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This would look excellent anywhere you need more space for coats or clothes, and given that it is now on sale for $150 instead of $275, you’d have to be crazy (or broke) to pass it up.

Great for small spaces and instant additional storage, this coat rack can be leaned against any wall for an eye-catching, efficient, and easily transportable solution for hanging coats and clothes. Simple assembly required; easily disassembles for storage. Made of brushed aluminum and walnut.

Size: Assembled: 59.5h x 31.5w x 12″d

$275.00 $149.95 Sale, $134.95 Members, Buy it here.

This delicate leaf patterned cup is available in black leaf on a white background or white leaf on a black background, so you can pick whatever floats your boat.

“The Leaf Cup is a remarkable piece because of its artist quality pattern. The silhouette edge is finely detailed, as if actual leaves were placed around the cup. This porcelain cup is finished in a matte back glaze.”

Material: Porcelain
2″ dia. x 3.5″H
Designed by: Masahiro Mori
Produced by: Design Mori, Japan
Black Leaf or White Leaf
$18.00,
Buy it here.

Here’s an interesting coffee table with a couple of nooks and crannies to stack your books and magazines in/on.

Beginning with a rigid angular form traditionally found in Chinese home door frames and screens, Tsai has cleverly combined artistic sensibility an space saving awareness. As a functional piece,the interior of the ZigZag Table creates a series of shelves that can be used to hold any number of objects.

Available in olive green, red, or white
16″h x 45″l x 26″d
by Tsai Design Studio
$2,400.00,
Buy it here.

Check out the pool/water tank from this cabin by Olle Lundberg of Lundberg Design. It’s the perfect example of how a little elbow grease and a lot of creative thinking (and, uh, also some money) can make a delightful weekend home.

…Aside from his original purchase, his only cost was materials, which came to about $150,000, Mr. Lundberg said; to have the cabin built would have cost roughly $750,000, he estimated.
Mr. Lundberg has built most of the cabin himself, but his staff has contributed plenty of work. Three or four times a year, Mr. Lundberg holds “building parties,” in which employees help Mr. Lundberg with tasks like pouring the foundation, putting up wood framing and installing windows.
It may sound like forced labor, but it’s accompanied by kegs of beer and golf outings, and Mr. Lundberg and Ms. Breuer make the cabin available to employees when they aren’t using it. – Raul A. Barreneche

[via AT]

(I think I’ve spied that interior fireplace/living room in one of DWR‘s product placement shots too…but I can’t remember which one)

The only thing that keeps me from labeling my design style as full-on modern is my slight obsession with all things antique, or maybe not all things, because there’s some pretty hideous furniture out there, but a fair portion at least. This bench has that ever-intriguing antique look along with the nice bullet point of being built from reclaimed wood salvaged from Korean farmhouses. It looks like the perfect companion to an empty entrance hall.

“This carved wooden bench features classic spiral patterns skirting the base of the seat and a beautiful patina.
The surface is smooth to the touch…”

74″w x 15″d x 22.5″h (exterior)
$650, Buy it here.

Another score for Ikea: this chair looks like it costs about 5 times as much as it does.

Wood Plastic Composite (wood fibers and propene plastic)
Width: 18 7/8 “, Depth: 26 “, Height: 31 7/8 “
$39.99,
Buy it here.

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Call me crazy, but I’m kind of liking the irreverent pattern on this rather traditional boxy frame:

Modern botany, courtesy of Marimekko. Filled with coiling ivy vines, Teflon-coated canvas wards off stains while looking spring-fresh year after year.

• Bolster pillows included
• Bowler finish
• Webbed seat construction
• Cotton; kiln-dried hardwood frame; polyfill, down blend
• Professionally clean
• 36.5″H, 85″W, 33.5″D, Seat: 22″H
• Handcrafted in USA

$3,498.00 Sale $1,799.95,
Buy it here.

This retractable light is on sale for a very good price. (The set of two price doesn’t quite make sense, so if you’re going to buy two, you might call or email to see what’s up.)

This handmade bell-shaped pendant retracts to set the mood: down for task lighting, up for ambiance. With a 57″ insulated cord and a matching aluminum ceiling cover for mounting. 40W bulb max. (not included). UL-approved components. Made in France.

12″ diam., 11″ h. (Cord adjusts from 20″ to 57″)

One Light, $128.00 Sale $43.99
Set of Two Lights, $228.00 Sale $148.99
Buy it here.

These rock vases are a great way to incorporate some natural materials into your home, plus, they’re interesting whether you use it as a vase or just as sculptural item.

“these are all natural river rocks. to prevent from leaking all holes are finished with urethane…each article has a different stone as it’s all individually natural material. which design is sent to the on-line shoppers will be a surprise!”

4.5″~5.5″ height
$25.00/ea

Fyi: no longer available through original retailer, Tortoise General Store.

Not a bad price for a smart little side table…

“Solid Acacia wood side table with integrated magazine racks.”

17.5 x 17.5 x 14″
$98.00, Buy it here.

Some nice bright travel accessories for your summer holidays…

Reed Space x Head Porter collaborate to bring you the PRISM Collection. Inspired by the color spectrum and Reed Space’s diverse curation of works from different brands, designers and cultures – this line of accessories brings together highly useful products for the modern day globetrotter. The collection includes a Daypack, Device Pouch, Laptop Case (13” & 15”), Memo Case, Pencil Case and Travel Organizer. Each piece sold separately.

$36.00-$425.00,
Buy it here.

Naoto Fukasawa is well known for his product design skills; now we can all rest easy knowing he’s taken care of the fan category.

“Don’t be deceived by your first look at this fan as it’s not your average appliance. With a protective cage that wraps completely from front to back to protect the motor as well as the blades, along with an extra feature that allows you to put it on a timer, the design of the ordinary fan has been drastically updated. Though practicality rather than aesthetics were key to the design… there’s definitely something wonderfully sleek about the new look.”

14.5″W x 10.75″L x 16.75″H

FYI, designboom has a good interview with Fukasawa.

This item is no longer available from the original retailer.

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Talk about some summer colors, these stools are hand painted with a VOC-free milk paint, just like in the old days.

…the tables are made in New Mexico from locally-harvested Pine logs historically used in traditional Adobe homes as exposed ceiling beams called Vigas. Dried in a solar kiln, harnessing the energy of tomorrow, they have a 100% natural finish free of toxins. Hand-painted with a VOC-free milk paint, the hand-mixed colors, which include Federal Blue, Tavern Green, Marigold Yellow, Dove Gray, and Glazed Terracotta, are made with the same basic ingredients used during the Colonial era – milk protein, lime and earth pigments. Finished with a clear non-toxic topcoat, the tables are rubbed with a layer of an all-natural beeswax and lemon oil wood wax created by an 18th Century/Early American cabinetmaker.

12 dia x 16H inches, $219.00
12 dia x 20H inches, $239.00
12 dia x 22H inches, $259.00
Buy it here.

If I had a nickel for every time someone talked about needing a decent way to conceal a litter box, I’d have about 40 cents. Unfortunately that comes nowhere near paying for this particular solution.

A modern bench designed to conceal the cat litter box. The streamlined appearance hides its purpose. European hardware offers soft-close lid support to open and close without slamming. The interior is cleverly vented to provide adequate airflow for the cats health, yet does not give up any offending odors.

[posted by katie]

Weego Home is offering BLTD readers 10% off any weegohome.com purchase through the end of July. Nice of them, isn’t it?

Simply enter the code “betterliving” at checkout.