My apartment

Since 3 years I am living in an apartment near the town of Thun. The apartment is located in a new apartment house, built to the Swiss MINERGIE standard. My annual heating cost are below CHF 200 (US$ 160).

The internal layout and colours were chosen with the help of a interior architect.

November 18, 2006

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Bird is the Word

Birds have been a popular motif in home decorating for quite some time, raise your had if your parents had a macrame owl on the wall back in the day. Birds tend to lend themselves very well to winter decor, something about the weather turning colder and wanting to hunker in your nest, perhaps?  I'm going to hit the after-sales this year and stock up on birdy ornaments and accessories.

Here are some easy and elegant ways to introduce the avian in » READ MORE

November 18, 2006

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I had a thought

What if I used a different Marimekko fabric to inspire each room of our house?  Would my husband go crazy?  A little overboard?  Yes, I love them that much.

But seriously.  My husband and I have been talking about a tent or canopy over our deck.  And I saw that Marimekko makes plastic coated fabrics.  I wonder if they would withstand the elements?

All one would need are a few metal poles in concrete sono-tube, some wire and grommets.  I thi » READ MORE

November 17, 2006

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Henrybuilt - Where Inspiration is 'Built'-In

November 17, 2006

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Linda Loves Lace*

While at an upscale home decorator fabric store earlier this week, I asked the receptionist/greeter (yes, this shop has a receptionist/greeter) if she could point me in the direction of their lace. A worried look came across her face.

"Oh, I’m afraid we don’t have much lace," she said and then proceeded to escort me to the two options they had, both available in the archetypal white and ecru.

This exchange started me thinking. When did lace lo » READ MORE

November 17, 2006

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DIY Computer Punchcard Window Blinds

Maybe your old computer is so slow that you have to pay the dump to haul it away.  But if your old computer is so old that it runs on punchcards, how about turning those punchcards into blinds?  

November 16, 2006

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BluDot: Good Design Is Good

From the awesome (and Minneapolis-based) furniture maker BluDot, a series of design-inspired short films called Good Design is Good: 

November 16, 2006

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Cut&Paste: A Head-to-Head Design Battle

Check out this sweet spot from Cool Hunting:

November 15, 2006

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It Just Takes One Great Piece

The biggest dilemma anyone encounters when confronted with designing a room is where to start. Do I pick the wall colors first? Do I pick the drapes? Do I pick the furniture? Do I pick the art?

Well it’s always a good idea to start with a focal piece that is your pride and joy and go from there. This piece could be a piece of art, a great chair or even some amazing fabric. 

This 1960s Danish Modern teak credenza became the focal point of our » READ MORE

November 15, 2006

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Living in a Comic Strip

The Art Hotel in Berlin (Arte Luise Kunsthotel) prides itsef on the eccentric and unique interior design of its building. Every room is different and original:

The concept of this somewhat different hotel - "art instead of grandeur, poetry instead of room service" - is winning guests over.

Let's take a tour...

In the 'Comic' room, every corner and angle is outlined with a thin, hand-drawn black line to gift the effect of being in a cartoon.

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November 15, 2006

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