Sometimes a room just needs a little extra something. The colors are all there, the main pieces are all in place, the tone is almost what you were hoping for, but you just need a little more formality, or character, or balance; that’s where today’s roundup of accent tables comes into play. Foreside, Ital Modern and Stray Dog Designs all offer a bright pop of color, while Anti Pulli, Tavola and Shine by SHO brighten
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A great coffee table can be the focal point of a living room, or it can simply do its subtle, thankless part to pull together the elements of any given space without a lot of fuss and bother. Today’s roundup of contemporary coffee table designs has a few visual standouts, like the Strand coffee table by Arktura and the Rubiks-cube-inspired FLOAT table by RockPaperRobot, which is quite literally held together yet apart by magnetic fields.
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There’s but one simple truth when it comes to looking your best when lounging around at home: overhead lights should be outlawed. Ask any self-respecting woman how she feels about having dinner in someone’s home with a harsh ceiling light shining down from above, and she’ll shake her head and sigh. Gone are the days of the dome light; that’s why we’re coming to the rescue with today’s roundup of floor lamps. These snappy little
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Like sands through the hour glass, we all know time isn’t slowing down for anyone. Watching it pass us by is slightly more aesthetically pleasing than usual, though, when you consider today’s roundup of modern clocks, most of which take a rather grand departure from the traditional round clock face with equidistant numbers signifying the hours of the day. While two Etsy shops – Bonni1982 and Deco Lab — only lightly update the classic cuckoo clock
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Happy Valentine’s Day! Since it’s almost an inevitability that you’ll be staying in solo tonight or returning home at some point after going out on the town with the object of your affection, here’s a roundup of 10 bio ethanol fireplaces to make tonight (and every night from now on) cozy no matter whose company you’re in. Since they use bio ethanol for fuel, the element of air quality degradation is eliminated, making them superior
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