I thought I would take a quick break from my Sunday chores to give a shout out to one of our new advertisers, Relique. It is a really fun shop for those who love anything vintage, industrial and repurposed. Their finds are from estate sales, buildings about to be demolished etc. Gotta love one-of-a-kind items for the home that don’t come from Ikea! To note: They are based in the U.S. but do ship internationally (except for some of their heavier items). Here are a few bits and pieces I found on their site that caught my attention…

Solange van Dorssen is an interior designer from Argentina currently in Barcelona working as a stylist for architectural and interior design magazines for Spain, Argentina and Red Cover (London). She wrote us about a home we had blogged recently and when I read that she was a stylist I of course had to go poking around her Flickr photostream to check out her work. Am I ever glad I did because the homes Solange has styled are beautiful and styled to perfection! I am always a fan of decor from abroad. So much texture and pattern and best of all creativity.

(Photography: 1-7, 10, 15 by Javier Scecs; 8, 9, 12, 14 by Santiago Ciuffo; 11 by Serena De Sanctis; 13 by Jose Luis Haussman for Revista Living and Vivir en el Campo)

Annie emailed us a while ago hoping we’d do a post on tall dining room buffets….and she mentioned she doesn’t really like classic ones with glass door fronts. I thought I’d do a post that features some tall cabinets as well as some other options for those looking for dining room storage inspiration. I had to include some buffet/hutch combos with glass doors because I think they are so handy – you can hide away linens, cutlery and other things you don’t need out on display, and glass doors let you see all your prettiest dishes without worrying they’ll gather dust.

New York Spaces	Petra Bindel
Design*Sponge	Amoroso Design
Hus & Hem	Alexander van Berge
e-architekt	OWI

Bolig Magasinet

Dwell

Freunde von Freunden

Freunde von Freunden

Location Partnership

Light Locations

Hus & Hem

Sköna hem

Tine K Home

Homes & Gardens

Ideal Home

Living Etc.

Living Etc.

It’s Wednesday, the middle of a VERY long week, and the 3rd week I have been acting for my boss while she’s been on holidays (GUESS WHO NEEDS SOME HOLIDAYS NOW??) My husband and I have not heard from our project manager for our house renos/addition in over 2 weeks, and we’re hoping ANY DAY NOW we’ll get our permits. I am having a hard time scoring some discounted bathroom fixtures and flooring. We’re still waiting to hear from the bank, something that was supposed to be simple and take 3 days has now been over 3 weeks. And my little sister turns 30 today. (30?? WTF???) I have to say, I did feel better for a few moments while looking through the website of Finnish magazine Avotakka (previously blogged here, back when I was also bitching about something or other).

Annette Ekjord is an interior designer and stylist based in Oslo, Norway whose clients include Ikea and many of my favourite Scandinavian magazines such as Sköna Hem, Hus & Hem, Bo Bedre and Vtwonen. I am in need of a bit of a dose of scandi and white today, so join me with a deep breath and a great big *SIGH*.