UK Type map giveway for March

This month, BODIE and FOU have the pleasure to offer you the chance to win one gorgeous UK & Ireland Type map in duck egg blue.
In addition you can get 10% OFF on any of our prints in Duck egg blue such as the New-Zealand type map, the Australia type map, the USA type map, the London Type map and of course the UK & Ireland type map.
All you need to do to get 10% OFF is to enter the code DUCK on the next page after adding your item to your shopping basket.
To enter the competition, all you need to do is follow our sublime blog, leave a comment and enter your full details here
* Competition expires on 30/03/2011 (which is my B'day and I thank you in advance for all the lovely gifts you're going to send me :-)
** Prize can not be exchanged for a type map in sheer slate or any other designs

Ce mois-ci, BODIE and FOU a le plaisir de vous offrir la chance de gagner une jolie UK & Ireland illustration en in duck egg blue.

En plus de cela, vous pouvez obtenir 10% de reduction sur toutes nos illustrations en Duck egg blue (bleu gris pale) telles que celle de la Nouvelle-Zealande, l'Australie, celle des USA, celle de Londres et bien sur celle du Royaume-Uni et de l'Irelande.

Tout ce que vous devez faire pour obtenir vos 10% de reduc' c'est entrer le code DUCK sur la page qui vient une fois que vous avez mis de jolies choses dans votre panier.
Pour participer au jeu-concours, il vous suffit de suivre ce magnifique blog, laisser un commentaire et entrer tous vos details ici

* Le jeu-concours se termine le 30/03/2011 (qui est le jour de mon anniversaire et je vous remercie par avance pour tous les jolis petits cadeaux que vous allez m'envoyer :-)

** Le prix ne peut etre echange contre une Type map en gris ou tout autre designs.

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we are prepared to be radical

this is so cool! a long time ago i heard a man speak about this super modern house he built around his family's 100 year old farm house. it was very cool...and i have been unable to find images of it since. google do not fail me!! i'm on the hunt. anyway this home reminds me a lot of that house. xo amanda

Via curbed national:

In Suffolk, England, there's a man named Ross Russell who, along with his wife, set out to build a house. He had some capital and some dreams, and so instead of building a normal, stationary house he enlisted the help of architect Alex de Rijke to build one that changes shape. Subverting traditional Suffolk architecture—a narrow, timber-clad building with a 45-degree pitched roof, they build a structure that comes complete with a motorized sliding roof, exposing a living room made entirely of glass. "On a summer's evening, it's a magical experience to just pull the roof back," Russell says. Have a look at the video, then head over to Gizmodo for more tips on turning your own, boring, non-moving house into a futuristic fortress, replete with robot vacuums and floorplans that automatically change shape.

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Antique Lesson - Silver Breakfast Dish

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I have always loved these beautiful silver serving pieces.  For years I wondered what they were originally used for and at one point asked a friend who is well versed on such things.  She said, "Oh, those are game servers."  So, from then on I've been calling them game servers.  When I tried to do a little computer research on them using "game server" as my search term,  I quickly realized she was misinformed!  So, here's the scoop on this unusual piece.

According to the Bryan Douglas Antique Silver Company, this beautiful dish was used for serving hot food at breakfast, and usually placed on a sideboard.

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 The earliest known examples date from the latter part of the 18th century but they are rare in silver before 1790. 

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Some have in-built spirit burner lamps underneath to keep the food warm, whereas later ones have a revolving cover and a hot-water compartment in the base.

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Decoration varied from very plain early styles, through heavily engraved Victorian examples.

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The vast majority were made in the 19th century in silverplate and they are still being made today.  Most have an oval body sitting on four feet.  

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So, now you know the story behind this rare find.
As for an affordable look-a-like on this one . . . I found none.  If you have a source, I would love to hear about it.  

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Colored Frames

I just proposed this idea to a client...taking all their mismatched frames and painting them a fun color to make a huge statement! What do you think? Me likey!

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Room Two ways!

So, I am posting a bit earlier than expected for "One Room 2 Ways" but I  couldn't resist and am beyond excited to have two fantastic bloggers that have participated in the series. I decided to do two of these in one week!  My first post is from the lovely Brandi from Flights of Whimsy! If you guys haven't seen her blog yet you must go take a gander cause she has some fab images and great ideas. PLUS she is awesome and rully rully nice.

I asked her to style something in two ways and she sent me these images of her vintage vanity that she scored from a flea market for 100 bucks.

Make sure you visit Brandi and tell her I said Hi!

The first version she called her "vintage look"  

This was the "Glam and Colorful" look

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Matt Damon's apartment in Adjustment Bureau




The apartment for Matt Damon's character in The Adjustment Bureau.

 

The Adjustment Bureau starts here in New Zealand this weekend and I am keen to see this film. Here is the cool loft apartment for Matt Damon's character pulled together by production designer, Kevin Thompson and set decorator, Susan Bode-Tyson. They were aiming for "a very masculine, spare vibe" to suit Damon's ambitious politician role.
Remodelista has done a 'Steal this Look' chapter on this apartment - check it out here to get some hints and directions to re-create this look.
Photographs via Remodelista.

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