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Welcome In Luxury Furniture

See more home furniture, garden furniture, furniture shop, patio furniture, office furniture, furniture shops, the furniture store, furniture store, furniture stores INSIDE.

Welcome In Luxury Furniture

See more home furniture, garden furniture, furniture shop, patio furniture, office furniture, furniture shops, the furniture store, furniture store, furniture stores INSIDE.

Welcome In Luxury Furniture

See more home furniture, garden furniture, furniture shop, patio furniture, office furniture, furniture shops, the furniture store, furniture store, furniture stores INSIDE.

Welcome In Luxury Furniture

See more home furniture, garden furniture, furniture shop, patio furniture, office furniture, furniture shops, the furniture store, furniture store, furniture stores INSIDE.

Friday, May 31, 2013

Rose Buttercream Cake Tutorial by Coco Cake Land

Guest post by Lyndsay Sung of Coco Cake Land


How lovely is a rosette buttercream covered cake? I've always loved the look of buttercream cakes - they have such a sweet and vintage feel about them. I wanted to try making a rosette covered cake, similar to the one I Am Baker helped catapult into cakey internet fame!

I've been really into mixing buttercream colours together lately and I thought a two-tone rosette would be a pretty twist on this cake. It's really quite easy to achieve the rosette once you get the hang of using the piping bag, and if you muck up, you can remove the rosette and smooth the area with your offset spatula and pipe right on top of it! No problemo!


Okay! Ready to make a beautiful swirly girly two tone rosette covered buttercream cake?


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Friday LInks

Janis Nicolay - Pinecone Camp

Any big plans this weekend?  Earl will be manning the pop up at the Chinatown Night Market (opening weekend)! And I'll be working on a few projects - plus setting up our new market online for Monday (summer summer)!  Here's a few links for a friday!

Loving this living room (above) Janis from Pinecone Camp shot recently designed by Tanya Schoenroth. Love the art, lights and concrete!  See more here!


Cute mini clutch DIY's using iron on transfers from the ladies at A Beautiful Mess caught my eye this week.

Have you heard of the Remodelista & Gardenista Considered Design Awards?


The Maker Faire is happening here in Vancouver this weekend - a great opportunity to check out some of those 3D printers I'd say!

MAKER FAIRE Event Details:
When: Saturday and Sunday, June 1-2, 10 am to 6 pm
Where: PNE Forum: 2901 East Hastings St., Vancouver B.C.

And the Got Craft? folks will have a table there too!

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Meet you at the Chinatown Night Market this weekend for opening day, June 1st!  We'll be there all weekend with some new clutches and tea towels from Bookhou, wooden bamboo jewelry from Cabin + Cub, beautiful letterpress and more! There will also be a heap of other handmade makers and things! More info about all the happenings here! The Chinatown Night Market will take place every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. through September 8th, rain or shine! It’s located on Keefer Street between Main & Columbia. Vancouver, B.C.  See you there!  Photo courtesy of Love Type B.

Thursday, May 30, 2013

5 Awesome Office Theme Party Ideas

We thought we'd take a break from our usual posts about office furniture and seating to focus on something a bit more fun! Office parties are typically boring and most can't wait to leave. The good news, they don't have to be! With this list of 5 office theme parties your next workplace function will be one to remember. Enjoy!

1.) The Arabian Nights Party

Arabian Nights Party

First up, the Arabian Nights themed party. Here, all your coworkers dress up in fancy clothing including Genie outfits, belly dancers, and more! You'll want to set a dress code as this one can get a bit over the top. For food ideas look to sites like Pinterest for awesome recipes. Pick several dishes and have fellow coworkers draw from a hat to see who's making what. This just makes things a bit more fun, and most of the recipes are quite simple. You can easily decorate your workplace with cheap, theme based fabric from any hobby store. Pillows are a nice touch for this party, as to stay on theme everyone will be dancing and sitting on the floor. Talk about fun!

