enjoying modern living.

Decorating

Keep your stomach full all year round shadow

Keep your stomach full all year round

Now that summer is coming to an end (and for some it’s already long gone I’m sure) I’m sure that many of us are looking to take advantage of the last few days of nice weather that we might have left… or look for acti...

Continue Reading

Fortuny Lamp – really old school modern shadow

Fortuny Lamp – really old school modern

The Fortuny lamp is a true classic, and one of the most old school and authentic modernist lamps you can find! It’s the perfect way to light up your (large) space. It goes way back to 1907, before mid-century modern, before Eames, Nel...

Continue Reading

100 years of style shadow

100 years of style

Today I came across this dining table… It’s called the Maru dining table (by greentea design) and it’s made of solid 3″ thick reclaimed wood planks, over a 100 years old. I don’t know whether to classify it as ...

Continue Reading

LC4 – THE Lounge Chair shadow

LC4 – THE Lounge Chair

When you hear the words “lounge chair” what comes to mind? Perhaps the Barcelona? Maybe the classic Eames? Well, for most people it’s probably the iconic LC4 Chaise Lounge by LeCorbusier… and probably the black leather version. ...

Continue Reading

Contemporary patio furniture shadow

Contemporary patio furniture

Well, Spring is finally here, the trees are blooming, birds are singing, people’s moods are lifting and one thing is certain… it won’t be long until summer is here! With that in mind, I’ve been thinking… why no...

Continue Reading

Art as a wall color alternative shadow

Art as a wall color alternative

Not long ago we moved into a new apartment (well old but new to us) and my wife and I haven’t had much time to decorate or even come up with a plan or solid idea for our décor. At the moment our whole apartment is stark white and void...

Continue Reading

A cool new find – The Lapdawg X4 shadow

A cool new find – The Lapdawg X4

Here is a piece of furniture that should already be on your Christmas wish list, it’s the Lapdawg X4 and it can do almost anything. Well It can’t do your laundry but the Lapdawg X4 is a bed tray that can make life a lot more comfortable. Fo...

Continue Reading

This caught my eye shadow

This caught my eye

The other day (after finding the hex tiles) I was surfing the net, looking for interesting tiles, sheets and other interesting items and surfaces that could work well in a modern home… then I came across Robin Reigi and their lacquere...

Continue Reading

Hexagonal Tiles shadow

Hexagonal Tiles

Hex tiles are a great alternative to the classic square mosaic. Facing a bathroom renovation myself in the near future, I’ve been looking at several options and hexagonal tiles are definitely on my list of possible choices. For those that l...

Continue Reading

Don’t just shop for beds shadow

Don’t just shop for beds

The other day a friend and I were talking about platform beds (no real reason, I just sometimes talk about furniture)… and then a thought crossed my mind, why is it that people are always putting more effort (and cash) into choosing a...

Continue Reading

 
Copyright © modernflat.com 2012