Month: February 2013
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Space Saving Furniture Ideas
From bunk beds to futons, space saving furniture has long been a sought after commodity by those looking to maximize the utility of their living space. Let’s face it, we’ve all been there. Whether it was in your college dorm room, your first apartment in the city, or your small childhood bedroom shared with four […]
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Hervé Van der Straeten, Art or Furniture?
So often the line between furniture and art, the very thinnest of lines to begin with, can become so thin as to disappear altogether. Through the annals of history, great furniture designs and designers have been lauded more as art and artist, than mere craft and craftsman. The same holds true today, even as the […]
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Madison Seating Featured Product: Love in Paris Office Desk
TGIF, am I right? This weeks Madison Seating Featured Product is an inimitable and truly one of a kind desk. It certainly doesn’t get more original than this eye catching and truly unique piece. Needless to say, the particular design theme of this desk makes it quite the appropriate Valentine’s day gift, while it’s […]
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Valentines Day Furniture
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner I thought I would dedicate today’s post to the ethereal and mysterious idea that is romance. True love is nothing if not incorporeal and abstract, but it’s expressions are often very material indeed. A symbolic gesture or gift can sometimes contain within itself a depth of feeling that […]
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From Fire Fights to Furniture
So I came across this interesting furniture concept and thought I would share, but first, a brief tribute to the veterans of that great war. From a grateful nation, we say thank you. Speaking as one who’s paternal grandfather fought in WWII, the single greatest and most pivotal war in the history of our great […]
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Super Bowl Furniture
In tribute to the greatest national sporting event of the year, I thought I might share with you all some of the more appropriate Super Bowl furniture items on the market from past Super Bowl match-ups
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Trending: Mirrored Furniture
Mirrors have the unique and impressive design ability to visually expand your space while adding a touch of style. Traditionally, a household mirror, or “looking glass” as they were archaically know, was a primarily functional item, that although decorative and at times ornate, was mostly used for the practical purpose of self-grooming or admiring oneself. […]
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Freaky Furniture Friday
It’s Friday people, so let’s get freaky! This collection of freaky furniture combines elements of the morbid and macabre. Personally I struggle to understand the mind that has dedicated itself to the conceptualization and creation of these pieces, but hey, who am I to judge right? after all, I am posting them on my blog… […]