2.) The Luau Party

Luau Party

An oldy but a goody! The Luau party has been around for years. If you haven't exhausted this theme it's definitely worth a shot. This party can really be a blast no matter how many times you have it. In fact, we've even found that several offices have an annual luau party as they love it so much. One key to a successful Luau party is being outside. This way you get everyone out of the office cubicles for a little fun in the sun.

3.) The Fiesta Party

Office Fiesta Party

A pinata, some tacos, and some good salsa music is all you need to make the fiesta party a blast! Crank up the music and get to dancing. This is one of the easiest parties to throw, but definitely one of the most fun. Let's be honest, we all want to see our boss get spun in circles till their dizzy and then watch them try to whack a pinata! If you've got the budget, catering is always a good option for this party as it will save you time and your employees some cooking!

4.) Pirate Party

Pirate Party

Arrrr you ready for a party? Sorry for the bad joke, but this party is sure to give you ample laughs! The pirate party is costume required. Dress up as your favorite pirate character or make one up. No mater your choice this is sure to be a blast. The food on this is pretty wide open. You can get your local super market bakery to make some pirate inspired cookies but have some fun and create your own delicious fare. Recipes and ideas are widely available online to help get you started. Dress your office chairs up like pirate ships and sail them around the office. Most of all, have fun and enjoy the fact that you're no working at work!

5.) The Olympics Party

Office Olympics Party

One great way to ensure your party is a success is to get everyone involved! Most office parties involve everyone sitting alone at their respective office desks and talking in their usual groups. The Office Olympics party is a great way to inspire a little competitiveness and win cool prizes. An extra vacation day, long lunch, and gift certificate all work great. The Olympic games can be create too. Whether you decide to do team sports or individual, any number of games from the Show Minute To Win It will work perfectly. One great game is the office relay. Have racers scoot across and office course in their computer chairs passing a baton (empty paper towel roll works great) to the next racer at designated points. Whoever crosses the finish line in their chair first wins!

Etsy Pop-Up at west elm Instagram-Style


It was a great weekend here in Vancouver and especially at the Etsy Pop-Up at west elm on Saturday!  Here's a few pictures (instagram style) of the event, which was like one big party, really. I want to personally thank all of you who stopped by, it was amazing to catch up with so many of you and meet others from the online world! If you can imagine, heaps of delicious cupcakes and s'mores (with homemade marshmallows) served by Rosie of Butter Baked Goods, incredible west elm hosts (Andrea and Ella who flew in from Brooklyn and Joshua here in Vancouver), some amazing tunes from DJ Trike, some crazy good cocktails using bittered sling extracts from Kale & Nori (seriously refreshing), and a heap of amazing handmade goods!  Check them out!

Beautiful handmade wrapping paper from The Beautiful Project

 Hand sewn welt cord baskets by Landon Dix

Papergoods and textiles from Lemonni

 Painted chopstix and wooden spoons from Storiebrooke

Adorable baby items from Down Home Amy 

 Beeswax Candles from Noble Beeswax Candles

Wrapping paper from Think Ink Studio and Wooden earrings from Cabin + Cub

  Beautiful Aromatherapy goods from Feest Home and fun iPhone cases from Fieldtrip

 Paper goods from Blue Spoons Paper and wall art from Banquet 

 Sculpted clay jewelry from Marian + Hazel

 Joshua (west elm Granville) and Andrea (west elm Brooklyn) | DJ Trike

Other participants (images not shown): Pinecone Camp (Janis Nicolay),  The Pink Peppercorn and Lulu Island Honey. (If anyone has some great images of them, please send them over and I'll post and credit you)! 
 
A huge thank you to west elm and everyone, (you are rad) it was a blast!
Jan

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

The Future of Modern Office Furniture

 Modern Office FurnitureThe world of office furniture has never been more exciting. Innovative new products are being manufactured on a daily basis to meet the demands of modern businesses. From office chairs to desks, trends are more apparent than ever giving us a glimpse into the future of professional furnishings.

