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CUB 2.0 Collection

The CUB 2.0 Collection from Netto Collection is finally here! An all new and fully redone take on the CUB by Netto Collection's baby and toddler furniture: the Sleeper 2.0, Station 2.0, and Toddler Bed Conversion Kit.

 

smallthings on 2Modern.com!

smallthings is now on 2Modern! Each piece of smallthings jewelry is made by hand in beautiful, rainy, Portland, Oregon. The four smallthings lines--originals, bits & pieces, flora vs. fauna, & modern goods--feature a variety of necklaces (such as the modern goods large vertical necklace, flora vs. fauna double necklace, & the originals large necklace) & rings (such as the originals vertical ring, & the bits and pieces ring). Their delicate images are hand cut from sterling silver, then layered over stained glass for an original, timeless collection.

New from Thomaspaul

Hot new stuff from Thomaspaul! New pillows like the Sarah Reversible Linen Pillow and the Metamorphosis Linen Pillow cheer up any room. And new totes and pouches like the Matryoska Tote and the Puffer Pouch are fun for adults and kids alike.

Best Of NeoCon Innovations Award: IdeaPaint

So simple you'd think someone would have thought of it before, and maybe they have after a fashion, but this seems to be a genuine technique that will at the very least revolutionize the classroom chalkboard if not childrens playrooms.  Office conference rooms will no doubt hop onto it if they find out that it's cheaper to paint a wall than purchase new dry erase boards. 

NeoCon,  The National Exposition of Contract Furnishings, awarded the company, IdeaPaint, with their Best of Innovation award, as well as The Best of NeoCon Gold: Wall Treatments (their category), and finally Buildings Magazine awarded IdeaPaint their Grand Prize for Product Innovations in Unique Solutions after judging IdeaPaint on Flexibility, Aesthetics, Productivity and Performance.

Glowing terms much?

Since I consider myself something of a grand popah when it comes to dry erase boards I think I can recognize a new method of doing things....after all it was myself and a little company from Portugal, Bi-Casa, and ultimately a big company in the U.S., General Binding Corporation, who were responsible for bringing magnetic dry erase into homes and offices throughout the country and the rest of the world.  Big claim for such a little detail and yet a significant improvement to the whole notes on a wall thing.

Nonetheless, what makes this product, IdeaPaint, so remarkable, because we have in fact been drawing on walls for awhile, is that it erases like a dry erase board and you can use dry erase markers; in essence the wall is a giant dry erase board with the swipe of roller paintbrush and paint, IdeaPaint that is.

For a generation who was no doubt raised being allowed to draw on most of what it wanted without being punished (except maybe walls), even perhaps encouraged, it's a surefire winner.  It may take some of the older adults a little getting used to, but I find the lack of an uninhibited and gigantic (the whole wall) drawing surface area to probably allow for some significant ideas-in-progress conference sessions.

Or, at least create a few new Picassos....

Learn more about IdeaPaint at their website.

(pssst..... patent pending)

Boodalee Surface Graphics

Boodalee has new Surface Graphics in their popular imagery from the bedding sets. Fun City Surface Graphics commute right from their twin bedding counterpart, the City Bedding Set. Stellar Space Surface Graphics blast off of the Space Bedding Set. And the Trees Bedding Set branches out into 3 Surface Graphic Sets: White Trees, Teal & Green Trees, and Orange & Green Trees.

How to decorate a girly style bedroom?

I want to share a list of tips that will help you, if you want to decorate a full style bedroom for your daughter, or any lovely girl.  I found all the pictures on this sites: casapinka, bloesem and made by girl... by the way ;)

Walls & floors

- You can choose a pale color for the walls, or a full color wallpaper.  The difference is: the more light is the color (or decorations) of the walls, is the more stuff you can put on them, without saturating the result.  With "stuff" I mean wall furniture, frames, mirrors, etc.

- It doesn't matter what kind of material have the floor (wood, carpet or ceramic), just don´t use a bright color or a complex graphic decoration on it, if you want to stand out other things of the decoration, like the furniture.  But, if you have all the furniture of the same color (white, for example) you can play with the design of the floor.

- Remember, light colors will make a big sensation of the space, and dark colors, the opposite effect.  You can play with a dark tone, if you have a big space to decorate.  Also you can paint just one wall with a different color, just for fun.

Furniture & decoration

- A nice and cheap idea is to buy (used) "retro" furniture and then paint it with new colors.  Remember that all the 70's furniture are back again.

- Choose a beautiful print pattern textile and use it for the lamps, curtains, the bed cover, cushion and pillows.  Then you can add other textiles to match with it.

- Remember to put a little desk with a wall board.  The bedroom for a girl is not just a place to play and rest, is also a place to study in a comfortable way.

- Try to not mix materials and styles on the furniture.  If you do, use the same color for all of it.   Play with colors just if all the furniture have almost the same type of design.

 

- Don't forget to put many places and surfaces to storage.  A bedroom is only pretty when all is in order.

- A good idea is to put wheels on the furniture, so it will be more easy to clean the room later.

I hope you'd like my tips!

Children's day

Next weekend, October 12th, is celebrated here in Brazil the Children'd day. Of course it's only a commercial celebration, but who cares?? There are some many options for the little ones, but what I really like are the fun plush toys:

These are for sale at Tok&Stok.

Boom on 2Modern!

Boom is now on 2Modern! Boom has not only supplied unique furnishings, but has done so in a manner that protects our environment. Boom's wood products are developed from trees of sustainable forests, their cast aluminum is 100% recycled, and the lacquers are all water-based. Check out great pieces like the Pom Pom Table, Child's Lucy Sectional, and the Hive Cube just to name a few!

Micralite

                     

Micralite strollers can now be found on 2modern! These strollers combine ease-of-use with style in one of the most lightweight stroller collections on the market. The  Toro Stroller has all of the features of a high-design stroller in simple, easy-folding design. The Toro Newborn System includes everything you need for baby from birth up to 4 years or 40  pounds, and the  new All Terrain Kit (ATK) allows you to convert your Toro Stroller into a rugged machine for off-road use.

CASA Kids on 2Modern!

CASA Kids is now on 2Modern! It seems odd to say, but they believe furniture should last; they have designed furniture so that it can integrate into an adult environment as well. Great pieces like the Ola! Crib can convert into a Toddler Bed and then a Twin Bed!