tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39385924279844998932024-03-19T05:00:07.356+01:00CARTE BLANCHELifestyle - Living - Interior - DecorationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938592427984499893.post-52215257156369971492012-02-08T10:23:00.000+01:002012-02-08T10:23:48.838+01:00Seasons February 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLpNxvJEHVDeQCJp0dmNyGtr4BYErb3Dlia2wedRJgl-dJWGzrZE5mZzp-AgkFn9bNuyJb0xrqcmMs-cyM5XjjCs7PJkAq3qxZqAAFFKaVrWMMCC_NNS7vWtzDianuFc3ytAGMUjuIAM/s1600/Seasons_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLpNxvJEHVDeQCJp0dmNyGtr4BYErb3Dlia2wedRJgl-dJWGzrZE5mZzp-AgkFn9bNuyJb0xrqcmMs-cyM5XjjCs7PJkAq3qxZqAAFFKaVrWMMCC_NNS7vWtzDianuFc3ytAGMUjuIAM/s640/Seasons_1.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><br />
<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>SEASONS, </b>the biggest Dutch magazine for interior, exterior life and country-lifestyle... The newest February-issue counts exactly 200 pages, filled with beautiful inspiration, delicious recipes, gorgeous photos, interesting tips for gardening and much more! On their <a href="http://www.seasons.nl/"><b style="color: black;">website</b></a> you´ll find a small digital appetizer (´Nu in Seasons/blader door´).</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">More news: a special webpage dedicated to extraordinary places/Bed-and-Breakfasts in the 11 Dutch provinces: <a href="http://www.seasonsbedandbreakfast.nl/"><b style="color: black;">www.seasonsbedandbreakfast.nl</b></a>.</div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/magazineseasons"><b style="color: black;">Seasons on Facebook</b></a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please link back to *Carte Blanche * if you use these pictures/text.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938592427984499893.post-68267331070113070612012-01-13T10:12:00.002+01:002012-01-13T14:44:23.557+01:00Pearls in Romania<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6K-UaNZWB-lc9wWKqLI0DIrHxWJDmTbhmymJ0TUFnQCRRzq6g_oXSl5ayzQKyjTluQGlEyd45xSRuk1RyfDX1zE7zqFXAAmYBae10631dYWqMif9SfcMtNF2IuAatds0qFSH8aKkAkQg/s1600/Corvin_Cristian_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6K-UaNZWB-lc9wWKqLI0DIrHxWJDmTbhmymJ0TUFnQCRRzq6g_oXSl5ayzQKyjTluQGlEyd45xSRuk1RyfDX1zE7zqFXAAmYBae10631dYWqMif9SfcMtNF2IuAatds0qFSH8aKkAkQg/s640/Corvin_Cristian_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In most Western and Northern European countries the cultural heritages are kept and taken care about with love, but there are countries as well which have more difficulties with their past. Romania is maybe one of them: old factory-buildings and houses are often completely abandoned or demolished, because they remind too much of the communist era. Romanian architect <a href="http://www.corvincristian.com/"><b style="color: black;">Corvin Cristian</b></a> shows and proofs that it is possible to restore these buildings into useful and beautiful places.</div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">These pictures are from the Mecanic Bar in capital town Bucharest/Bucuresti (2011), which gives - through its industrial style - homage to machines and factory workers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">[Source: <a href="http://www.eh-i.nl/" style="color: black;"><b>Eigen Huis & Interieur</b></a>, the ultimate Dutch Design Magazine]</span><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">To start this new year some fun images of the playful ´Air Heads´ balloons by <a href="http://www.hectorserrano.com/"><b style="color: black;">Héctor Serrano Studio</b></a>. Create your own party animals! Six animal balloon heads with paper sculpture features to fold and stick on. The paper flap system means no need for glue. Each animal consists of a balloon on a wand, plus pre-cut colour features which are attached with sticky pads. Also included are colour stickers for eyes and features.</div><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">[All images: <a href="http://www.hectorserrano.com/"><b style="color: black;">via</b></a>]</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div> Colourful <a href="http://www.droog.com/"><b style="color: black;">Droog Design</b></a>: the Superpatata lighting. While playing, one controls the intensity of the light, so the light can be either direct or ambient. The Superpatata can be used as a lamp but also as a pillow, an anti-stress device and an object to warm your bed. Superpatatas can be easily stacked on top of each other. </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Héctor Serrano received the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_Concours_Design"><b style="color: black;">Peugeot Design Award </b></a> in 2000.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the region of Overijssel in The Netherlands you can find this beautiful Bed & Breakfast - Chambre d´hôtes </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.madamelescaut.nl/"><em>Madame Lescaut</em></a>. You easily can imagine a French setting, background and atmosphere in this charming house of the late 19th century and it has 4 guestrooms of which 2 are large enough for families. Each room is designed with nice items: a combination of modern style with romantic and charming antiques & ´brocante´. Sauna and hottub available in the B&B´s garden.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Links:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://madamelescaut.nl/weblog">Weblog Madame Lescaut</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g188602-Activities-Overijssel.html">Tripadvisor Overijssel</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please link back to *Carte Blanche * if you use these pictures/text.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938592427984499893.post-30911968299282398182010-09-13T12:04:00.001+02:002010-09-13T12:05:12.867+02:00NAP-chair by Kasper Salto<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VzsH1vaqQaAm_xiws0rJdo2dqzf-qimWB7MUIZB27zcgjag2hfNu-1XcgY2SatsXeVKKpFsA5tOMnMfrf2mCbIMwXiHP3luCda2OLajHnWHdAh5vBiHGbnBhM4OStSBEfCnK588IXmU/s1600/Kasper_Salto.chair_byFritzHansen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="324" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VzsH1vaqQaAm_xiws0rJdo2dqzf-qimWB7MUIZB27zcgjag2hfNu-1XcgY2SatsXeVKKpFsA5tOMnMfrf2mCbIMwXiHP3luCda2OLajHnWHdAh5vBiHGbnBhM4OStSBEfCnK588IXmU/s640/Kasper_Salto.chair_byFritzHansen.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO47OHlPCqZ2yVRaJVQgDbA4a9tzXNFCcs1u2P0li_N_D4tN8XQlJZ0FsbnecTGYO2Zkj46dsBQLRSAeqtkceBSiVzeg-P6NQEnMHQ22o4_NJI5t9fgUOvR_rpiTtKxOAJOHBBps4Wwrs/s1600/Kasper_Salto.chair.white.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO47OHlPCqZ2yVRaJVQgDbA4a9tzXNFCcs1u2P0li_N_D4tN8XQlJZ0FsbnecTGYO2Zkj46dsBQLRSAeqtkceBSiVzeg-P6NQEnMHQ22o4_NJI5t9fgUOvR_rpiTtKxOAJOHBBps4Wwrs/s400/Kasper_Salto.chair.white.jpg" width="266" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrZzsBEv91X-OLhXwlX7qrrAKcgw8yzrj646UVX9KnOgOQK9xJZvKlokBd7esVR0_DUY0sKmOmVAsXN7ysmI9OgAzuLLtzod9e3H2gsTTp_nS7EDaxwsdQxkMbm6J-slPz3bUEICaxBY/s1600/Kasper_Salto.chair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrZzsBEv91X-OLhXwlX7qrrAKcgw8yzrj646UVX9KnOgOQK9xJZvKlokBd7esVR0_DUY0sKmOmVAsXN7ysmI9OgAzuLLtzod9e3H2gsTTp_nS7EDaxwsdQxkMbm6J-slPz3bUEICaxBY/s400/Kasper_Salto.chair.jpg" width="397" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtlPehm05BGmPSwfG_S7yykhX1Z9bErutGwe1Ku14cqmdsKayQZnRhFJp202RjpC044bmljN1bQIGrkoMPBxv6DkGwuib75Wzz2nI7vkIYoqCY0ezXPmK8hZrOazinU4GcPwwl-NVGNUs/s1600/Kasper_Salto.chair.1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtlPehm05BGmPSwfG_S7yykhX1Z9bErutGwe1Ku14cqmdsKayQZnRhFJp202RjpC044bmljN1bQIGrkoMPBxv6DkGwuib75Wzz2nI7vkIYoqCY0ezXPmK8hZrOazinU4GcPwwl-NVGNUs/s400/Kasper_Salto.chair.1" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">[All pictures:</span> <a href="http://www.notcot.com/archives/2010/05/fritz-hansens-nap-chair-by-kas.php"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">http://www.notcot.com/archives/2010/05/fritz-hansens-nap-chair-by-kas.php</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">]</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kasper Salto (Danish industrial designer) was born on 14 February 1967 in Copenhagen, Denmark, as the son of textile artist Naja Salto and grandson of leading Danish ceramist Axel Salto. He first trained as a cabinet maker before attending the Danish Design School, graduating in 1994. From 1994 to 98 he worked for designer Rud Thygesen. At that time he met Peter Staerk: their friendship would have a deep influence on his professional life. In 1997, he designed the Runner chair for Peter Staerk who made the chair famous in Denmark, but also abroad.