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The John Deere rugs offers a snapshot of life in rural Scandinavia. Heavy machinery has long since replaced the labor of farm animals, leaving its trademark tracks in the grass and mud. The John Deere, on the other hand, imitates trampled turf (in green) or mud (in a brownish-grey). Made of New Zealand wool, the 5′ round rugs come from Norwegian designers Permafrost. These simple ideas are inspired by the Scandinavian winter, and are awesome for any contemporary interior. What’s your favorite ?

The Vissy credenza is an absolutely gorgeous piece of furniture designed by Frag Woodall. The ‘Vissy’ credenza is finished in high gloss two-pac polyurethane, and it has changeable sliding doors (timber or fabric covered), enabling adaptability to changing seasons and environments. Drawing upon the antiquated furniture making technique of marquetry, Vissy’s timber sliding doors is a reinterpretation of this into the contemporary format of a geometric circular pattern. The circles come alive as you move around the room, the light catches them similar to the way dandelions subtly grab your attention as they sway in the breeze. The fruit bowl morphing into the surface is a logical progression of enhancing the shininess, typifying the forms seen in ceramics, and creating an interesting dialogue between the surfaces. Find more info about this gorgeous piece of furniture from here.

Based in Santander / Spain, this house  was designed by architects from A-Cero. This 2,204 sq. m. house features all possible rooms needed for contemporary lifestyle. There are garage, laundry, pantry, several bathrooms, kitchen, dining area, office, games room, small library with home cinema, 2 kids bedrooms and master bedroom with walk-in wardrobe. The house is located on a skewed rectangular plot, with a gradient of around 1 in 3 and covering 2,204m2. The plot is bordered on the south by the access road, to the north and east by other properties and the west by a pedestrian pathway. The project evolves, embracing the surroundings via a set of 3 very simple rectangular volumes, a large longitudinal central core from which two others protrude, angled slightly to the west and setting sun, one at ground level and the second, housing the master bedroom upstairs. The focus of the design was to maximize views of the river Miera to the South.

This cute Postcard Pillow that is available from Olive’s shop on Etsy is a great personalized present. Each 14″ x 11″ pillow is customized to your specifications, including message address and post office cancel. This pillow it’s made of eco bamboo white cotton and it will come completely customized down to the the red canceling stamp that will read the name of your hometown. Each message will be handwritten just like the real thing. You can find more info about the postcard pillow from here. – Via – Sliceofstyle

Instead of purchasing extension cords for your home, you might want to consider the Rambler Socket assuming the concept is turned into reality. The Rambler Socket is basically like having an extension cord which recoils back into your wall. Rambler Socket comes with an extension cord built into the power outlet behind its socket. when you don’t need it, it’s neatly tucked away. When you need it, just simply pinch the sides and wind it out. Looks like the perfect device for appliances such as vacuum cleaners and hair driers since you won’t need to purchase a dedicated extension cords then. – Via – Yankodesign

Burj Dubai will be opened on January 4 to coincide with the fourth anniversary of the accession to power by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. To capture the whole structure a 2.3 gigapixel photo ( see it here ) was needed.

The whole picture was composed of 381 images taken with a Canon 5D Mk II with a 400mm lens by bristolg. He created a video zooming in and out of his image in Photoshop and you can see it below. It’s fascinating to see such an amazing structure in this way.

The studios Grant Associates and Gustafson Porter won an international competition to design a landscape garden space for the Singapore government and came up with this wild and fantastic space.  Covering 101 hectares of land and encompassing a park, the waterscape and a marina, Gardens By The Bay consistent of completely pre-designed and absolutely original vertical gardens and supermassive tree-structures which will integrate the several indoor/outdoor spaces during the day, and be lit up with a totally original lighting scheme and schedule by night.  Officially opening in 2011, I could only imagine what it would be like to have a public park like this in my backyard… it’s literally breathtaking inside and out. – via

The charmingly morbid Chairnificine, a concept developed by the Brazilian designer Gustavo Brenck, is as hilarious as it is dark.  Lazer-cut steel was bent and warped to develop this charming concept which looks like a perfectly comfortable chair if you can get past the subtle shape of a murdered person (not sure if you caught that, just want to be extra clear… ha!).  I think it might be fantastic to see an office or cool dining room with a bunch of these chairs, or possibly a garden with several of these chairs placed around the area almost like tombstones.  Add the matching “pool of blood” carpet and you’ve got a fantastic theme for criminals and comedians alike! – via

When decorating for the holiday season many people remember to decorate the yard, the Christmas tree and the mantle, but what about the dining room table? You want your dinner guests to be transformed into the holiday season mood immediately upon entering the dining room. Decorating the table for the Christmas dinner is a great way to make the day even more memorable. I will admit that red, green, white, gold and silver are still my favorites and probably always will be. The Christmas Day is near and I wanted to share a few Christmas table decoration ideas. Enjoy !

Designed by Calgary-based Sturgess Architecture, this wood country home on Bowen Island faces north on a steep cliff overlooking Howe Sound, surrounded by nature with water at its feet 100m below. This timber home design was made for a couple and their two children, visitors and extended family, divided as a primary residence and guest house which are linked under one roof. An elongated bowtie plan maximizes the aperture of glazing and view to the North, while on approach from the South, only the roof marks its presence in the landscape. Naturally finished slate, cedar shingles and copper coloured roof denote a building that challenges with form yet eases itself into the coastal context. – Photography by Robert Lemermeyer

If you have some space in your house and you need more room to store your clothing why not add a walk in closet. One thing that we already know is that walk-in closets are huge. They are at least huge enough for you to comfortably walk into. Hence the term ‘walk-in’. The amount of space available within a walk-in closet allows you freedom of creativity in organizing your storage space. I know that a lot of people would want a walk in closet, but just a few of them have the space to implement one. This chic walk-in closet design with glass walls by Spazzi – a premier European master cabinet maker – is every fashion fanatic’s dream!

This walk-in closet is a luxury a clothing aficionado shouldn’t be without, offering lots of space and storage, so your clothing and accessories are organized, easy to find and easily accessible, whether you’re dressing for work or primping for a night on the town. This glass walk in closet an awesome addition to any contemporary space. – Via – Trendir

Designed by Jaebeom Jeongthe the “Grid Chair” has a stainless steel structure that is completely visible. Grid char’ is part of Jaebeom Jeong´s ‘Grid series project’, made by welding stainless steel. Here are a few words about this project from the designer : “The Grid Chair is the work to reinterpret traditional chairs in the functionalism. I only remained the minimized structure of the chair to sit and other parts were made by welding thin wires. The Grid Chair is a hand made chair that brings up the image of wire-frame on the computer.” – Via