This beautiful barn has been renovated by Seattle based architects Shed. According to the architects who both designed and built the barn: “the project involved the conversion of a barn into living space supporting a variety of activities and guests. The program called for a workroom/kitchen, an apartment, a bunk room, and bathrooms to be arranged within the existing building envelope.”
Each space was developed around a minimal palette of materials and color, with extensive re-use of existing barn materials. Some of these materials included the re-use of the original barn siding for interior paneling, re-milling of salvaged floor joists for stair material, trim and counter tops.
Emphasis was placed on durability and directness of design solutions with the aim of creating practical and unique results.
(via freshome)
Today I’m loving … these flour and grain sack pillows made from jute and cotton. You can find similar bags online, for example in this Etsy shop.
(images from Red.co.uk)
A circle painted with chalkboard paint on a kids room wall: very easy and so much fun!
(images by Tom Leighton / styling by Sally Conran)
Dispense your facial tissue in style with this lovely handcrafted wooden whale from Etsy shop Gnome Sweeeet Gnome. Each whale is completely hand cut, hand sanded, hand painted, and hand constructed which requires several hours of loving attention per whale. The wood is purchased from a local lumber store who buys directly from sustainable forestry companies in the United States.
Happy weekend everyone! My weekend would be VERY happy if this car full of delicous freshly baked baguettes would stop by our house.. That car must smell wonderful!
And now that we are on the subject of baguettes .. I love the packaging that designer Sara Nicely created for the Flour Pot Bakery.
The new Day Home Spring Summer 2011 collection is now available. The name of this beautiful line of home accessories is Deserted Shades.
Lovely purple and pink shades, graphic pattern and use of natural materials can be found in this year’s collection. The beautiful purple tiles in the image below are not from Day but really fit well with the items in the images above.
(first two images from day.dk, third image from red.co.uk)
These lovely valentine luminaries are not that difficult to make. You can find full instructions on Creature Comforts. A great diy project!
In the previous post the beautiful Amsterdam home of the owners of Kidsonroof was featured. This Dutch brand wishes to re-connect modern life with nature, rediscovering basic values. Stimulating creativity and imagination lies at the heart of Kidsonroofs products (made from recylcled materials). Le Souk now offers readers of the style files 25% discount on all items from Kidsonroof. If you are interested in this offer you can send an email to info@soukshop.com. The offer is valid until 20 February or until supply lasts. Shipping within The Netherlands is 6.95 EUR. World wide shipping is available.
The products featured here are: Playhouse Casa Cabana White and Playhouse Casa Cababa Deco (top images). Trojan Horse can be used as a stool but is also fun to play with. Playhouse Rocket is one of my favorites – this is great fun for future astronauts). Bo Buro Set is a cardboard desk & two stools. It’s very sturdy and perfect for drawing, writing, reading, playing shop etc.!
This Dutch home was recently featured in stylish magazine Milk. It belongs to Romy and Ilya, the owners of Dutch kids label Kidsonroof. Together with their three children an their cat they live in this beautiful house in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Each kid has their own room which are filled with designs from Kidsonroof. In the upper left photo you can see the fun Bo Buro, which is a set of a cardboard desk and two stools. The fun part is that kids can decorate the set themselves! The Trojan Horse (a stool and toy) in the image below has a Scandinavian feel. All Kidsonroof products are now available with a 25% discount!
(images from Milk)
I’m loving the neutral tones in this bedroom and how the blue of the lamp really pops out with these colors.