</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In 1998 Salto opened his own design design studio, wprking for companies such as Fritz Hansen, DubaB8, Engelbrechts and Lightyears. In 2003 he opened a new office, Salto & Sigsgaard, together with architect Sigsgaardan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">On the pictures: the NAP chair by Kasper Salto. The name of the chair reflects Kasper’s mentality. NAP stands for normal, active and passive. Normal means sitting up straight, all the way back into the seat. Active is when we are leaning forward to listen or speak, eat or work at a table. Passive means leaning back and relaxing. His aim was to make the NAP chair functional without compromising on appearance - just like the great designers of the past like Arne Jacobsen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Links:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.kaspersalto.com/">Kasper Salto</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ambientedirect.com/en/fritz-hansen-nap-chair.html">Ambiente Direct</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please link back to *Carte Blanche * if you use these pictures/text.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938592427984499893.post-81660600271190304002010-09-02T20:50:00.005+02:002010-09-02T20:58:57.669+02:00Day Home Winter-Collection 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx68koclCgN4Bw8NrIW9qUhgx4kHAoxStXTrrp7uwm-HdZ346kktfdtQeDbEKj-0-jIs_Fvt8hyphenhyphenAIXLBUknTF0o_yu_8dDo6_XHTkAh7D-QJ5v32ro8fWEQptSR3Sz8kNmjulqTBnNwG4/s1600/day_home_04_047_RGB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx68koclCgN4Bw8NrIW9qUhgx4kHAoxStXTrrp7uwm-HdZ346kktfdtQeDbEKj-0-jIs_Fvt8hyphenhyphenAIXLBUknTF0o_yu_8dDo6_XHTkAh7D-QJ5v32ro8fWEQptSR3Sz8kNmjulqTBnNwG4/s640/day_home_04_047_RGB.jpg" width="425" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4py0HI4eBuZtgbNemls1LozIaQ5kB64Q-pAlPBsTfJALBhywcoYKnEZITJ5fTJHiSSv2_fFL56LphJtCy7fZNmVMxbLMwds-D9JY3VMEqWz18vBShVYxyFVl67RTdGym7vEM8zacNe9s/s1600/day_01_148.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The new campaign for Winter 2010 by <a href="http://shop.day.dk/homeware">Day Home</a> shows a lot of black and grey basics with a touch of nice and spicy Autumn colours like burgundy red, several tones of green or ochre. Unfortunately the brand doesn´t have any flagstores in Belgium, The Netherlands or Germany, but in some webshops several of their Home-Collection-items can be found yet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Links:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://shop.day.dk/shop/homeware/new_arrivals/?utm_source=Newsletter_Home_02092010&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NEW+ARRIVALS%3A+DAY+HOMEWEAR">Day Home DK</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.houseinstyle.nl/day-home.html">House in Style NL</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.tutzehome.nl/">Tutze Home NL</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.perfectlybasics.nl/day_home_kussens-02490000001104.aspx">Perfectly Basics NL</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.decokussens.nl/sierkussens/merken/day-home.html">Decokussens NL</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.dotsnstripes-webshop.nl/?menu=category&categoryID=647493">Dots ´n Stripes NL</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">´Welcome to Old Soul Studios, an online magazine to share and inspire with you with what we consider to be the best parts of life. We love vintage and aged items that portray a silent story about them. We create new items from salvaged items and create new stories, kind of like the makings of "An Old Soul". We love the art of making something out of nothing. Thank you for stopping by, have a great day´!...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Links:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://oldsoulstudios.blogspot.com/">Old Soul Studio</a></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, I know, Summer has started now and it´s time for light dresses, open and airy sandals, walking barefoot on the beach and swimming in the pool. But the beautiful Dutch magazine <a href="http://www.seasons.nl/">Seasons</a> (July-August 2010 issue) came up with a great article about the <a href="http://www.humesweethume.co.uk/">Hume sweet Hume</a> Company. This might be a Winter-theme, but anyway the story is too nice to not bring it to your attention.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Company is runned by 2 sisters - Jenna and Lizza Hume - who fill the former fish & chips-shop (which is situated on the Orkney Islands in Great Britain) of their parents with wonderful knitted creations. Light Mint, Erin, Denim, Biscuit, Burgundy, Duck Egg, Linnet, Charcoal, Violet, Logansberry, Laurel or Midnight are just a few of the poetic names given to the specific colours of their creations, which remind us of the seaside. Most of the used materials come from Scotland, but for fine wools as Mohair, they find it in Italy. Their trademark: the unique buttons, made of small flints polished by the seawater.</span></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bags, cushions, jackets, scarfs... you don´t need to travel to the United Kingdom to purchase one of these unique pieces, but you can order from the webshop: <a href="http://www.humesweethume.co.uk/shop/index.php">Hume sweet Hume</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Pierowal Village, Westray - Orkney Islands GB / 0044 1857677259.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Links:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.paulinejoosten.nl/">Pauline Joosten Photography NL</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.visitschotland.com/">Visit Scotland</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.visitorkney.com/">Visit Orkney</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.seasons.nl/">Seasons Magazine NL</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please link back to *Carte Blanche * if you use these pictures/text.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938592427984499893.post-4355642042835049072010-06-22T13:29:00.001+02:002010-06-22T13:39:14.857+02:00Rattan furniture & Outdoor living<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzvswgrmnl9uKbgfnnvG1LFS2fSAVB6BRz9JW1tGZuMEEwZg_KUmBoGKJtmlMEO5Vodyd7StTxpHxFUqKSQii1Xu2pc5Dot_Uu7RKums-NnFl2MLaR7bz15E4CiUcw35Myf2wHV4R80U/s1600/Sika.Horsnaes_Monet_chair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzvswgrmnl9uKbgfnnvG1LFS2fSAVB6BRz9JW1tGZuMEEwZg_KUmBoGKJtmlMEO5Vodyd7StTxpHxFUqKSQii1Xu2pc5Dot_Uu7RKums-NnFl2MLaR7bz15E4CiUcw35Myf2wHV4R80U/s320/Sika.Horsnaes_Monet_chair.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">New papermoulds for cupcakes ´Drömmar´ by Ikea... for a happy Midsummernight party!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Links:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.sika-design.com/">Sika Horsnaes Design</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.decompagnie.be/">De Compagnie</a> - Sika-retailer for Belgium</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.woontheater.be/">Woontheater Belgium</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.woontheater.be/blog">Woontheater Blog</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please link back to *Carte Blanche * if you use these pictures/text.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938592427984499893.post-42242363765558857382010-06-16T11:40:00.004+02:002010-06-16T11:45:44.949+02:00Tine K Home - Rie Elise Larsen & Rice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQ3IOyrCJhCFQSxUj8uK8vWC79hDpTyrLav6VVc0QKxp32OLH4vGKAAIAymUI1EaqUWK-wBNPBd895VpjMps1Mk3mlJov75OyNrgG-OBWUVnTxJJ07bu7GPVlN4izYVP1mXP4W_bdTYU/s1600/Rie_Elise_Larsen.viaBoBedre.