you can afford it!). Gorgeous and startling, the cactus inspired chair was designed by Valentina Gonzalez Wohlers . According to the designer, the chair was “born out of the creative experience of a Mexican designer in Europe” and marries Mexican and European design values with a wink and smile. I think I’m in love! I can’t stop looking at it. If I were a tween, magazine tear-outs of the prickly chair would be lining the inside of my locker. — Katie D.

liberty of london for target + transferware

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

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I love the idea of pairing a few old transferware serving pieces and plates with Target’s new Liberty of London Dining collection. Not only would the mix of materials and patterns be fun, it would also be a great way to stretch your dollars. Ruby Lane, Tias.com, and eBay have plenty of listings for great antique transferware in pinks, blacks, and pastels. The problem is actually finding the Liberty of London collection in stores! To date, I’ve made two trips but the Target closest to me only has bedding and apparel in stock — some, like this dinner plate, are only available online. Having better luck? If so, what do you plan on doing with your new plates and bowls? Do they live up to the hype? — Sarah L.

Liberty of London is selling out of Target stores fast, but lucky for you, we’re giving away a whole set of goodies to Shelterrific Facebook fans! Click for the details!

twin peaks decor: floating into the night

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Sheriff Harry S. Truman: There’s a sort of evil out there. Something very, very strange in these old woods. Call it what you want. A darkness, a presence. It takes many forms, but it’s been out there for as long as anyone can remember, and we’ve always been here to fight it.

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Feel the fear…and a dark door could open and take you right out of the woods into a room where people talk backwards in riddles and a little man dances. They do, however, have some pretty nifty chairs. We’re speaking, of course, of the Black Lodge, the final destination in our tour of Twin Peaks goodness. If you just want a taste, visit Gainsbourg, a Seattle restaurant with a lounge area done up to bring the Black Lodge to mind, top photo above. But if you want to bring a bit of the Black Lodge home (leave Bob behind, please), read on…

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Jayson Home & Garden’s Martene Chair, $1,516, will evoke the Black Lodge spirit(s), as will a black & white Zigzag rug from West Elm, somewhat more affordable at $39-649. You can count on IKEA for the signature red velvet curtains, $70. Check eBay for a fine deco Saturn lamp, and look to Anthropologie for more owls that are not what they seem, because they’re actually creature kingdom hooks, $20, and a doorstop, $24. Fabulous, vintage Robsjohn-Gibbings torchiere floor lamps, $1995 each, will give your home an eerie yet stylish glow. Keep warm on a stakeout with the Bookhouse Boys using this tabletop gel firepit, $92.50. And finally, add just the right amount of flavor to the setting with these Checkmate salt and pepper shakers, $34. And now we must bid Twin Peaks adieu. Well played, Windom Earle. Well played. — Mary T.

A final note of thanks to Tula Jeng of Whorange, who so patiently and fabulously pulled together all these amazing Twin Peaks-ian items for us! Our gratitude for your help is more copious than the flow of Donna Hayward’s tears.

Previously on Twin Peaks decor:
Coffee, donuts, and pie
The Lady with the Log
Welcome to Twin Peaks

i want to play with the hopscotch rug

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

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I’ll be the first to admit I was never into hopscotch as a kid. I didn’t understand the point in taking time to draw the grid in chalk just to enjoy three seconds of hopping through it. Me? I was a four-square girl. This fact hasn’t swayed me from totally digging the hopscotch rug from CB2. Maybe it’s that I don’t have to draw the grid myself, but more likely it’s jut the fun-loving feeling I think it would add to a room. Sure, most people will put this in a kid’s room, but I think it would add loads of character to a living room. Buy the 100% wool rug for $199 here. — Erica P.

exclusive giveway for shelterrific facebook fans! liberty of london goodies from target!

Monday, March 15th, 2010

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Design magazines and blogs have been abuzz the past few weeks about the launch of Liberty of London’s limited edition line for Target that features 35 of their classic prints. If you’re obsessed like us, you logged on this weekend and tried to score some before they sold out. (Sadly, the insanely cute chairs are gone already!) But here’s the good news: We have a box chock-full of the collection’s home decor items to give to one lucky reader.

