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inspiration: the thanksgiving table _thanksgiving ’11

Thanksgiving is near! If you are hosting, do not delay - be inspired & let this be the best Thanksgiving celebration ever.

I am a tactile person and in order to gain inspiration for upcoming celebrations, I gather various supplies, colors & objects (usually from around the house & from my crafty 'stash) that visualize the look I have in mind. The top image illustrates such gathering. Florescent oranges, Kraft paper, natural wood, black & gold. Add in a date/number stamp, Scrabble (or Bananagram) letter tiles and natural linen... and I am set!

This is my Thanksgiving theme & idea springboard:
1. Colors: Bright orange & gold details, black accents
2. Natural and/or white tableware with natural linen-y cloths
3. Playful & papery party favors (yes, for Thanksgiving!)
4. An interactive & family friendly centerpiece

Once I have gathered my ideas it's time to make a project list & get to work!

Be on the lookout! Later this week I will post a mini-book tutorial and ideas for what to use this party favor for (mini-book shown above)! I will also share my idea for a really fun table centerpiece.

In need of dishware inspiration? The modular & stackable dishware collection by Adonde has me in love!

spotted & inspired: ferm living cutting boards

Spotted! Oh, look at these beautiful Ferm Living Oak Cutting Boards I found on Susanna Vento's site.

It's always a sizzle to see products that are available on H&H, in use. I love the chop-marks & worn look of the "Copenhagen Roof Tops" - even after use, they are still so lovely displayed in the window.

Image via Susanna Vento.

vice versa // dreams & diamonds

Have you ever started to dream the moment you fall asleep to then instantly realize that you're dreaming about something totally off-the-wall? You then wake up and think: ah! what?! weird! Those few seconds of dreamland are much too quirky, irrational and foggy to ever remember. This experience reminds me of the luminous greys and bright, dimensional diamonds in the  painting above, which I adore. This painting could be vice-versa'd with Objects 1-4, right?

Art:
Untitled Diamonds & Birds by Miranda Sckoczek

Objects:
1. Topan Pendant Light by &Tradition
2. Lynx by Ross Menuez
3. Cubes on Strings by Ferm Living
4. Spicy Knives by Legnoart

Vice Versa \\ A phrase used to indicate that the preceding phrase is true, both as it is, and also if you flip the two terms within.

INSPIRATION: CHRISTIEN MEINDERTSMA

Make/Do: white, black & gold pumpkins

Halloween is just one week away - whoah! I don't do much decorating for Halloween (except for the kiddie's carved pumpkins!) but am completely inspired by this grouping of black, white and gold gussied-up pumpkins. They are all unique, interesting & could easily be completed in less than an hour.

For more info & photo credit:
gold & numbers // mummy // black painted // alphabet

Where do you get your inspiration? Do you Pinterest? House&Hold does, here.

wishlist look no. 1

Add this look to your wishlist! Here is Wishlist Look No. 1 !

1. Lighting //  &Tradition Flowerpot Pendant Lamp in white
2. Wallpaper //similar to: Ferm Living Feather Wallpaper
3. Table // similar to: Design House Stockholm Wing Drop Leaf Table
4. Chairs //similar to:  Design House Stockholm Family Chair 3+4
5. Rug // similar to: Dwellstudio Draper Stripe Ink/Cream Rug
6. Accessory // similar to: Ferm Living Petrol Knitted Basket

Want to start your own wishlist? Click here to create an account. Once signed in, simply click on the Wishlist 'heart' on a product page to add to your House&Hold wishlist.

Image via Flickr.

Introducing: Vân Tran Monnier

Meet Vân Tran Monnier, one of the newest contributing editors for the H&H blog.  Vân will make you smile with her upbeat ideas & poppy assemblages. We look forward to Vân's picks & posts as she settles into her new 'home in Copenhagen, Denmark! Be sure to check out Vân's blog, Rhymes With Fun & follow her pins on Pinterest - she's brilliant! You can also read more about Vân here.

And, as a little get to know... 3 Q&A's with Vân :

If you could be one color, what color would you be?
Aqua--it is my absolute favorite color and can paired with so many other colors, especially red, so happy!

What is your favorite room in your home? Why?
It would have to be the kitchen--it's where delicious food is made and people naturally congregate there. Our current kitchen has more counter space than we had at our last house and it's like a food prep dream come true.

What is your favorite sweet treat to make in the kitchen?
Cupcakes! I think they are the perfect ratio of frosting to cake and you can decorate them to look pretty so easily. My extremely close second would be puppy chow...nothing beats chocolate with peanut butter.

vice versa // flocks & lines

I really do not encourage anyone to match their art to their decor. It is generally a bad idea to be so literal!

But, art always calls to mind a particular color, shape or feeling -- Hot pink, lines & floating -- that is easily associated with objects that are familiar.  And knowing the black dots in the piece above are not dots, but birds (!) allows you to consider the lines as one shape.... oh, the movement! So cool.

Art: Hadley Starlings (Flock #9) by Catherine Ulitsky.

1. Cloud Chair by Design House Stockholm
2. Orbit Chandelier by Patrick Townsend
3. veloCity Dinnerplate set by notNeutral
4. Adrift Camber Pop Mobile by Schmitt Design

Vice Versa \\ A phrase used to indicate that the preceding phrase is true, both as it is, and also if you flip the two terms within.

Inspiration: &Tradition

Here's an inspiring group of photos depicting &Tradition's lighting in action.  From formal arrangements to some more playful groupings. Grouping pendant lamps together in different ways can create a very dramatic sense of dimension and even transform itself into a contemporary 'chandelier'  if symmetrically arranged.

spotted & inspired: ferm living plywood animals

Spotted & totally inspired! Beside the fact that I love the blog Weekday Carnival, I was so happy to see the Ferm Living Plywood Animals.... in action!

The playfulness of this desk is lovely & well-edited. And the use of white is so refreshing!

Image via this Weekday Carnival blog post.