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQ3IOyrCJhCFQSxUj8uK8vWC79hDpTyrLav6VVc0QKxp32OLH4vGKAAIAymUI1EaqUWK-wBNPBd895VpjMps1Mk3mlJov75OyNrgG-OBWUVnTxJJ07bu7GPVlN4izYVP1mXP4W_bdTYU/s400/Rie_Elise_Larsen.viaBoBedre.jpg" width="285" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rie Elise Larsen, via Bo Bedre</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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font-size: x-small;">[All pictures: via <a href="http://www.car-moebel.de/">Car Möbel Germany</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Denmark - and other Scandinavian countries as well - is blessed with many famous designers and brands. Two amongst them: <a href="http://www.tinekhome.dk/">Tine K Home</a> and <a href="http://www.rieeliselarsen.dk/">Rie Elise Larsen</a>. <em>Tine K Home</em> stands for ´noblesse´ with a touch of ethnic feeling, <em>Rie Elise Larsen</em> shows a bright and lovely coloured world with vintage elements.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In Germany products of both brands can be purchased at online shop <a href="http://www.car-moebel.de/">Car Möbel</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Links:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.tinekhome.dk/">Tine K Home DK</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.rieeliselarsen.dk/forhandlere_udland.php">Rie Elise Larsen Store Locators</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.lillelykke.nl/">Lille Lykke NL</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.rosemamuze.be/">RoseMamuze B</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.car-moebel.de/">Car Möbel D</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.psikhouvanjou.nl/products.asp?man=61">Ps Ik hou van jou NL</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please link back to *Carte Blanche * if you use these pictures/text.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938592427984499893.post-40672051077002406062010-06-15T00:24:00.004+02:002010-06-16T11:14:15.829+02:00House Doctor Autumn 2010-collection<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBsiuoTPnN4uuMmh0kWmYFz4TuHDHEY-JbVThdEQhoenYuzvvkiYt2ibjerxGR55WXQwxCIIuGo0aPE64c8mi_FgicQa7ZfJLZaXzkS4bMf8oYiMGm5gIH1WU5wakEWF-pz4DABvlGns/s1600/house.doctor_blanket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBsiuoTPnN4uuMmh0kWmYFz4TuHDHEY-JbVThdEQhoenYuzvvkiYt2ibjerxGR55WXQwxCIIuGo0aPE64c8mi_FgicQa7ZfJLZaXzkS4bMf8oYiMGm5gIH1WU5wakEWF-pz4DABvlGns/s640/house.doctor_blanket.jpg" width="401" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6gxrzhJEijykoZFruM_-bZVfjlUSoTNDkPyVxeyrl0adfy5Sxdf9UYmDC2TahhRRYTlvHryIkY34dJmI1Uuz_M-zKEOiFGGjco0OyerTwNH-Wv_uDXkktjyUw4WGJXmLlKBEdS9qaj58/s1600/house.doctor_Stool.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6gxrzhJEijykoZFruM_-bZVfjlUSoTNDkPyVxeyrl0adfy5Sxdf9UYmDC2TahhRRYTlvHryIkY34dJmI1Uuz_M-zKEOiFGGjco0OyerTwNH-Wv_uDXkktjyUw4WGJXmLlKBEdS9qaj58/s640/house.doctor_Stool.jpg" width="442" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWg2WGWZMQmBfj1omoQzk65Uyh-DM0o09mU4Gpl_1NPvLkE9K_aMqWg5U4TiClk3xwG33WEctKPAaWypDvWDXQizsIATtbQm_LmalWQIH7UDhl2MYc8v6nw0L3z3lHGpEW8VSP7rd7dLY/s1600/house.doctor_vases.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWg2WGWZMQmBfj1omoQzk65Uyh-DM0o09mU4Gpl_1NPvLkE9K_aMqWg5U4TiClk3xwG33WEctKPAaWypDvWDXQizsIATtbQm_LmalWQIH7UDhl2MYc8v6nw0L3z3lHGpEW8VSP7rd7dLY/s640/house.doctor_vases.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">[All images via: <a href="http://www.housedoctordk.blogspot.com/">Thoughts & Finds by House Doctor</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Their collection <a href="http://co3dk.ipapercms.dk/HouseDoctor/EVERYDAY2010"><em>Everyday</em></a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> for this Spring 2010 was already a beautiful festival of colours and vintage inspired furniture and home-accessories, the upcoming Autumn-collection <em>Moments</em> shows the same eye and attention for concepts and details. Enjoy up here a small preview...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">House Doctor offers furniture and interior design products to discerning consumers with an interest in interior design.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Each year, House Doctor presents two collections: <em>Everyday</em> and <em>Moments</em>. <em>Everyday</em> is presented in January and contains new products as well as popular products from the existing range, while the <em>Moments</em> collection, presented in August, mainly consists of novelties and seasonal accessories. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The product range is very wide, ranging from kitchen utensils, vases and furniture to an exclusive assortment of clothing and sophisticated accessories – and much, much more! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">House Doctor is represented throughout Europe, New Zealand, Israel and several other countries. The main office is in Ikast, Denmark, where they employ a staff of 20 committed people. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Links:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.housedoctor.dk/">House Doctor Denmark</a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.housedoctordk.blogspot.com/">Thoughts & Finds by House Doctor Blog</a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/House-Doctor/145752649076">House Doctor on Facebook</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please link back to *Carte Blanche * if you use these pictures/text.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938592427984499893.post-22337376362046648032010-06-09T22:40:00.002+02:002010-06-09T22:50:58.551+02:00De Groene Maan B&B<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_8jFSPypdHQooP4ZXqq1CUUeMKYqfScZ2pvY1fMKjbVn_RpuZu9njCKSXVvlHJUQLITW4FcOStf3eWP1fgv_SSXB6IKlu4Ftl_pzGSvJ6LGBSMU7YCz9WL5rB6OEjFH-3V4U6HkJAaQ/s400/800px-Mechelen_town_square_3.jpg" width="400" /> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">[City-pictures: found on internet]</span></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When they bought a manor from the 19th century in 2007 the owners of this B&B <a href="http://www.degroenemaan.be/">De Groene Maan</a> (The Green Moon) decided to rebuilt and redesign this house in an ecological way. They chose for the recycling concept and bought only secondhand furniture (except from the beds) for the rooms; you´ll find also sheets and towels made of soja-fiber, nature-based care and cosmetic products, and a breakfast will be served that consists of biological food.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">This charming B&B is situated in the beautiful old city of Mechelen/Mechlin/Malines, in between Brussels and Antwerp, which both aren´t far neither. Visitors to Belgium often only visit the main cities like Bruges, Brussels and Antwerp. This is because they don't know that a little bit outside of the beaten track, there are other beautiful historic sites in our country. Mechelen is one of those sites and deserves to be visited!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Links:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.degroenemaan.be/">B&B De Groene Maan</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.mechelen.be/">Stad Mechelen</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.trabel.com/mechelen.htm">City of Mechelen</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please link back to *Carte Blanche * if you use these pictures/text.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938592427984499893.post-43364568878628600662010-06-08T13:18:00.001+02:002010-06-08T13:19:58.029+02:00Bungalow DK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXt7Hzp_7TVQSUuTgwolXKZxvBbbfjd_dyajK7FLFuqwnpzvkJ6hOTI5OkuY7eUzYJnq2V7nf20XbefinqmNhqUePpaXkMfMu0Kfx64LmTd9VOda4ua_ymY50Gfpj_vf2q0NDklDrzGc/s1600/Bungalow.dk_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXt7Hzp_7TVQSUuTgwolXKZxvBbbfjd_dyajK7FLFuqwnpzvkJ6hOTI5OkuY7eUzYJnq2V7nf20XbefinqmNhqUePpaXkMfMu0Kfx64LmTd9VOda4ua_ymY50Gfpj_vf2q0NDklDrzGc/s400/Bungalow.dk_7.