issue n10
This week brings you:
12 hangout rooms, 11 Ikea hits for designers, 13 shelving ideas, 17 dope campers for your dreams, and 1 chic living feature, because we need to calm down.
Ideas: Play From Home
Enough about WFH. Let's talk about how we want (and need) to PFH instead.
If you're lucky enough to have a spare room, a weird attic, or an awkward corner in your home, please take a cue from these designers and transform it into a 'recreational' area.
Please avoid including TV's in them, as these spaces are meant for actual socializing and should be limited to playing and conversing. Drinking and eating are allowed. And maybe reading but that's IT.
IKEA’s Must-Haves: 10 Designers Share Their All-Time Favorite Products
You might not be able to access the article, as it is from the 'PRO' section. But worry not: I subscribe so you don't have to!
1. Stephen Sills: Häggeby and Sektion (cabinetry)
2. Mara Miller: Salviken (towels)
3. Tom Scheerer: 365+ glass (glassware)
4. Robert McKinley: Pax and Malm (cabinetry)
5. Alessandra Branca: Stockholm (rug)
6. Athena Calderone: Malm (bed)
7. Tom Stringer: Sektion (cabinetry)
8. Eche Martinez: Stockholm (rug)
9. Justina Blakeney: Sinnerlig (lamp)
10. Miles Redd: Tekla (towels)
As for mine? Kyrre (stools)
Staying Local: 17 Campers You Can Rent Right Now
A road trip might just be THE solution for our collective cabin fever. Plus, it could help boost our local economy, which makes it a win-win-win all around.
And to make things even better: You can rent out all of these chic campers at super affordable prices.
Item(s) Of The Week: Bookshelves!
We all need 'em. A bookshelf should be a focal point in your home decor and speak volumes (hehe) about you as a person.
Styling them is an art form, and their organization is an entirely personal choice. Mine is by theme, for example.
Looking for the perfect one, however, is quite a feat, which is why I found this perfectly curated list so helpful. And they all have really good pricing!
Chic Living: A Historic Villa in Auckland
Designer Katie Lockhart teamed up with Jack McKinney Architects to renovate this traditional New Zealand home, and boy did they deliver.
The goal was to bring it up to date while preserving the integrity of the exterior, due to heritage construction rules, so while they kept the front facade pretty intact, they had fun with the back. Talk about bending the rules!
The 'peekaboo' wall opening showing a glimpse of the pool is what did it for me!
Aaand voilà for today. By now we've been together for 10ish weeks, so I wanted to give you a big THANK YOU for keeping up with the newsletter and sharing your feedback. It's been REAL so far, and I hope you've enjoyed it as much as I have. And please, please, please: What would you like to see more of? Fresh ideas are always welcome here.
Until next time :-)
- C
