How’s this for weird: Yesterday, I woke up thinking about Panton Chairs. I had dreamt about them… a purple one, to be exact. In my dream, I was overseeing a series of challenges — much like a certain reality show that’s on tonight — to incorporate a Panton chair into many different kinds of rooms. Each contestant had to make a purple Panton Chair fit into whatever environment was presented to them: a farm house, an old man’s office, a nursery, etc. (I think the image was planted in my knocker by New York mag’s Best Bets. That’s what happens when you blog before bedtime.) Well, later in the day, this adorable, red mini Panton Chair Classic arrived in my office via the kind folks at Vitra. I couldn’t believe my eyes. Now it’s at home on a shelf, besides one of Chad’s mini-embedded photographers. Isn’t it the cutest thing EVER? I think I’m in love. Thank you Vitra! — Angela M.

To get a mini Panton Chair of your own, visit Velocity Art & Design.

I did the usual on my drive up to Woodstock last week — through New Jersey to get the cheapest gas and then popping into my favorite hole-in-the-wall thrift store. As I walked in, I passed this framed needlepoint picture. I went back. I took it down and left it up at the counter while I perused the other rooms. I’d never seen a nude needlepoint before. She set me back $17 bucks. A steep buy the way I thrift. All the little old ladies were cooing over her. I was the crazy one willing to take her home. For now I have her propped on Owen the bulldog’s white modern leather chair. He looks so serious snoring underneath the nude. — Allison R.

Have you had any great flea market finds recently? Please share!

We spotted these in the February issue of Elle Decor UK the other day and wanted to share. These Lucienne Day tea towel designs were orginally from 1954, and were recently re-released. Considered by many Britian’s top textile designer of the 20th Century, Day’s patterns celebrate every day shapes with wit and color. They’ll turn your kitchen into your own functional museum. Made from 100% Irish Cotton, these are meant to be used, though no one will blame you if you just want to hang them on a wall. Four different versions to choose from: ‘Too many cooks’, ‘Provencal’, ‘Night & Day’ and ‘Batterie de Cuisine’. All available at twentytwentyone.com for about $28.

(Top Design wants to know!)

Clicking around the Top Design website we found the show’s online challenge, which tickles us to no end (’cause nothing is more fun than looking at pictures of other people’s homes). Their first quest is to see how viewers store their collectibles, and there’s a variety of stuff on display: globes, drink stirrers, wooden screws, decorative eggs and more. Click here to rate the entries. Which got us thinking: Do you have clever way to show off your collectibles? Let us know and we’ll make a post about you.

P.S. Come back tomorrow and we’ll talk about tonight’s episode!