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmeXO-d49ZwmO1VUcTk8nRvFF9_mycR6Z-zAuqHE24ijwH0XXOcFqoL9-NUTL8mqmraISDPsl93OmbD3dQdVluC-nWNopXS2bOKRPPcJQ3QFjod79MNGVcZSYyPXLX1OhwrwspEcwafk/s1600/Bungalow.dk_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmeXO-d49ZwmO1VUcTk8nRvFF9_mycR6Z-zAuqHE24ijwH0XXOcFqoL9-NUTL8mqmraISDPsl93OmbD3dQdVluC-nWNopXS2bOKRPPcJQ3QFjod79MNGVcZSYyPXLX1OhwrwspEcwafk/s400/Bungalow.dk_5.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSbaZdZvoZr3sE6GEZob_zWC0tG5Y-0WUVgEHN7vW1mggALB4rQ8uAf3zZ_T095jI3gbAFOneVdgeG_dyy-cM6K08QjBB2SXeEpng4TksfyQOXwO0hBjd_ADSlRbaFPQN3OdLk99eg3I/s1600/Bungalow.dk_6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSbaZdZvoZr3sE6GEZob_zWC0tG5Y-0WUVgEHN7vW1mggALB4rQ8uAf3zZ_T095jI3gbAFOneVdgeG_dyy-cM6K08QjBB2SXeEpng4TksfyQOXwO0hBjd_ADSlRbaFPQN3OdLk99eg3I/s400/Bungalow.dk_6.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZlJjDZJb1nfAV5xL1X7pZNE7TJQDr3CZ2aDYjszPSfPGhLKl9Gtmod3b8YXRKjHEA-4UqIzeh36a1wLWcYUrl-NVThFb0NSamxSaLsxmLb7c_NdBWqbaOtZBRleYuAW8N4IKJABCOhH8/s1600/bungalow.dk_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZlJjDZJb1nfAV5xL1X7pZNE7TJQDr3CZ2aDYjszPSfPGhLKl9Gtmod3b8YXRKjHEA-4UqIzeh36a1wLWcYUrl-NVThFb0NSamxSaLsxmLb7c_NdBWqbaOtZBRleYuAW8N4IKJABCOhH8/s400/bungalow.dk_4.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkb_WmYkoN1rzPT9rWhgVYxoc6QExAOt1uAh61PO-wGCxB_JgIVXN9H5Xy6E-Ux8NAES8q8Z5-G71ORgxjLqqKukMVOqUBgvbgEGBrv273cc4pEBGCcigbeoazZHAy8sIgJv5EH8EETtY/s1600/bungalow.dk_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkb_WmYkoN1rzPT9rWhgVYxoc6QExAOt1uAh61PO-wGCxB_JgIVXN9H5Xy6E-Ux8NAES8q8Z5-G71ORgxjLqqKukMVOqUBgvbgEGBrv273cc4pEBGCcigbeoazZHAy8sIgJv5EH8EETtY/s400/bungalow.dk_3.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Ke1gEAbEVFI1E3y1TMnShRkDr-0w3295AgM-Or8Vzbd5HPbjPVJyoQPYcw6NMo2Ua4uAoFXdWleNLix_6ZxMAdRzIybyQ3jPzxCi9KIyDd2JxNAsR3SeXv_bys4Vq2S5hJe8Yk2Yh5g/s1600/Bungalow.dk_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Ke1gEAbEVFI1E3y1TMnShRkDr-0w3295AgM-Or8Vzbd5HPbjPVJyoQPYcw6NMo2Ua4uAoFXdWleNLix_6ZxMAdRzIybyQ3jPzxCi9KIyDd2JxNAsR3SeXv_bys4Vq2S5hJe8Yk2Yh5g/s400/Bungalow.dk_2.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNkRLQBDwibE-Qsmw-i3AvBOMJx1A4xOefD4cyTj8zgPc0-J9Yo9PlVS1x6YE_0Orvwv67NwLqmTajLzEJba30DBIA6CGJoMSpcadI27SHia0zGQ-9FCM-56L4yVXpfnO1a5IHzoUPjw/s1600/Bungalow.dk_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNkRLQBDwibE-Qsmw-i3AvBOMJx1A4xOefD4cyTj8zgPc0-J9Yo9PlVS1x6YE_0Orvwv67NwLqmTajLzEJba30DBIA6CGJoMSpcadI27SHia0zGQ-9FCM-56L4yVXpfnO1a5IHzoUPjw/s400/Bungalow.dk_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">[All pictures: <a href="http://www.bungalow.dk/">Bungalow</a>]</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Beautiful block-print textiles with bright colours are the showpieces of Danish brand <a href="http://www.bungalow.dk/">Bungalow</a>.</span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">´For thousands of years, craftsmen of India have been making decorative block-printed cottons, enchanting and inspiring others around the world.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Skilled craftsmen stamp the cloth using carved wooden blocks to imprint the designs unto the fabric. Depending on the number of colours and the inticracy of the designs the printer hand stamps the cloth 500-2000 times to complete a set of bedlinen.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The art of block-printing is passed down from generation to generation and to achieve the highest quality we are working with some of the best block-printers in India.We love the charm and vividness of these traditional prints and hope that they will bring joy to your shop or home.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Block-printed textiles are handmade products and the printing process is lengthy and complex. No piece is identical. Small spots and imperfections can occur from the printing process. These are not faults, but reminders of the fact that it is made by hand, and are to be expected´ [<em>Minna Hildebrandt</em>, chief]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But the company not only provides textiles, but also pretty lamps with a fairy touch, steel caddies, all kinds of stationery (notebooks, giftpapers a.s.o), bags & baskets and much more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Links:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in the Netherlands partly available at <a href="http://www.lillelykke.com/">Lille Lykke</a> and at <a href="http://www.savonnerie.nl/">Savonnerie</a> in Amsterdam.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please link back to *Carte Blanche * if you use these pictures/text.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938592427984499893.post-54610085151207495722010-06-06T11:09:00.001+02:002010-06-06T11:28:42.347+02:00RM Amsterdam<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGTWF0DRp-NcIrTKvXihRddlu_viiTnJO0dC4uMlx5lon42mt15khbc2NfmxdKBUYYWAmSPGcOZOTb7st8MQra20xhnSzIDnlqBj-n6pLgG8xFrgG6uDtg8XsSD9PAFciW5Y2TVBUujg/s1600/RM_Amsterdam.7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGTWF0DRp-NcIrTKvXihRddlu_viiTnJO0dC4uMlx5lon42mt15khbc2NfmxdKBUYYWAmSPGcOZOTb7st8MQra20xhnSzIDnlqBj-n6pLgG8xFrgG6uDtg8XsSD9PAFciW5Y2TVBUujg/s400/RM_Amsterdam.7.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-vkZxgXqp7pal5VvrQUSKS2uzbwI3McikkiIpGLNJ-RKVdssPvwGgqfE4nO44m-F5GMGeZibnKp3QLGLflnVNJum055LRmYREAQlPCyH-zAk1TST60JBYcenurgCBCgSwtpC6Gr8rEk/s1600/RM_Amsterdam.1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-vkZxgXqp7pal5VvrQUSKS2uzbwI3McikkiIpGLNJ-RKVdssPvwGgqfE4nO44m-F5GMGeZibnKp3QLGLflnVNJum055LRmYREAQlPCyH-zAk1TST60JBYcenurgCBCgSwtpC6Gr8rEk/s400/RM_Amsterdam.1" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9vDe8NU7LdqCd8sKYJKi2sgsBLu-VDf5lssEgIMUpo3E7gqAuRr-DlJR0dJhgjOuj3RvhdQqRLTyRuRoyvaM7OtXlss64uCVHFf96IGsRFztMFchdT3JkKeRDIODRkBkMm3sd6nD6ys/s1600/RM_Amsterdam.5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9vDe8NU7LdqCd8sKYJKi2sgsBLu-VDf5lssEgIMUpo3E7gqAuRr-DlJR0dJhgjOuj3RvhdQqRLTyRuRoyvaM7OtXlss64uCVHFf96IGsRFztMFchdT3JkKeRDIODRkBkMm3sd6nD6ys/s400/RM_Amsterdam.5.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9PriNLeGWHPRQcKISHLmK9JY64Yv2UOI3trudbn_XWnycuWZOWiKKp8XzCtwdo7VbkvXe8ITbayII-LMgSqru070MZXJOM6MbSOS7JcS4PtrGDtQLRXgV_LMhL-IQu5hZgDQk68nfl0/s1600/RM_Amsterdam.4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9PriNLeGWHPRQcKISHLmK9JY64Yv2UOI3trudbn_XWnycuWZOWiKKp8XzCtwdo7VbkvXe8ITbayII-LMgSqru070MZXJOM6MbSOS7JcS4PtrGDtQLRXgV_LMhL-IQu5hZgDQk68nfl0/s400/RM_Amsterdam.4.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHJ2EF1bbjmnVNgeCl56cENJ0HFbD80OUc_MC2hI3MjdD2VM-VStzr-ZCpegdgNKaN_srqfx8l8m37bLnU3JisN7hxJfdc2ICkOqmfZBfUad2n0G8-Yuo0ToCxWx-AAIQhbhJ-tfOVSKg/s1600/RM_Amsterdam.3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHJ2EF1bbjmnVNgeCl56cENJ0HFbD80OUc_MC2hI3MjdD2VM-VStzr-ZCpegdgNKaN_srqfx8l8m37bLnU3JisN7hxJfdc2ICkOqmfZBfUad2n0G8-Yuo0ToCxWx-AAIQhbhJ-tfOVSKg/s400/RM_Amsterdam.3.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_ujqTzZMr-yz-z58hHxLlNnIYZJ0r7Yi8EsWvgp7ktGoE-xdSyp6mNADXrBeoVhugrkGijGbW6DA68mdKZZ5ex8eeBTZtXcnm22-No4wZp4sSlNjrusCENUubLaPzjdyvcnSrM0UUMU/s1600/RM_Amsterdam.6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_ujqTzZMr-yz-z58hHxLlNnIYZJ0r7Yi8EsWvgp7ktGoE-xdSyp6mNADXrBeoVhugrkGijGbW6DA68mdKZZ5ex8eeBTZtXcnm22-No4wZp4sSlNjrusCENUubLaPzjdyvcnSrM0UUMU/s400/RM_Amsterdam.6.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6l77gnVpCsQcOef8OlmrD4nbm2vV51fk8FJPTckHez9ILu4AFukrFF1ZvTWUHOIzwzpiHRdY_nr8E86lDhXItHXl6eYG2_eCMK2f8OBTyQEXDFA7EZiIMxj59LzYNWhHStfLbBj1IVo/s1600/RM_Amsterdam.right_sidebar.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6l77gnVpCsQcOef8OlmrD4nbm2vV51fk8FJPTckHez9ILu4AFukrFF1ZvTWUHOIzwzpiHRdY_nr8E86lDhXItHXl6eYG2_eCMK2f8OBTyQEXDFA7EZiIMxj59LzYNWhHStfLbBj1IVo/s320/RM_Amsterdam.right_sidebar.