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twin peaks decor: coffee, donuts, and pie

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Sheriff Harry S. Truman: Jelly donuts?
Special Agent Dale Cooper: Harry, that goes without saying.

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The only thing the citizens of Twin Peaks like more than a fresh-caught fish or the Miss Twin Peaks contest is a cup of damn fine coffee and an endless array of donuts or a slab of pie from the Double R Diner. (Played by Twede’s Cafe, which you can still visit today in pretty much its original incarnation.) Tula from Whorange helped us track down these fantastic additions to our Twin Peaks tribute.

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You may not want to take a bite, but it sure has staying power: a fake donut, $15.99, from Fake Food Online. We were amused to learn that David Lynch has his own brand of coffee! We assume it’s best served black as midnight on a moonless night. It can’t taste better than in a vintage Fire King mug (found on eBay) not unlike those at the Sherrif’s office, but we imagine a serving from an I’m Not a Paper Cup ceramic mug, $16, would be just as tasty. Also from Fake Food Online, keep a bit of Norma’s home cooking with you at all times with this fake slice of cherry pie, $22. You can also keep your coffee warm on your trek to Jacques Renault’s cabin with this knitted coffee sleeve, $18.

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Emory Battis: You don’t know what you’re dealing with, Miss Horne. You don’t know how deep you’re in.
Audrey Horne: Oh, yes I do. I’m Audrey Horne and I get what I want.

Of course, no tribute to Twin Peaks would be complete without a nod to the scene that launched 1,000 tries at tying a cherry stem with our tongues. Audrey Horne, we toast to you with a Sweet and Snappy Cherry Drink, a sweet and sassy cherry knob from Anthropologie, $8, and a bit of Northwest flavor: Chukar cherry pie and cobbler filling, $14.95.

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Finally, we’re sure that there are cherry pie recipes to die for, but frankly, we don’t have the patience for rolling that crust. So for us, this cherry cheesecake that Paola Thomas of mirrormirror made using a Nigella Lawson recipe. Paola also took that gorgeous photo above. So mouth-watering, you’d think it worked at One-Eyed Jack’s.

Previously on Twin Peaks decor:
The Lady with the Log
Welcome to Twin Peaks

twin peaks decor: the lady with the log

Friday, March 12th, 2010

FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper: Who’s the lady with the log?
Sheriff Harry S. Truman: We call her the log lady.

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From the woman who talked with a log to the man who played a deadly game of chess, Twin Peaks was jam-packed with character(s). And so is the next stop in our tour of decor. Wooden you like to come along?

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You’ll cut veggies as attractively as Leland Palmer cut a rug with these hardwood cutting boards and trays, $36. Keep warm on your fishing trip with the campfire votive, $25, and up the outdoor quotient with ceramic pinecones, $75. If you’re not up to a game of chess with Windom Earle (we can’t say we’d blame you), how about a hand of woodgrain playing cards? $12. Now you can have an intelligent log, too: USB wooden memory sticks will set you back 50-60 Euro. It’s not Owl Cave, but you can decorate with Cavern Blackbird wallpaper, then spin your vintage copy of “Pennsylvania 6-5000″ on your own Barky Turntable, $1298.

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Even at a funeral, everyone’s a suspect. So these Suspicious Paintings, $80, should feel right at home. Have a kinder, softer log with the stuffed log kit, $25. Wilhelm Staehle’s “I Deduce” owl silhouette print, $30, seems sure of the murder weapon. But, of course, the owls are not what they seem. Matte Stephens has perhaps our favorite piece of Twin Peaks-evocative decor we’ve seen: the Charles Eames as a Log limited edition print, $35. Want a creepy outdoor story anytime? Take the Actaeon At Home Vladmaster Viewmaster, $20, for a spin. The Yellow Owl Workshop Rubber Stamp Set, Winterscape, $26.25, lets you create your own woodsy crime scene. But if you just want to go curtain runner-shopping with Nadine, the deluxe eye patch, solid black, $3.95, should fit you nicely.

Next week: black coffee, the Black Lodge, and some real cherry ideas.

Previously: Welcome to Twin Peaks

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