A Very Hobbit-Like Home

A very Hobbit-like house by Simon Dale meticulously planned as if dug out from a hill side.  Made of clay and wood the house is surprisingly spacious indoors and houses a family of three.

The front door which is open in this picture leads into the kitchen & a view of the ceiling

A view from the 2nd floor landing of the kitchen below

A view of the staircase, an outside patio from the 2nd floor and a fireplace
below the stairs

A close up of the windows

Mix Furniture Store

There is a huge store in Los Angeles on busy La Brea Ave called MIX.  Well, there are many stores on La Brea and many of them just happen to be stores selling furnishings, lights and antiques and things for the home.

The Mix in my opinion is Emperor of all these stores on La Brea Ave.  A huge warehouse-like space filled in no specific order with all things you would imagine an east trading company to bring.  A great amount of large wood items such as wooden masks, bowls, starburst-like wall decor, tables of all kinds high and low, a huge bed frame with stacked orb posts, statues... daybeds with beautiful carvings!  Walk in and out of the many rows and aisles and continuously become enthralled in a store offering furniture and decor you think are only possible to get in the east somewhere.

 

The price matches the quality which seems to be great, but I don't seem to mind it, the price seems fair for these pieces.

MIX
442 S. La Brea Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323.939.7500
Mixfurniture.com

The Nananu Low Chair

Just as weird as it's name the chair is as well.  A uniquely sculpted chair designed by David Trubridge who produced the Nananu Low Chair with untreated wood of three different kinds:  ash, hoop pine and plywood.  The chair has a soft bean-bag like shape from the side and is entirely made of  carefully curved wood slats with hollow body, and like it's name the Nananu sits low to the ground. 

To check out more of David Trubridge designs click here for his site.

The Treehouse That Your Dad Didn't Build For You

My fascination for the tree house may have stemmed from the fact that like many other children I grew up with NO tree house, though I'm sure all the children who have grown up with a tree house have a fascination towards the tree house because they had grown up with one.  There's just no escaping it!  The tree house is cool.  On my little pictorial web research for the most fantastic tree homes around the world this is what I found, by the end of this post you're going to want to build an actual tree house for yourself, I'm sure of it!

A humble abode:

On the main street:

Building it up:

A tree HOUSE:

Modernizing it:

 

iPhone Dock With A Little Bit Of Nature In It

Enchanted Woods iPhone Dock

Okay, highly unlike me to do two posts in a row about techi things, especially things relative to iphones and ipads since I don't own any of these devices, but sometimes there are things out there you come across and you're like "damn- that's pretty sweet", so here I am saying to you, "damn- this is pretty sweet".  Check it out. 

It's the perfect combination of modern & natural woodsy beauty with a unique twist that can only add to the look of your home.

Compatibility:  With most iProducts
Materials:  Wood, Apple USB cord
Dimensions:  6"h, 4"dia
Made:  Handcrafted in the US
Price:  $98.00 @ Anthropologie (this item is exclusive to Anthropologie)
USB connection for charging & synching

Using Wood For A More Country-Style Living

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I imagine living in a place just far enough away from the city, working in my very own organic garden where I plant and weed daily, come home in the evenings to the smell of wood to a home that will make me feel I am part of the earth.  I would cook hearty meals along with fresh salads and earthy wines to warm my belly.