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">[All pictures: <a href="http://www.rawmaterials.nl/">Raw Materials</a>] </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">No, this time we aren´t talking about the famous Dutch interior-brand <a href="http://www.rivieramaison.com/">Rivièra Maison</a> which focusses mostly on Long Island-style, but about the Amsterdam based shop for amazing furniture and exotic accessories with a good vintage and/or industrial character <a href="http://www.rawmaterials.nl/"><em>Raw Materials</em></a>. You can find here unique items like old wooden tables, steel cupboards and chairs, original furniture from India, handwoven textiles and also tribal art: special art-pieces from far away countries.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">If you´re in Amsterdam don´t miss to visit Rozengracht 229-233!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Another beautiful link:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.weldaad.com/">De Weldaad</a>. Please check <a href="http://www.vosgesparis.blogspot.com/">Vosges Paris-blog</a> for more interesting pictures and informations.</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please link back to *Carte Blanche * if you use these pictures/text.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938592427984499893.post-68994330990501702782010-06-05T11:53:00.008+02:002010-06-05T16:03:10.494+02:00BEMZ Sweden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3OFGirJKM0TgmFXcpirVsFgQjgp5xErHOsZSpWvC-qS9DhEW_PjwcL0beXIcckOy-wBmeYLbPZxtVQxrsZK4P41yEPYV6d_vCW9hhKqYOzd4oXIBYcps87H-UlpylS-nTBhFyLv7r6bk/s1600/BEMZ.slipcover_loose_fit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3OFGirJKM0TgmFXcpirVsFgQjgp5xErHOsZSpWvC-qS9DhEW_PjwcL0beXIcckOy-wBmeYLbPZxtVQxrsZK4P41yEPYV6d_vCW9hhKqYOzd4oXIBYcps87H-UlpylS-nTBhFyLv7r6bk/s640/BEMZ.slipcover_loose_fit.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtf-Gn7YZ7zv5mBXfT-QyCzDBUyEDAwhFNwx4wsnChbm1TN7wENVwoxf2Dfs13rIgnqAoAyZexjqN3KdsZ3gt8hGsYxeJA-OYRD4CIYRnrV_KRopFVRWSVpKYfsvWT38k0tqBglWlrmq4/s1600/BEMZ.slipcover_loose_fit.3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtf-Gn7YZ7zv5mBXfT-QyCzDBUyEDAwhFNwx4wsnChbm1TN7wENVwoxf2Dfs13rIgnqAoAyZexjqN3KdsZ3gt8hGsYxeJA-OYRD4CIYRnrV_KRopFVRWSVpKYfsvWT38k0tqBglWlrmq4/s640/BEMZ.slipcover_loose_fit.3.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkl8PzLwz7UL3AHXxdr_LXewL9W46tRSXI3X6fnNYNubfTJF8I_PR_e0TW8eMBw61ntugBNpVLqNwBA3lDht4G91zCl8ZvaL03b6TTu8eAHysA12en4UG5zEw-8pRHVB21NlgC2P1psL8/s1600/BEMZ.slipcover_loose_fit.1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkl8PzLwz7UL3AHXxdr_LXewL9W46tRSXI3X6fnNYNubfTJF8I_PR_e0TW8eMBw61ntugBNpVLqNwBA3lDht4G91zCl8ZvaL03b6TTu8eAHysA12en4UG5zEw-8pRHVB21NlgC2P1psL8/s640/BEMZ.slipcover_loose_fit.1" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOXMCHC6g-VllPitprZGOvpzk4awulQk3y9YXHOfFNXlS8ar0vJZR_Nnohu1ykPXKjjf5Fq4y6qH4YhjFxHQC38h_G7t0qFBdSkJ9gECq6WGYCHlZB780Qz6cL5JffwOOkStsorHhhuI/s1600/BEMZ.slipcover_loose_fit.2" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOXMCHC6g-VllPitprZGOvpzk4awulQk3y9YXHOfFNXlS8ar0vJZR_Nnohu1ykPXKjjf5Fq4y6qH4YhjFxHQC38h_G7t0qFBdSkJ9gECq6WGYCHlZB780Qz6cL5JffwOOkStsorHhhuI/s640/BEMZ.slipcover_loose_fit.2" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">[All pictures: <a href="http://www.bemz.com/">BEMZ</a>]</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sweden based company <a href="http://www.bemz.com/">BEMZ</a> is specialized in making slipcovers for the most popular of Ikea-sofas and chairs. The company is now launching their newest product: a slipcover with a new loose-fit in country-style. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lesley Pennington is the founder of Bemz. A couple of years ago Lesley went on maternity leave, and during that time she had a compelling desire to do something with her career that had a higher purpose in her life. Something more fulfilling, and something that would allow her to balance her family life with her chosen career. While the business idea for Bemz has evolved over the last three years, it is the children in Lesley's life that are the inspiration for Bemz. Bemz is dedicated to them. The name Bemz is an anagram comprised of all of their initials: Björn, Emil, Madeleine, and Zoë. They are a constant reminder of the real successes in life… </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">´We have created a new style of slipcover for all those who love vintage interiors and a ´shabby chic´ style. These slipcovers are sewn in an exclusive <strong>Belgian</strong>-linen fabric and have a looser fit and more details than our usual slipcovers´. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Links:</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://bemz.typepad.com/itsacoverup">BEMZ-blog</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ikea.com/">Ikea</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.libeco.be/">Libeco Lagae Belgian linen</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please link back to *Carte Blanche * if you use these pictures/text.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938592427984499893.post-80235309295961750382010-05-31T10:51:00.002+02:002010-05-31T10:55:58.005+02:00The Comforts of Home<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsxZZhSTIW-528YF3ESKsK4lj3Ra9txhP02rUJBHHbAJWzFnBTB2CWkwWRxC51fA85_Nk7C574zRSdZ1Xd_9BOxGZw5smhEng1J-vT4O5M91kBmTqkqH7l0-EhyphenhyphenuSeOf8v5PPob3pUDM/s1600/CB.3152010_1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsxZZhSTIW-528YF3ESKsK4lj3Ra9txhP02rUJBHHbAJWzFnBTB2CWkwWRxC51fA85_Nk7C574zRSdZ1Xd_9BOxGZw5smhEng1J-vT4O5M91kBmTqkqH7l0-EhyphenhyphenuSeOf8v5PPob3pUDM/s400/CB.3152010_1" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-RJuN_kpB5UZwgixnpzp5MnKcXTnYetkYLZ1P8OgQGjf8Mlb6ga6AIWZnt_r1oqwmTij1Dv4dqrrgWepATZjl7pxlauQoEcPQ7yUmPBtYp9HUHgNZ7CfuqN_KpIHuLWjiAs3HwduQiU4/s1600/CB.3152010_2" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In this inspiring book <a href="http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/book/9781845979669/?a_aid=somethingwhite">The Comforts of Home</a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, author <em>Caroline Clifton-Mogg</em> enters into the spirit of how we want to live now, at a time when excess is no longer desirable, and puts a welcoming, beautiful haven within everyone´s reach.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">When you walk into a well thought-out home, you can almost sense the comfort in the air. It will smell good, feel warm and look inviting. The book offers clever decorating ideas to rejuvenate rooms that rely on style and creativity rather than a deep purse and shows us how to make the most of what we have so as to put the heart back into our homes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">First published in 2010 by <a href="http://www.rylandpeters.com/">Ryland Peters & Small</a>. ISBN 978-1-84597-966-9.</span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Links:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/book/9781845979669/?a_aid=somethingwhite">Book Depository</a> <span style="background-color: #e06666;">Free delivery Worldwide!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.sarahkaye.com/photographers/polly-wreford">Polly Wreford Photography</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.lisacohenphotography.com/">Lisa Cohen Photography</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.debitreloar.com/">Debi Treloar Photography</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please link back to *Carte Blanche * if you use these pictures/text.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938592427984499893.post-8850084791328788082010-05-03T18:29:00.001+02:002010-05-03T18:30:14.723+02:00Zen Living<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISsUpKGFsgNIp-ctZ159DspgklvHdc8XdrqG06-n4sYHNLEBDq8YUHNtgiJ14Nvlmpxov9cY1gHxtG75O1qpOWlmlzg7iYDHGXCd9j3CJ5LP7InwEpkkDnl9F820vGBv5IywYrlz4nz4/s1600/verne.03052010_1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISsUpKGFsgNIp-ctZ159DspgklvHdc8XdrqG06-n4sYHNLEBDq8YUHNtgiJ14Nvlmpxov9cY1gHxtG75O1qpOWlmlzg7iYDHGXCd9j3CJ5LP7InwEpkkDnl9F820vGBv5IywYrlz4nz4/s640/verne.03052010_1" tt="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I bought the new May-issue of the Flemish interior-magazine ´<em>Actief Wonen</em>´ and found several stunning home-interiors inside that show a lovely quality of ´<em>Zen</em>´ living. The most interesting about this magazine is that they present a good combination of different styles, design and lifestyle-ideas.