Category Archives: greed

The Homies 2009.

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Posted by Anna at D16 on December 22, 2009 – 6:45 pm
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It’s the time of year again! Apartment Therapy has opened up nominations for The Homies 2009, and the entire process has improved by leaps and bounds since last year. You can now now create lists of all of your favorite blogs in multiple categories (Home Design, Home Tech, Kids at Home, Green Home, and Home Cooking), and see how they stack up against each other by number of nominations. You can nominate as many blogs as you’d like in any category.

If you’d like to nominate Door Sixteen in the Home Design category, you can do so here!

p.s. Here’s my list of favorites (so far), if you’re curious.

Pia Wallén’s Crux Blanket.

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Posted by Anna at D16 on December 8, 2009 – 11:04 pm
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If you were to ask me, “What is the one item you would like to own for your home that you do not already have?”, the very first thing that would come to mind without a moment’s hesitation would be Pia Wallén’s Crux Blanket.

Prohibitively expensive (5,500 SEK is about $770 US) but ridiculously beautiful, it has become an object of desire from afar for me. I regularly check the website to see what colors are in stock, and just to make sure the price hasn’t miraculously dropped by 75%. I’ve been obsessing over it for years. I even used it as a template for my medicine cabinet!

Let’s fantasize together, shall we?

This photo marks the first place I ever spotted the Crux Blanket—in the bedroom of Michael Asplund, co-founder of the Swedish company Asplund. A tour of his home is featured in the wonderfully inspiring book Scandinavian Homes.

Photo by Andrew Wood

What makes Frédéric Méchiche’s loft even more perfect? That’s right, a Pia Wallén Crux Blanket.

L: From Elle Decor UK; R: From Marie Claire Maison

See? Orla Kiely has a Pia Wallén Crux Blanket in her house, too.

L: Photo by Roland Bello; R: From Grazia Living

R: From Hus & Hem

L: From Hus & Hem; R: At Skandium (photo by Chris Stubbs)

What, you don’t see it?

From Skona Hem

L: From Inside Out; R: Photo by Pia Ulin

From Scandinavian Style

You want one now too, don’t you? Start saving! (And keep it away from pesky Chihuahuas that like to chew holes in things.)

I pledge to buy handmade!

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Posted by Anna at D16 on November 27, 2009 – 5:53 pm
Filed under friends and family, greed, handmade

For the third year in a row, I pledge to buy handmade this holiday season! Please encourage your friends and family to buy (and create!) handmade gifts. Whether you do so online, in local shops, or in your own kitchen, the gift of a handmade item can’t be beat. Go here to learn more.

EDIT: Hand-makers! Feel free to link to your shops in the comments. (Anything not in the spirit of buying handmade will be deleted.)

Bag lust.

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Posted by Anna at D16 on November 12, 2009 – 9:55 pm
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I can’t stop thinking about this bag. I keep going back to look at it again and again. Want, want, want, want, want. Unfortunately, even with the sale price and a discount code, it’s still $353.28, which is about $303.28 more than I should even be thinking about spending on anything right now. Sigh.

Thanks. I just needed to get that out of my system. I LOVE YOU, WOMEN’S SLOUCHY PERFORATED LEATHER ZIP HOLDALL! Someday, somewhere, somehow, I know we’ll be together. If only in our dreams.

Etsy wants.

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Posted by Anna at D16 on October 20, 2009 – 1:02 pm
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BrinandNohl / Swiss cross pillow cover ($24.99)

CarolineGaedechens / Mandragora doll ($48.00)

CarolineGaedechens / Small Hands II – print ($15.00)

mudpuppy / Teeth in a vial ($8.00)

This is both a horrifying and intriguing item for me. I am plagued by tooth nightmares, but I find myself drawn to this.

mudpuppy / Stonewear skulls ($60.00)

jeanpelle / White gold faceted candle holders ($80.00)

corduroy / Siempre print ($30.00)

mrskona / Three hankies and a pouch ($18.00)

paupervoile / Leonard Cohen-themed red cross scarf ($160.00)

Marimekko Fall 2009

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Posted by Anna at D16 on October 8, 2009 – 4:47 pm
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I’m in love with the new Komeetta Collection for Marimekko’s Fall 2009 line.

The clothes are designed by Mika Piirainen, and use textiles designed by Marimekko mainstays Maija & Kristina Isola.

Ljungbergs Pythagoras, 1952

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Posted by Anna at D16 on October 5, 2009 – 12:14 am
Filed under art & design, greed

Designed by Sven Markelius for Ljungbergs, 1952

Hand printed with a double repeat and requires 18 screens. 15 colors create this dramatic design. The orange colorway hangs in the U.N. (71″x57″)

Buy it here, if you have money to burn. (And if you have enough cash left over, buy one for me, too! I’ll take orange, thx.)