Like with kitchens, the industrial style is rapidly taking over when it comes to office furniture. This popular look involves the use of metal and other materials sure to provide long lasting quality and commercial appeal. When it comes to desking, the future of furniture can be easily seen in lines like the e5 furniture collection by Mayline. This collection of affordable workplace furnishings offers a customizable approach to the demands of any space. With thousands of matching components available, the trending industrial style can be created in spaces of any size!

Contemporary Office Furniture

In the future, there will be no shortage of glass in the workplace! Utilizing products like desks and glass conference table solutions provides a neutral canvas sure to match any decor. Glass gives the illusion of a larger work environment and further enhances the commercial look mentioned above. Look for a wide variety of frosted glass reception tables to make there way onto the market as well! Lines like the OFM Net Series table collection will give you a clear cut idea as to where to world of contemporary waiting room furniture is headed.

Industry professionals know that modularity and mobility work hand in hand to create some of the most effective work environments on the planets. In the future, casters will be present on just about every form of furniture available. The ability to quickly reconfigure work spaces to meet specific needs is vital. The future is all about versatility! Modular furniture collections like the Junction Tables line from Global Total Office will provide valuable insight into just how create your office can be. Stylish and unique office tables like these can be easily moved to provide ease of cleaning and space saving attributes high in demand by any business!

Innovative Office Furniture and Chairs

Space is probably at a premium in your office. For that reason, maximizing your office square footage is absolutely essential. Rest assured, products are already in the works to help you create multi purpose spaces designed to meet more than just one office need. Take conference room furnishings for example. No longer are wood conference tables the only way to outfit your space! Creative configurations like the popular Bungee Tables sets can be quickly adjusted to form functional training room furniture layouts for learning purposes.

Powered offices provide speed and efficiency that can't won't be forgotten in the future. Currently, powered conference tables and desk configurations are being created to allow for phone, data, and other devices to be connected right into the main worksurface. You'll be seeing far less table to projectors during meetings and far more laptops. Creating an interactive work space is without a doubt one of the main design and selling points of any office makeover. Having a space that works with and for you is now more possible than ever!

Open desking will undoubtedly become one of the hot items towards the end of 2013 and beyond. Standard office cubicles will still be used but far less often. These blocky configurations create a closed off look while and innovative open desking clusters boast an open feel that promotes a team environment. Both styles will offer modular characteristics leaving room for business growth. One benefit of both is the ability to built up. Space will be more limited and the need for office storage products will grow exponentially. Taking your configuration to the ceiling will maximize office potential while generating the necessary organization space you need.

Professional Office Furniture

The future of modern office furniture can be easily seen in professional office chairs and their ergonomic benefits. It's no secret that ergo friendliness rules the work world. In the future, the same remains true! Creating the most luxurious office chairs with comfort improving features has become a modern arms race for seating manufacturers. New OFM office chairs like the Avenger model are designed to provide a modern yet comfortable look for individuals up to 500 lbs. The incredibly popular Ergohuman Chair is truly one of the most innovative mesh back seating solutions on the market. The good news is, you'll be at no shortage of options for your office seating in the future!

Look for the use of unique upholstery now and in the near future. Two tone seating offers a unique look while white office chairs provide a classy yet clean look to any modern office. Products like the Annie series red leather office chair make a statement that's sure to be noticed and appreciated by any business guest. Chrome, tungsten, and polished aluminum seating frames will also be used to provide durability and incredibly cool style.

Things for Pop!

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Film Interiors: Easy Virtue



What's not to love about a wicked comedy based on a Noel Coward play and centering on the war of words between a glamorous American race car driver (Jessica Biel) and her deliberately hideous mother-in-law (Kristin Scott Thomas). Add Colin Firth, a decaying English mansion full of antiques and Jessica's Chanel-inspired wardrobe and the result is definitely worth a rainy afternoon's viewing.

