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hanging paintings on bookshelves

25 Jul

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The Window Fashion Encyclopedia – 2000 Ideas!

12 Jan

While I’m at it – another reading tips! The Encyclopedia of Window Fashions. 2000 Decorating Ideas for Windows, Bedding and Accessories by Charles T. Randall. Having this book in my possession, I need no more cry for curtain-inspiration. It has everything. And I mean everything: it’s an encyclopedia.

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The book contains historical window treatments (from the Renaissance onwards), current styles, creative solutions for especially challenging windows, cost saving styles to designer treatments, glossary of window decorating terms, yardarge charts, fullness charts, an absolutely fab and extensive visual index etc, etc…Everything you need to know about window treatments, and more! A glimpse from the treasure chest:

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“When striving for success, one must first strive for knowledge” [introduction of the book]

A Great Guide to Decorating

8 Jan

A Great Guide to Decorating

Hiya! Today I have a reading tips (or might I say a review, of):

A Girl’s Guide to Decorating by Abigail Ahern.

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Muungano’s Library Bus & Sweetshop – what’s next?

28 Aug

The Swedish design group Muungano is attending the ongoing Stockholm Formex fair. They are one out of twelve designers invited by Formex and the Trend Group to the section Young Designers - a platform for not yet established designers. According to their website, Muungano has its roots in a critical discussion about the meaning, methods and values of design. In their projects they “consciously find challenge and motivation in pushing the boundaries of the brief, by contextualizing problems and assuming a holistic approach”.

In 2008 Muungano designed a very special library bus, and in 2009 some awsome skull lollipops, now one really looks forward to their next design steps! Here’s a look into my Muungano favourites so far.treiettM
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