It’s like the secret love child of Alexander Girard’s “Checker Split” fabric and that door in SoHo I’m crazy about:

Drop stickers from Studio Violet.

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Posted by Anna at D16 on April 27, 2009 – 5:38 pm
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It’s probably pretty obvious that I love love love teardrop shapes and patterns, and this wall in Elisabeth Dunker’s house is no exception. I’ve been admiring it for ages now, and have even come close to stenciling it on a wall in my own house as a tribute!

Imagine my excitement when I received an email from Studio Violet (Elisabeth’s joint venture with Camilla Engman) showing that Elisabeth’s droplets are available as wall stickers! I’m not a fan of wall decals for the most part, but these are just fantastic.

Wallpaper sale at Ferm Living.

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Posted by Anna at D16 on January 22, 2009 – 9:40 am
Filed under greed, house

Ferm Living is having a recession remodel sale (60% off!) on many of their Collection 2 wallpapers! Yay. I may be running out of things to wallpaper, but that didn’t stop me from ordering two rolls of their super-lush Fir Tree paper in black-on-black. I’m thinking it might look very nice on the back wall of a certain room in my house with a freshly-painted white floor…

(Pssst: Don’t wait too long to order. Last time they had a big sale, stuff went really quickly!)

New IKEA PS collection!

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Posted by Anna at D16 on January 14, 2009 – 2:56 pm
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The new IKEA PS collection is completely amazing. I think I want everything! (The blanket!!! The long bench!! THE LAMP!!!) I really like the direction IKEA has been moving in lately overall, but this is the most excited I’ve been about the PS collection since the vases Hella Jongerius did for them in 2005 (I own all but one of them). So exciting!!

Hop over to emmas designblogg to see more from the collection and to get the details on some of the pieces. (Available in Sweden next month, and elsewhere in April.)

(via emmas designblogg!)

Orla Kiely for Target!

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Posted by Anna at D16 on January 12, 2009 – 1:29 pm
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Um, this is going to be ALL OVER every blog in about 20 minutes (and I apologize if you’ve already heard), but I’m so excited right now I think I’m going to choke, so I’ll just get this out of my system now: ORLA KIELY IS COMING TO TARGET! Stuff will be in stores (and will promptly sell out) at the beginning of February. Wheee!

(via AT:NY)

UPDATE: See more photos of the collection at sfgirlbybay!

UPDATE #2: The full collection will hit stores on February 15th. Thanks, Holly!

The Homies: Best Home Decor Blog 2008.

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Posted by Anna at D16 on December 31, 2008 – 12:02 am
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All of the nominations have been tallied, and I’m pleased to see that Door Sixteen has made the list of 8 final nominees! It’s a nice list of contenders to be grouped with, so regardless of the outcome, I’m feeling pretty honored right now.

Decorno
Door Sixteen
Desire to Inspire
Making it Lovely
Decor8
This Young House
SF Girl by Bay
Design*Sponge

Of course, I’d still like to win. I promise to use the $100 prize money to do some good scavenging! (And maybe to buy a couple of fancy dog toys. Do it for the puppies!) Go here to vote!

Thank you so much to every one of you who nominated me. Truly!

The Homies 2008.

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Posted by Anna at D16 on December 23, 2008 – 1:35 pm
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Apartment Therapy is currently accepting nominations for The Homies Awards 2008, and I’m shocked (shocked!) to see some for Door Sixteen already. Now, I’m not one to beg, but it sure would be nice to make it onto the ballot! WINK, COUGH.

(By the way, my vote went to Design Crisis. Love those girls!)

Random Light for the wallet-impaired.

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Posted by Anna at D16 on December 3, 2008 – 9:15 pm
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Remember back in October, when I wrote about pendant lamps I love and desire? In that post, I suggested someone try to DIY Bertjan Pot’s amazing-but-pricey Random Light using an inflatable beach ball, string, and liquid starch. In the comments, I also promised to post the instructions if anyone actually followed through with the project.

Well, that day has arrived! I don’t know if she was inspired by my suggestion or if we’re just sharing brainwaves, but Lauren from Curiosity Shoppe wrote up THIS EXACT PROJECT for the December/January issue of ReadyMade!

Okay, so who’s going to try making one? (Or two, or…) I know I’m in, I just have to find a little free time (HA, HA).

While I’m at it, I’d also like to challenge you all to come up with a DIY solution for Bertjan Pot and Marcel Wanders’ Carbon Chair. ReadyMade, are you listening? I could also go for a DIY version of a Prouvé EM table. Oh! And a DIY 1956 Lowlight Karmann Ghia in perfect condition. And, you know, DIY versions of all the expensive stuff I love but can’t afford…

I pledge to buy handmade!