</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I do like this very stylish mix of old and new furniture: the antique wooden table with the famous white Panton-chairs around.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This home can be found in Antwerp/Belgium, where lives Elsie with her partner Yves and their Danish dog Nelson. They bought the cupboard in their hall from an antiques-shop and it has been sanded for a more modern and light look. Several lamps in their home are from the Dutch brand <a href="http://www.zenza.nl/">Zenza</a>. the big white leather sofa with straight shapes in the livingroom is model ´<em>Costa</em>´ from interior-shop <a href="http://www.okay.be/">Okay</a> and the kitchen was bought at <a href="http://www.ikea.be/">Ikea</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sylvie - la maîtresse de maison - made the burlap-cushioncovers for the sofa and chairs and this special carpet (see picture up here), sewn together of vintage coffeebean-bags, all by herself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Links: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.actiefwonen.be/">Actief Wonen Magazine</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.zenza.nl/">Zenza</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please link back to *Carte Blanche * if you use these pictures/text.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938592427984499893.post-77814571125983982102010-05-01T16:04:00.001+02:002010-05-01T16:07:35.870+02:00Special things for Kids-rooms<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Z4H-zCtvyaQl9f5reA-TV4souYZFxY3Ff5t0vsfxix2EhX-ilvFy_sOD8W4UFYtoeMbnDnnoEhqypAy3HE5WN75MYskBmgsSOGT815ZC_uQH12xtvsTvF5J8eBgZsmIuUTHXH4IDuEg/s1600/Wannekes.nl_lamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Z4H-zCtvyaQl9f5reA-TV4souYZFxY3Ff5t0vsfxix2EhX-ilvFy_sOD8W4UFYtoeMbnDnnoEhqypAy3HE5WN75MYskBmgsSOGT815ZC_uQH12xtvsTvF5J8eBgZsmIuUTHXH4IDuEg/s400/Wannekes.nl_lamp.jpg" tt="true" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyztxtBh2jxBwKN9TJN1VUnnJQp3wazK4wGj5OcVUaBuL7v-bQWGh-mbSnSsMLjaibqLE84JEscoXuC9tbyVpASz76XgEU72NoX6gy2vVF6kZLJVEoSXsfyUjgpJrUBuSa6zwGaX3Qac/s1600/Wannekes.nl_klemspot_tse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyztxtBh2jxBwKN9TJN1VUnnJQp3wazK4wGj5OcVUaBuL7v-bQWGh-mbSnSsMLjaibqLE84JEscoXuC9tbyVpASz76XgEU72NoX6gy2vVF6kZLJVEoSXsfyUjgpJrUBuSa6zwGaX3Qac/s400/Wannekes.nl_klemspot_tse.jpg" tt="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Beautiful design clamping lamp by <em>Cathérine Lévy</em> and <em>Sigolène Prébois</em> for Tsé & Tsé Associées. Available at <a href="http://www.wannekes.nl/">Wannekes Design Shop</a>, The Netherlands, or at <a href="http://www.tse-tse.com/boutique">Tsé & Tsé Online Boutique</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Originally started by Ingrid Daniell and her good friend Tania Egan in 2004, <a href="http://www.cocooncouture.com/">Cocoon Couture</a> took its first baby steps into a select number of unique children's boutiques across Melbourne and Sydney, Australia. From these early beginnings Cocoon Couture soon gained momentum and a loyal following. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Melanie McLeod joined Cocoon Couture in 2007, bringing her dynamic business sense and vast manufacturing and production experience to the partnership with Ingrid. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With a delightful four year old girl Charlotte ...and another little baby on the way; Melanie helped Cocoon Couture to expand its range and propel its success in the Australian and International market place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Links:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.cocooncouture.com/">Cocoon Couture</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Their products are available in several countries around the world (entire list on their website):</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Switzerland: <a href="http://www.milkmagazine.net/">Milkmagazine</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Germany: <a href="http://www.emmaundco.de/">Emma & Co</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The Netherlands: <a href="http://www.mozzeedesign.com/">Mozzee Design</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please link back to *Carte Blanche * if you use these pictures/text.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938592427984499893.post-25195302767910732082010-04-09T21:56:00.002+02:002010-04-09T22:09:20.088+02:00Plümo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGpsrXqqmph0GswR_UqRxYWMllTcrcXN53Z-fLah-AiT4kP-_XfOwHGUs5Bf74zplpLYNvTvNy8dQBZqO8sN2QeNRuT4Jbh4MIbngxxzw6ZI52GEjxzq62x119MdhCemw8D7GKQ5mnus/s1600/PLUMO.maison_boxes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGpsrXqqmph0GswR_UqRxYWMllTcrcXN53Z-fLah-AiT4kP-_XfOwHGUs5Bf74zplpLYNvTvNy8dQBZqO8sN2QeNRuT4Jbh4MIbngxxzw6ZI52GEjxzq62x119MdhCemw8D7GKQ5mnus/s400/PLUMO.maison_boxes.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMMosq3AyDeMmu6T24ATZ0wWFXjwHjRlzpFy-RHk0pH5jmaWxu0r1NYZCKM1SKYx6eF6_xVYnl4JsX-aXc-0VCKokjaNcLPNzfbvTE22uQkURTHbiJqKTjx-zZL9-WraCWw79gQCydfY/s1600/PLUMO.pumpkin_pouf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMMosq3AyDeMmu6T24ATZ0wWFXjwHjRlzpFy-RHk0pH5jmaWxu0r1NYZCKM1SKYx6eF6_xVYnl4JsX-aXc-0VCKokjaNcLPNzfbvTE22uQkURTHbiJqKTjx-zZL9-WraCWw79gQCydfY/s400/PLUMO.pumpkin_pouf.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qjM7kZu_KeZI4ZDMQpnH5MSfUkbYDedN8ZkUA934AM3v8JMfghwU47EptiF4EMCOs0-QbfYatzIoyLdMsk97GXhSXcTuqvjO98sjweNaemsaRr0ei4NSlGJWXy6wCI9tfeqHFDxKEog/s1600/PLUMO.little_pantry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qjM7kZu_KeZI4ZDMQpnH5MSfUkbYDedN8ZkUA934AM3v8JMfghwU47EptiF4EMCOs0-QbfYatzIoyLdMsk97GXhSXcTuqvjO98sjweNaemsaRr0ei4NSlGJWXy6wCI9tfeqHFDxKEog/s400/PLUMO.little_pantry.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOX1gc1f7rFuwxHmqxxIDZbdmDhztgPXB7nxTMlSJ3BCkohQMdJyLGw5SWhzqoAwnZ_lT5uBY2uxakA7Dx6iAtEiN564-XKfw3ODHE5NYbWGIrCy_9gIUWT2ycO0oV_THjySiA6-2jaUA/s1600/PLUMO.teapot_paisley.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOX1gc1f7rFuwxHmqxxIDZbdmDhztgPXB7nxTMlSJ3BCkohQMdJyLGw5SWhzqoAwnZ_lT5uBY2uxakA7Dx6iAtEiN564-XKfw3ODHE5NYbWGIrCy_9gIUWT2ycO0oV_THjySiA6-2jaUA/s400/PLUMO.teapot_paisley.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8giOtVL2HJN3btmh01RSnYaVPUhLPsP5p35ebRpiDT0s1NmBIsPgx9khUA_Po_9wgvkMxEEHdLzRqU4-bmzppLHjIYjROIZ-PbJ9hrdZYksDnUX89hNirtqPo_yOwB8ke2Lj3CDvrGZ8/s1600/PLUMO.stool_wood.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8giOtVL2HJN3btmh01RSnYaVPUhLPsP5p35ebRpiDT0s1NmBIsPgx9khUA_Po_9wgvkMxEEHdLzRqU4-bmzppLHjIYjROIZ-PbJ9hrdZYksDnUX89hNirtqPo_yOwB8ke2Lj3CDvrGZ8/s400/PLUMO.stool_wood.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXE31BhvMEm6s1p5SkPjGLrR0sK4TU3j1rzKazboJtoX4xtJLIkUDSh0gbx0STQ-HfXNUKD_jxY4JoflmGX2CsNDhwOMR1S5xtinr8Pd7htlbb1O_jrj9e-Nh66g6QPodVbmlL-yCPjU/s1600/PLUMO.pots_malabar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXE31BhvMEm6s1p5SkPjGLrR0sK4TU3j1rzKazboJtoX4xtJLIkUDSh0gbx0STQ-HfXNUKD_jxY4JoflmGX2CsNDhwOMR1S5xtinr8Pd7htlbb1O_jrj9e-Nh66g6QPodVbmlL-yCPjU/s400/PLUMO.pots_malabar.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI62ZZoEgcQWSlG1ltusR4HDqQvc5dKasrb2Jts50utQHUzBwNhWCqfpP7p9kEa6GUhshwsabGTo0UOZUXZn_01kxVKy_9OLYfoF5qJHHXJVasWZuCob32XwA4x6QkDsw4DLjAMCPHsA0/s1600/PLUMO.lamp_boudoir.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI62ZZoEgcQWSlG1ltusR4HDqQvc5dKasrb2Jts50utQHUzBwNhWCqfpP7p9kEa6GUhshwsabGTo0UOZUXZn_01kxVKy_9OLYfoF5qJHHXJVasWZuCob32XwA4x6QkDsw4DLjAMCPHsA0/s400/PLUMO.lamp_boudoir.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">[All pictures: <a href="http://www.plumo.com/">Plümo</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.plumo.com/">Plümo</a> is an online boutique that features a mix of easy-to-wear clothes, unusual hand crafted gifts from all over the world, luxurious home accessories as well as a selection of designer jewellery.