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Happy New Year 5770, IKEA and the Question of Craft

October 4th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Although it’s been a while since I’ve last updated, I still get a ton of emails inquiring about IKEA products. In the past, I’ve more than extolled the fun, accessible and affordable products sold in IKEA. I was even supremely excited – and checked my mailbox for days – when the 2010 catalogue finally arrived. [...]

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Tags: Furniture · Home Decor

IKEA Israel 2009: A Technicolor Forecast

October 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Nothing like the 2009 IKEA catalogue – and a quick trip for new home accessories – to get me feeling all inspired and creative again. And just in time to celebrate the Jewish new year! The IKEA catalogue is among the most anticipated home design/ accessory events of the year – especially for the design-conscious [...]

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Tags: Home Decor · Uncategorized

HaSalon 2008: The Kind of Design Israeli Homes Dream About

March 30th, 2008 · No Comments

“Go, get it yourself,” never sounded as good as when Lior and Tal from Chunt Designs told me that their ‘By the Book” night table will be available for purchase at this weekend’ s HaSalon home furnishings fair in Tel Aviv. Now in it’s second year, HaSalon – meaning the living room, parlor or sitting [...]

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Tags: Design · Home Decor · Lighting

Read it and Sleep: Bedside Tables from Israeli Design Studio Chunt Design

March 23rd, 2008 · 3 Comments

If you’re like me then the last thing you like to do at night, is read a great book or magazine a you doze off to sleep. And ideally, your bedroom is a serene retreat from the daily doings of work, errands, kids, family, relationships, et cetera. I say ideally because if you’re like me, [...]

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Tags: Design · Home Decor

Invasion of Privacy: Peeking into Israeli Homes

January 30th, 2008 · 5 Comments

I love looking at other people’s homes, or more specifically at their decor. Sometimes it gives me ideas of things to do in my own home. And othertimes, I learn what not to do in my home. So I thought I’d share my guilty pleasure with the world and feature private homes as they are [...]

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Tags: Home Decor