The Friday Five: Dining Rooms

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Whether you’ve got a table for 2 or a table for 12, a beautifully decorated dining room invites you, your family, and your guests to relax and enjoy a wonderful meal together.

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Jo Malone headquarters London, photo by Patrick Cline, via Lonny Magazine March 2013

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Casa Almare in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, via Sous Style

And it’s a real bonus if your dining room has a fireplace like a couple of the ones I feature here – those lucky homeowners!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

The Monarch Stool

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Yet another wonder of 3-D printing: behold the Monarch Stool by Finnish designer Janne Kyttanen, winner of the Best Newcomer Award, the Red Dot Design Award 2005, the Best New Exhibitor Award, and numerous others.

These glass-filled polyamide stools are strong despite their delicate appearance and mesh butterflies with open weave.

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Image credit: Freedom of Creation

20 Below: Natural Cleaning Bottle

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Spring is (almost) here. Time to get a-cleaning!

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 cleaning bottle, $12.66, Crate & Barrel

I like this concept of a cleaning bottle. It comes with a recipe book of natural cleaning solutions. The all-in-one bottle has a built-in lemon juicer which not only looks cool but probably serves its purpose quite well. What do you think? What are your own favourite cleaning products?

 

Marketplace: Bloom Theory Camera Straps

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Now that I have a new awesome camera, I feel I might need a very cool camera strap to go with it. These straps by Bloom Theory look amazingly well-designed and beautifully executed. Too bad their price tags put them out of my reach (for now anyway…I’m going to keep my eye on them!).

goldmine_smallBloom Theory Gold Mine camera strap, $130

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Bloom Theory Free Spirit camera strap, $120

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Bloom Theory Stargazing camera strap, close-up, $120

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Bloom Theory Moonshine camera strap, $130

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Bloom Theory Stardust camera strap, $130

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Bloom Theory Wild Flower camera strap, close-up, $100

 And speaking of beautiful things from Bloom Theory…isn’t their logo lovely?

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