Furniture Reporter

I know from looking at my blog so far you would think that I am only into retro furniture. However I  really do love the dark wood and tapered lines of what some may call Oriental styled furniture. Anyway here is what I ordered online two years ago much to the horror of my flatmate and boyfriend - ‘no one orders furniture online’ they yelled. ‘Do you even know if it will fit?’ Whoops! But lucky for me it did with 2mm to spare.

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1. Shenzhou Five Drawer Chest - was €599 now €429

2. Shenzhou End Table - was €199 now €159.20

Both are in my bedroom - I wanted two end tables but not enough room. But I keep thinking I should buy the other one for when I move into a place with a large bedroom. You gotta have a dream.

Here are some other nice pieces below -

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3. Shinju Accessory Cabinet - was €429 now €343.20

4. Makada Accesory Cabinet - was €379 now €303.20

And I was told only one delivery charge for anyway in Ireland regardless of quantity of €56! 

The Spanish artist/designer Nacho Carbonell exhibited a bunch of wild…furniture, I guess… at Spazio Rossana Orlandi. Check ‘em:

(Thanks Dezeen)

Top 5 Amazingly Bizarre Pieces Of Office Furniture

“Do one thing everyday that scares you.
Sing.
Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts.
Don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don’t waste your time on jealousy.
Sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind
The race is long and, in the end, it’s only with yourself.”
-Baz Luhrman (Though, this was originally written as a newspaper column by a woman named Mary Schmich, and is one of my favorite little forwarded messages I’ve ever gotten via email)

In 1997, Mary Schmich wrote a mock graduation speech for the graduation season. It became one of those emails that was forwarded all over the place, and eventually became a song - a song which will start getting radio play again soon as we approach the graduation season. I don’t particularly like the song. I like the original essay itself. The mini life lessons, if you will, that we learn along the road. Not lessons like “What is the Pythagorean theorem?” (though - y’all, do you know this? I do!). The little things. The lessons we learn from day to day as life happens and we accumulate this knowledge and take it forward with us in our lives.

Having said that, below are some of my important life lessons. Some are practical, some…less practical, but all are very key to living a happy life (or somethin’ like that):

Black pantyhose with white opened toed shoes is not a good thing (I’m talkin’ to you, Mrs. Foster). Wash your blue jeans inside out to keep the color lasting longer. Speaking of blue jeans, pull them out of the dryer when they are still damp - otherwise they shrink and make you feel fat. Get a pedicure. Do cartwheels for no reason. Dance - dance often and dance freely - hard to feel blue while you’re dancing. Don’t be afraid of change. Don’t make changes because you’re afraid of staying the same. Pythagorean theorem: a² + b²=c². Go to college far away from home. Go to at least one frat party - just to get the experience. A clean eyebrow brightens the face - don’t be afraid to get them waxed. There are enough people in your world who will be against you in life without it being someone who is supposed to love you - ditch the people who drag you down. If someone tells you a secret, keep it. Keep your own secrets. Know when you can trust and when to hold it in. Coke Zero tastes more like regular Coke than Diet Coke does. Vaseline is the best lip balm. Know enough to ask how to find the bathroom in more than one language. Define yourself - before others do. Find the one thing you are really good at, and embrace the hell out of your talent. Do squats and lunges - your butt and legs will thank you… someday… after they stop screaming. Steer clear of hypocrites. Only dust as high as your tallest visitor. Don’t dust nice furniture with silicone based product - it will make it streaky and yucky. Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize. Have at least one nickname for each of the people you love most, it will make them feel special. Have a friend you can call when your world is ten million kinds of shitty. Don’t be afraid to call that person when your world is really ten million kinds of shitty. Take deep breaths. Exercise. Don’t marry the first person you sleep with. Go pee after sex or you’ll get a miserable urinary tract infection. Cereal is perfect for any time of day. Don’t snarl when your coworker with kids starts telling you how fantastic his kids are… you never know when you’ll become that guy. When going pee at a gas station bathroom, do your best to hover. Find your theme song, and make it your “go to” when you feel kind of blah. Marry a man who likes to clean. If he doesn’t clean, marry a man who wants to hire a housekeeper.

Oh, and wear sunscreen.

What are your life lessons? Funny, serious, passed down from your parents, whatever…. Happy Tuesday.

I saw these chairs and thought one would be perfect for at my computer desk, but then I saw the price….oh well, it’s still nice to look at…in case your interested it the 303 chair by Björn Mulder.