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Originality, detail and craftsmanship are the hallmarks of its range with a tailored selection emphasising quality not quantity. Clothes, Shoes, Bags and Jewellery are all impeccably cut and crafted, creating a style that is classic, but with a twist that really blazes its own trail in the fashion stakes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In addition to clothes and accessories, which focus on personal style, Plümo offers a really stunning collection of home and living related accessories – Pearl and Crystal encrusted Clothes Hangers, Jade Jewellery Boxes, or a decorative wire frame Dress Maker's Mannequin are all highly desirable and are shown off to their best advantage by some excellent photography. But that's only the start of it. Scroll down within the Living section, and more gems appear.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My own personal favourites for clothing and shoes... the ´Ava lace dress´, a pale green silk evening dress, layered with grey tulle for a two tone shimmering effect. Elaborately embroidered with silver sequins across bust and along hem. And fabulously chic shoes in graphite black suede with tassel trims. Olala! </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are some really good deals in the Red Zone of this site!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">[All pictures in the book by: Sébastien Siraudeau]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Photographer <em>Sébastien Siraudeau</em> captures all the natural charm of France´s rural paradises in this enchanting invitation ´<a href="http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/book/9782080301345/?a_aid=somethingwhite">French Country Style at Home</a>´ </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">to discover a selection of homes tucked away in the countryside: from a farmhouse in Alsace to a traditional eighteenth-century stone <em>mas</em> in Provence.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">´Those who love French style or want to stay in some of the most charming interiors should let him be their guide.´ [Washington Post]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">´The ideal guide to inspirational antique shops and fleamarkets throughout France.´ [The Financial Times]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">In his previous books ´Vintage French Interiors´ and ´French Style at Home´, Siraudeau uncovered home inspiration in guesthouses, antique shops and fleamarkets. Here he turns his experienced eye to hidden gems of interior design in the French countryside and unveals the wealth of decorative inspiration they have to offer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Links:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://editions.flammarion.com/">Éditions Flammarion</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.carnetsdecharme.com/">Carnets de Charme</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.inmyvolvocar.blogspot.com/">In my Volvo car</a>, blog by Sébastien Siraudeau</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/book/9782080301345/?a_aid=somethingwhite">Book Depository</a> free Worldwide shipping</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.theswedishroom.nl/">The Swedish Room</a> was the first agent introducing a wholesale-concept of Gustavian lifestyle in the Netherlands. It´s the company of Colette Peek, which offers a wide range of beautiful products, not only in classic, but also in modern style. With a focus on quality and authenticity, elegance and beauty: furniture, fabrics, lighting, tableware aso. Soon her new webshop will be opened: <a href="http://www.nordicblends.nl/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Nordic Blends</span></a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">For their collection of <em>Authentic</em> fabrics the company worked together with <em>Lars Sjöberg</em>, the man behind the Gustavian collection at <em>Ikea</em>. This Ikea collection was assembled with his help, being a curator at the Swedish National Museum in Stockholm. With his wife, Ursula, Mr. Sjoberg wrote "The Swedish Room" (Pantheon, 1994), the current bible of the style. </span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">GUSTAVIAN (1111-1809)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Gustavian era stretched from the reign of Gustav II (1771-92) and his son Gustav IV Adolf (1792-1809) during which time Sweden was greatly inspired by French manners and taste. The generous elegant lines of the Rococo became more geometric in their Gustavian development. Straighter lines allowed ´ebenists´ or cabinet makers like Georg Haupt and Gottlieb Iwerson to use more intarsia inlays. Their chests of drawers fetch enormous prices at auctions today. Other masters from this era are Jonas Hultsten, G.A. Ditzinger, Nils Petter Stenström, Anders Lundelius, Fredrik Scholin, Karl Fredrik Ekström to name just a few.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Links:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.theswedishroom.nl/userfiles/Authentic-Historical-Collection-Engels_2007.pdf">Authentic Historical Collection</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.theswedishroom.nl/userfiles/Country-&-Estate-2007.pdf">Country & Estate Collection</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.allinwood.se/">Allinwood Swedish Furniture</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">More links on Swedish furniture:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.broersenbroers.nl/">Broers & Broers NL</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.nijepoorte.nl/">In de Nije Poorte NL</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.gustavian.com/">Gustavian GB</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.theswedishchair.com/">The Swedish Chair GB</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.boudens-styling.be/">Scandicasa Interiors B</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.odehof.be/">Odehof B</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.the-old-and-the-beautiful.be/">The Old & The Beautiful B</a></span><br />
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font-size: x-small;">[All pictures:</span> <a href="http://www.loverlij.be/">B&B Loverlij</a> & <a href="http://www.claudesmekens.be/">Claude Smekens</a>] </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the Spring 2010-issue of the Belgian <a href="http://www.gemexpublishing.be/landelijk-wonen-huidig-nummer.php">Landelijk Wonen</a> - magazine I found this beautiful report about <a href="http://www.loverlij.be/">B&B </a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Loverlij</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, situated in West-Flanders/Belgium.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">´<em>All the bedrooms have the names of old roses. Blanche Fleur, Rosalita, Belle Amour</em>´...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">´<strong>All started with roses</strong>´, tells Lies, owner of the most lovely Bed & Breakfast Loverlij, which is situated in </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Belgium, near romantic town Bruges. ´<strong>In fact it did start with one rose and finally we managed to create 40 garden-rooms with more than 1000 kinds of roses, ranged according to a theme</strong>´. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The interior of this B&B is white, fresh and romantic. The lady of the house likes to use natural materials and combines easily old things with new, vintage with modern. The building is a ´hoeve´, a farm from the 1300´s and Lies and her partner rebuilt and renovated the entire building. Amateurs of canopy beds, embroidery and soft colours will find their pleasure here. Guests may take a bath in the nice perfume of roses-oil and during Summertime everywhere you´ll find bouquets with fragrant roses.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please link back to *Carte Blanche * if you use these pictures/text.