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Posted by Anna at D16 on December 3, 2008 – 9:25 am
Filed under friends and family, greed, handmade

I took this pledge for the first time last year, and I will do so again this holiday season! Please encourage your friends and family to buy (and create!) handmade gifts. Whether you do so online, in local shops, or in your own kitchen, the gift of a handmade item can’t be beat. Go here to learn more.

Pendant lamp love.

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Posted by Anna at D16 on October 29, 2008 – 9:15 am
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You know how some people get all crazy about shoes, even ones they don’t plan to buy? I’m kind of like that about pendant lamps, I think. These are the ones I’m ogling right now…


Caravaggio pendants by Cecilie Manz, $195–$895


Random lights by Bertjan Pot for Moooi, $610–$2,151
(Who wants to attempt a DIY with an inflatable beach ball, liquid starch, and some cotton string?)


Alabax lamp and Lewis pendant from Schoolhouse Electric, $119 & $99


Stripe Bowl pendant from West Elm, $129


Industry pendant from CB2, $199
(I really do want this one for my dining room. It’s huge—20″x23″!)

Great new IKEA things.

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Posted by Anna at D16 on October 17, 2008 – 3:19 pm
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Oh, I’m SO busy! Lots to tell you about (our downstairs bathroom is half-demolished!), but it will have to wait a bit. For now, have a look at some of these new/newish things from IKEA. We’re going there tomorrow morning to pick up some supplies for Thanksgiving, and I’ll keep my eye out for all of this as well…

ELIAS dining chair, $69.99
ÅNGE lounge chair, $129.00

I’m a sucker for anything with black steel legs, and these chairs are no exception. If I could possibly justify bringing home MORE chairs (um, I can’t), these would be at the top of my list. Beautiful designs, great materials. If you buy them, think of me.

365+ LUNTA pendant lamp, $39.99
ANTIFONI work lamp, $24.99

I posted about the LUNTA pendant a while back, but check it out in gray!! Pretty. And twenty-five smackers for that Tolomeo-esque work lamp?! That’s just crazy-cheap. It comes in silver, too, but I like the black better. I wish they made a wall-mount version. Hmmm.

365+ BRASA pendant lamps, $49.99

These are 18″ in diameter, but there’s an even bigger 24″ version! Yes, you do have to buy the cord set separately for $20, but that’s still a massive bargain. I suddenly feel like I need at least 6 or 7 more dining tables to accommodate all of the various pendant lamps I want to bring home with me.

KALLT light chain, $8.99 for 3 cones

If these don’t make you happy looking at them, you’re obviously a horrible person who doesn’t deserve to own them anyway. Can I point out that they are made of painted wood, not plastic? Personally, I’m already picturing them in multitudinal quantities all over my house. I wonder if it’s possible to just buy single-color sets. Again, hmmm.

BIG wallpaper sale at Ferm Living!

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Posted by Anna at D16 on September 11, 2008 – 1:57 pm
Filed under greed, house

I just got an email from Ferm Living announcing that their entire Collection No. 1 (now discontinued) is on sale for $30 A ROLL while supplies last. That’s 70% off!

You’d better believe I hustled over there and ordered two rolls of Berry Black, which I’ve been admiring for a while now, but hadn’t yet gotten around to ordering.

(Yay!)

Nice new B+W things at IKEA.

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Posted by Anna at D16 on September 9, 2008 – 4:04 pm
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ASPVIK Wall Cabinet, $99.00
These cabinets would look great hung in a long, low row on the wall for hidden storage, creating a display surface on top. The entire ASPVIK line is well-designed and nicely made. I’ve tested them out in person, and the movement of the doors is very smooth.

JORUN cushion, $14.99
It’s so big (20×24″)! I never know what to do with cushions that huge, but I always want to buy them anyway.

BOHOLMEN rinsing tub, $14.99
Made for washing dishes, but this would be great to toss magazines in, or to use as a dog toy box (I need one!).

365+ LUNTA pendant lamp, $39.99
Steel shade with an epoxy coating. IKEA has really been hitting the mark with lighting lately. These are so simple and pretty.

FIALENA fabric, $7.99/yard
Okay, this isn’t new (and it’s not even the first time I’ve mentioned it), but it looks good with this post! I’m obsessed with this fabric. I have about 10 yards of it, but I can’t decide what to use it for. New curtains for the dining room? Maybe…

Marimekko Fall 2008.

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Posted by Anna at D16 on August 31, 2008 – 9:32 pm
Filed under art & design, greed, wearable

I love the clothes from the Marimekko Fall 2008 collection, especially these designed by Samu-Jussi Koski. I would love to wear them all…

Flavia tunic / Becky dress / Meri dress

Karin dress / Kamilla dress