 Foyer

Conservatory

Nursery

Libraries

Sitting room/games room

10 Mirror Ideas For Home Décor



  1. A mirror reflects available light creating the illusion of more space.  A mirror in a small restaurant is made to seem much more spacious using a large mirrored wall. We use a large mirror in our small dining room to create the illusion of more space.
  2. Use a wall mirror to reflect something worth looking at; a painting or the lush plant-filled back yard to bring the outside in.
  3. Use long narrow mirrors in dressing rooms either sitting on the floor or leaning against the wall.
  4. Balance the fireplace energy with a wall mirror, which is a water element.
  5. Welcome visitors with a wall mirror in your home’s entryway.
  6. Don’t use a wall mirror in the bedroom that reflects the bed. It brings a third person into the room. If you must have a mirror, try it above the headboard.
  7. A backsplash in the kitchen may seem like a good idea to bring in light and spaciousness, however it may require constant cleaning.
  8. Ceiling mirrors are a no-no. They can make the design look tacky.
  9. Use mirrored furniture, such as a mirrored chest of drawers or mirrored coffee table. Vanessa Deleon, host of "Your Place is a Dealbreaker" on SpacesTV, tells us that “Mirrors trick the eye into thinking the mirror doesn’t exist, If you have a big piece of furniture in the middle of the room, you can make it appear as if it’s disappearing by installing a mirrors on it.”
  10. Hang the mirror at the proper height. The average person is five feet six, so adjust your mirror accordingly.

Monday, May 27, 2013

Stanley Furniture Talks About Trends and Repurposing

The Elements Collection by Bernhardt

Landfair Furniture + Design is pleased to be able to offer Bernhardt Interiors.



The Art of the Display | Bao Bei Chinese Brasserie


This summer Poppytalk is participating in the Vancouver Chinatown Night Market with a pop-up stall along with a group of other handmade makers and shops selected by the Chinatown Merchants Association under their revitalization plan that will make this much-loved summer event a unique experience. One of the people behind that revitalization is Tannis Ling, owner of the beautiful, Bao Bei Chinese Brasserie.  We love her style and restaurant space (ideas one could easily translate into their own home decor), so we sent her a few questions asking her about Bao Bei's decor and her ideas behind them.  Here's what she had to say.

Bao Bei means "precious" in Cantonese - can you explain your idea behind starting your restaurant and how it all began?
Bao Bei does mean "precious" but in Mandarin. My mom used to make us the most incredible dinners every night growing up. It wasn't until I moved away when I was in my early 20's that I realized how special those family dinners were and eating food like my mom's was impossible to find anywhere. Most Chinese food everyone eats is Cantonese but my mom's family is from Northern China, Shanghai and Taiwan and it's very different. Not only that but to eat Chinese food almost anywhere meant sitting in a large, brightly lit room, at a 10 person table with no wine list, not much thought to decor and usually not very polite service. It started me thinking about actually creating a place where you could have an intimate experience, have a nice glass of wine, listen to good music, get a smile from the server and also eat food like my mom's. I've worked in restaurants my whole life so when I was reaching that point in my life where I was sick of working for someone else, it seemed like the logical step.

What was your decor inspired by?
When I was first dreaming up this idea, I was living in London, England and I was fascinated by all the history, the oldness, the worn out charm of the pubs, cafes, and restaurants we would go to; all the European-ness of it just oozed out of every crook and nanny. I loved it. In 2000's, the restaurant design scene in Vancouver was either very minimal, cold and horribly fancy or just plain cheap and corporate. When I moved back, things hadn't changed too much with the exception of Chambar and I really became excited about combining this old vintage European, almost French look with a Chinese twist. It was also important to me to balance out all this oldness and to some extent femininity with modern, industrial, cleaner looking lighting.


I love the vintage silver trays on the walls - can you tell me how that all began, did you have a collection before it began?
From the very beginning, Craig Stanghetta, a friend who helped me design it, and I would go on buying trips to Value Village, thrift stores and antique stores to see what we could find as inspiration. At this point we hadn't even really touched the room but Craig found these stacks of beautiful trays that really drew the eye and we just bought them all up but didn't really know what we were going to do with them. Much later, we pulled them out and said, "Hey, let's put them on the wall!" and it worked.