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938592427984499893.post-74120288276446841372010-03-12T12:16:00.003+01:002010-03-12T19:48:23.155+01:00At Home with Country<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRCXALqIr0rHhFV8AYodYv6Yz1Y_f8-8BfHpsmvAjZjAKmxhT4ciwF_yx4Iyj6oTC0EZe1aMeRE3DUm_c-daRdLje19eHZPWbMnCFzPC0STVF2ouyjPZvvo3V3_DbvRo0YsR3LHeKgM4/s1600-h/CR_Strutt" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRCXALqIr0rHhFV8AYodYv6Yz1Y_f8-8BfHpsmvAjZjAKmxhT4ciwF_yx4Iyj6oTC0EZe1aMeRE3DUm_c-daRdLje19eHZPWbMnCFzPC0STVF2ouyjPZvvo3V3_DbvRo0YsR3LHeKgM4/s400/CR_Strutt" vt="true" width="302" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCR_NZcL37TKEnJcePvduW1kdIioHzkEOGBHMEMJyy3-63WJvpowrAVePPwX1GDU93_6JLiDZuynWqIU4YXvaB200gk92X1ZgSlsx5OS4yUuFOOBNoPYJSb_EZOYxctmlpimPTwVgtpJw/s1600-h/CR_Strutt_13" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The new book ´At Home with Country´ by author <em>Christina Strutt</em> brings the vintage charm of <a href="http://www.cabbagesandroses.com/">Cabbages & Roses</a> into your home, wherever you live: town, country or coast. It celebrates romance, showing Christina Strutt´s evocative vintage style is equally at home in city apartments, rural retreats and seaside cottages, in an English country cottage or a Long Island beach house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The first chapter, Classic Country, illustrates the idyllic homespun lifestyle characterized by the union of old and new elements in rural cottages and country houses. In Modern Country, the cosmopolitan nature of urban living is combined with vintage style, think: faded florals and ticking fabrics softeningan industrial space. The look of Island Country is fresh, breezy and dreamy. Outdoor Country embraces life on the farm, in the park and by the pool. The homes featured in this book range from Christina´s own 500-year-old country cottage and a houseboat on the River Thames, to a New York loft appartment and a stylish Cape Cod beach home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.cicobooks.com/">Cico Books London New York</a>, ISBN 978-1-907030-16-1.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">More links:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.edinavanderwyck.com/">Edina van der Wyck Photography</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/book/9781907030161/Cabbages-and-Roses-at-Home-with-Country">Book Depository</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.triciafoley.com/">Tricia Foley Design</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.featherdownfarm.co.uk/">Feather Down Farm</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Similar fabrics at:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.twinsgarden.de/">Twins´ Garden</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please link back to *Carte Blanche * if you use these pictures/text.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938592427984499893.post-19218781559640831442010-03-11T10:29:00.001+01:002010-03-11T10:31:10.302+01:00Slices, Chips & Shells lookalikes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZD4r0w7uUnob3AslyIVZ3IvwXa59pA4iZAW7UKWSG_Pja__j9vjCTCI8m-Ck9Vr9rB4yCIzcU0SMgi07nme5VoAY30uppbrvc7hiCcc951TedpS6fQmFIG59_LSuNwuE7hAP3cHRfMFM/s1600-h/EAMES_LCM_loungechair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZD4r0w7uUnob3AslyIVZ3IvwXa59pA4iZAW7UKWSG_Pja__j9vjCTCI8m-Ck9Vr9rB4yCIzcU0SMgi07nme5VoAY30uppbrvc7hiCcc951TedpS6fQmFIG59_LSuNwuE7hAP3cHRfMFM/s400/EAMES_LCM_loungechair.jpg" vt="true" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Lounge Chair by Eames</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_ECqM3ydqvsLSGo_I5aGO6uIpev1Yd-ioMpZ0pmR8-QYe7iTP8nUD_caMkGcKcGaWNJ_xZfHVsJ5k6zV6-WqFtXCBjsXKWwv0YL958eveh2eJzAr1GRKnvq9BF7ZcjVskwOysnpaKks/s1600-h/EAMES_LCMPlywood_chair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_ECqM3ydqvsLSGo_I5aGO6uIpev1Yd-ioMpZ0pmR8-QYe7iTP8nUD_caMkGcKcGaWNJ_xZfHVsJ5k6zV6-WqFtXCBjsXKWwv0YL958eveh2eJzAr1GRKnvq9BF7ZcjVskwOysnpaKks/s400/EAMES_LCMPlywood_chair.jpg" vt="true" width="389" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4vQagDGO3j_zIvRD2TYekUkbLWl70P0kPRBevUmu-GRZo1mxZAsOPN700pHfnifcg2hjv6IDvRNV1l1MekCA-1R2EAZpO4rLTuCg7t-pERi4HuEGD1BIhLVVrkfXp8J8oBjuWNgwoPU/s1600-h/EAMES_LCM_loungechair_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4vQagDGO3j_zIvRD2TYekUkbLWl70P0kPRBevUmu-GRZo1mxZAsOPN700pHfnifcg2hjv6IDvRNV1l1MekCA-1R2EAZpO4rLTuCg7t-pERi4HuEGD1BIhLVVrkfXp8J8oBjuWNgwoPU/s400/EAMES_LCM_loungechair_1.jpg" vt="true" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIkH9hG6ZZKFP_mLIdJGmYry8ZkavEsWB-lGz53w7UoyVb2KUH9ODP_hEd9wf3UhYohYFbX_kZClR-6eDVg8rfgd_2lAUyM7NmhMij1YwC4jXvaCGfWxD6b2kGJruRww6w9Gy1SGiq7Q/s1600-h/PAULIN_Pierre_OrangeSlice_chair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIkH9hG6ZZKFP_mLIdJGmYry8ZkavEsWB-lGz53w7UoyVb2KUH9ODP_hEd9wf3UhYohYFbX_kZClR-6eDVg8rfgd_2lAUyM7NmhMij1YwC4jXvaCGfWxD6b2kGJruRww6w9Gy1SGiq7Q/s400/PAULIN_Pierre_OrangeSlice_chair.jpg" vt="true" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Orange-Slice Chair by Paulin</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJUUb2uBm8kOZPGGih5r43VlqTjuQwZ61W71SeloqE1JbYWDD_SByqY9VmDC7RN_e9Vel72cowg59oUFVffWkzzyxSllehPRNF25nvqtNbeEHCxpJugHHqEg9uhh0mXie0tOUM8LM9UU/s1600-h/WEGNER_Hans_Shellchair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJUUb2uBm8kOZPGGih5r43VlqTjuQwZ61W71SeloqE1JbYWDD_SByqY9VmDC7RN_e9Vel72cowg59oUFVffWkzzyxSllehPRNF25nvqtNbeEHCxpJugHHqEg9uhh0mXie0tOUM8LM9UU/s400/WEGNER_Hans_Shellchair.jpg" vt="true" width="398" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Shell-Chair by Wegner</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Recently I found in a Belgian interior-magazine some publicity about a new chair-model ´<em>Chips</em>´, available at online-store <a href="http://www.3suisses.com/">3Suisses</a>. This model reminds me a lot of some great designer-pieces which have already been produced in past times. One of those design-chairs is the ´<em>Orange Slice</em>´ by French designer <a href="http://www.pierrepaulin.com/">Pierre Paulin</a>. The seat and the back of that chair look like slices of an orange, where its name comes from. This model has been and still is produced by Dutch enterprise <a href="http://www.artifort.nl/">Artifort</a>. If copies don´t bother you or if you prefer spending less money on chairs for your home, then the 3Suisses-Chips-chair might be of some interest for you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Links:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_and_Ray_Eames">Charles & Ray Eames</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Wegner">Hans Wegner</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.scandinaviandesign.com/hans_wegner">Scandinavian Design</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.danish-furniture.com/designers/hans-wegner">Danish Furniture</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please link back to *Carte Blanche * if you use these pictures/text.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938592427984499893.post-13825516156167729402010-03-10T00:54:00.001+01:002010-03-10T10:32:45.152+01:00Beauty in Bloggerland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4Ye-74z46ZeGMzAyEHv7d4K8c6o0wwbFMARRReHKY3KY1dL7iKc1GPDXI1LA7Hy03dAgqw0-LMvXH9HwIexjgc6_WU5_wYwtJlxPocBWvEYBUWFbRhUi1Z_tGet4M_nDsTPdsep4xtk/s1600-h/SHABBYcharm_blogspot_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4Ye-74z46ZeGMzAyEHv7d4K8c6o0wwbFMARRReHKY3KY1dL7iKc1GPDXI1LA7Hy03dAgqw0-LMvXH9HwIexjgc6_WU5_wYwtJlxPocBWvEYBUWFbRhUi1Z_tGet4M_nDsTPdsep4xtk/s400/SHABBYcharm_blogspot_1.jpg" vt="true" width="266" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAkUq4cgW3dah8EdhW2gt2VSCmTby3g-QpfUwaLfX0QI3sPcQAAVUCDs6-I7vbPNQhZBrdhTqrQ_tZTE85fG40E247i9wRy8N5W62DPDK_paAEgW6lRgbEzwyzNwXvVphTQ7K2aMXRQU/s1600-h/SHABBYcharm_blogspot_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sometimes you´re surfing on the world wide web and then you stumble on something beautiful, pretty, filled with light and charm. This was my first impression when I discovered this very charming home and interior, created by <em>Maia</em> from <a href="http://www.shabbycharm.blogspot.com/">Shabby Charm</a> in Norway.</span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Links:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.interiorblogger.com/">Norske Interiorblogger</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please link back to *Carte Blanche * if you use these pictures/text.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2