Furniture Reporter

Hey, Cp did two things today.

First, they decided to keep the Soccer Pitch area in place of the Ice Rink temporarily.

Secondly, they released a sneak peek of the new Funrinture Catalog.

The gray thing is something i really dont know, the couch is the Coffee Shop Couch, left bottom: coffee maker, and last thing I think is a pizza oven or fireplace.

Also, have you seen a penguin waddling around with the name Tahooky 2, he’s not a poser, he’s my new spare/test/pic penguin. You will see him waddling around Frozen ever so often and he will pop up in pics around the site.

Foliage Table concept by Letao Toa, a constructed furniture pieces inspired by interlocking elements in Asian architecture.

Currently studying BDes Creative Business Development at Manchester Metropolitan University. I am interested in producing eco-friendly pieces which fit into a contemporary home as attractive hand made furniture. I take a playful, inventive approach to designing and manufacturing work which is all made from second hand furniture which has been found discarded around Manchester. The lack of value these pieces have in a modern wasteful society I find surprising, the value for me has always been the individuality and character each piece of metal and wood has due to the weathering which rusts, warps and discolours the materials. - Jamie Ward

I have moved to a new home. Here’s the first view of the living room after an immense day collecting free furniture from friends of family and Glasgow Freecycle members. The white sofa is normally blue; its covers are being washed. The floor lamp is the only thing in the room I’ve actually purchased; it was £15 from Ikea.

More sickly sweet tales from my new apartment soon.

Thanks for everyone who came and check out the blog even though it hasn’t been updated for a long time.

Something else has been capturing our attention … J and I are expecting our first baby!  The bub is due late January 2009.   I was preoccupied with “anytime sickness” (morning sickness is a BIG misnomer), and unfortunately I have been suffering from a cold once or twice as well.  The good news is that all is well with the baby :-)

Well, I guess you’re looking for an update about our place as well.

The buffet that we ordered a while ago arrived just before my overseas trip.  Here’s the design sketch to refresh your memory.

Have to admit - I cleaned up the junk that usually sit on top of the buffet before taking the photo.  The only “permanent features” on the buffet should be a portable phone and our letter storer, but other things managed to make their way on top and it takes a while to clean them up.

There are 6 drawers and 2 shelves.  One of the drawers is used to store keys, walllets etc, so we have less chance of misplacing them (that being said we still don’t know where the spare keys are!).  The other drawers are used for CD and DVD storage.  The shelves in the middle are great for storing things that don’t fit anywhere else.

And this is what it looks like as part of the dining room.

When it was delivered, I was a bit disappointed that the orange fabric print on the buffet is not in the same shade as the wall, but on second thought, that will be too “matchy-matchy”.

We’re very happy with it.  What do you think?

We still plan to put a mirror on top of the buffet - will get around to it one day …