I love the layout, not your typical Chinese restaurant layout, can you explain your idea behind that.
It was a long room and the kitchen was originally where it is now so we kept it like that for the easiness of it. After that it made sense to just line the tables all the way to the back. I thought it was important to have at least one large table for family dinners so we kept that back space for that reason, raised it up, filled it with pillows, and put a chandelier in so that it felt private and cozy.


I noticed on your instagram, some beautiful glass cloches that house vintage photographs. They create such beautiful vignette - can you tell me how they came about?
I have been obsessed with Sibella Court for some time and she has the most amazing way of raising ordinary objects up to the status of a prized jewel through thoughtful and creative display. She often uses cloches in her work. I found most of the objects inside a bin in the bargain basement of a thrift store and the picture of my mother as a child rounded it all out nicely I think. Although that picture was stolen a few months ago and my heart is a little broken.


Being part of Chinatown's revival, can you tell those that haven't visited your restaurant, it's concept/idea.
Bao Bei is a modern Chinese restaurant that pays homage to the Chinatown neighbourhood through its decor and cuisine but we also likes to shake tradition up in the kitchen, dishing out Chinese but sometimes not so Chinese food, play loud music, make stupid good cocktails and laugh a lot.



Tell us where you found some of your furniture (eg - the sofa and table below the silver tray wall), the banquettes? Love the industrial lighting also - do you have a source?
The sofa came from Scott Langdon's warehouse in Cloverdale and we had it reupholstered with some vintage fabric that I found on Etsy. The coffee table was made from an old barn door that was practically given to me by a nearby flower store owner in the neighbourhood who was moving. The legs came from Scott Langdon again. The banquettes were custom made. Still so glad we chose that colour. The lights along the wall, we designed and had made by my friend's father. The 2 large lamps are old street lamps from an antique store in New Westminster. The chandelier above the bar was made by Craig with antique shades he found in Toronto combined with partial lamps from Ikea. The red lights above the high tops came from a the Source near Main and Union.

What's your favourite thing (decor wise) in the restaurant?
Probably the super-sized large photo of my dad and his buddies at their high school dance in Hong Kong at the family table. They look like a bunch of cool cats and my dad has this funny sheepish look on his face.


Anything you'd like to add?
We did this all on a really tight budget and it amazes still what we accomplished with so little. I'm glad we didn't have more money because it encouraged us to come up with resourceful and creative solutions that I think sometimes doesn't happen when you do have a healthy budget.
 
Thank you Tannis, congrats to you and Craig for such an inspiring space! Click here to read about Bao Bei's innovative and delicious mix of Chinese food and cocktails which has been written about worldwide.

Bao Bei is located at 163 Keefer Street, Vancouver and open Monday to Saturday, 5.30pm – midnight. Closed Sundays, (closed Monday, May 27th for maintenance). No reservations Except Family Table  (604 688 0876) info@bao-bei.ca

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Sunday, May 26, 2013

New Notepads from Cartolina


Loving these new vintage-inspired notepads from one of Canada's best selling card lines Cartolina. These eco-friendly notepads (printed on FSC certified paper with vegetable based inks) will be available in stores all over the US, Canada, Aus and NZ in the next month. Locally you can find them at Spruce Collective and Paper Ya, or contact cartolina.com for more info for wholesale inquiries or where one can find them near you.



What Color Is Your Bedroom?

Not getting enough sex? It may not be anyone's fault, but the color of your bedroom.

A recent study by Travelodge of 2000 homes in the UK discovered that people who sleep in rooms painted yellow, blue, or green get the best night's sleep. People who sleep in blue rooms got close to eight hours of sleep, according to the Daily Mail. And people who slept in purple bedrooms got the least amount of sleep, clocking in at less than six hours.

The color that promotes more sex? Caramel!


Really, we need two bedrooms; one caramel colored and one in blue for recovery.

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