Warped Dust

Dust Furniture has some really warped and wacky furniture perfect for kid's rooms, rec rooms, commercial kid spaces, or any place you might need a touch of whimsy. Reminds me of Dr. Seuss furniture.

One of his more obscure works?

He was soooooooooooo ahead of his time.

This coat rack is Wocket in my Pocket wacky! Also if you need some wallpaper to go with it check out Sara says Awesome.

These lovelies can be found in Colorado. Customs House is right here in Telluride!

You might need only one piece in a room to set the tone. I know if I walked into my CPA's office and saw him looking back at this Grandfather...I wouldn't mind a bit. Warped furniture lovers unite.

Colorado shops

Boulder Arts & Crafts Gallery1421 Pearl Street
Boulder, CO 80302
866.656.2667
http://www.boulderartsandcrafts.com/consign/dust.html

Customs House135 West Pacific Avenue
Telluride, CO 81435
970.708.3906
http://www.customshouseonline.com/

Show of Hands 210 Clayton StreetDenver, CO 80206303.399.0201
http://www.showofhandsdenver.com/

Wadoo Furniture Co.314 E. Mountain AvenueFort Collins, CO 80524970.223.4012
http://www.wadoofurniture.com/

High and Low: Start savin' for those therapy bills

Cradle or a grave?
It's a flippin' card board Box, for the love of Pete! Perhaps a "greener" option would be a dresser drawer like the old days!
Clever, sure but maybe better for a doll, not a real baby...what if the dog ate it? It says it's flame resistant but....come on.

Now this is a cradle for real nightmares! Poor Baby!
An original 1922 Bauhaus treasure, to be sure. Not only does it cost an arm and a leg, but it's scary! I think I'd rather use it for newspaper recycling. Give it to her as an art investment -it's no slumber sanctuary.

Call me a spoiled American but perhaps this cradle...is a better choice.

60's & 70's modern...Weebles, come back!

Love this sweet Ikea Hacker winner made from fabric perfect for the wee ones! I'm going to be re-doing my daughter's room soon. I am on the hunt for ideas!

Could I talk her into these colors?

These prints remind me of weebles!

I really, really love these colors! Maybe Chris will do a color stripe!

In fact, I think I had a weeble playhouse that looked like the one below!

This has nothing to do with my daughter's room, but I found this while searching these prints- modern design...can be timeless I think...change a few accessories, shoot with a better camera and you've got a nifty little 21st century kitchen!

Images found first on flikr and

Midcentury Modernist and Lola

What I didn't get

A friend just had a baby so I was looking around the web for a great baby gift. I found some pretty cute stuff at Modern Seed, but these amazing kid's chairs weren't in the budget. I am, however, thinking about them for my little modster. Is that bad?

These photos are great and in spite of what I'm about to say about the play house, I really do like this store.

She's the dreamer, he's the rage against the machinist, and she's just dopey cute!

If you don't have a big refrigerator or dishwasher coming to a kitchen near you, you could just order this box- marketing a box is stupid, smart. You may feel like a total nitwit buying this little $50 playhouse or just incredibly flush. Perhaps you want your little darling to have a white playhouse for her brilliant scribbles and and embellishments rather than a brown shipping box, well your more parent than I! Silly me, I have senselessly and cruelly been helping la nina create her dream homes with a steak knife and markers, when I could have pre-ordered this one with already cut-out windows and doors. Call me old-fashioned I guess.

Really, what's next, pre-assembled gingerbread houses? AHHHH the humanity.

What the description said,

Make it a Playhouse

A house is a house, and this one is white, until you design
and decorate its exterior!With windows, doors and a letterbox you will surely
make it your home in no time. Meant to be painted and decorated.
Easy-to-assemble for hours of play. Easy-to-store: it folds down flat in its
box. 18 months +5% of profits to UNICEF

Easy to store, hmm, comes in it's own box? At least it benefits Unicef!

Oh happy day! Blue eyes, Blue Box

Guess where this is from?

She's 6 today! I keep trying to cut a deal with her about not growing up and getting bigger but she won't sign.

Speaking of cutting deals, I have it on good authority that IKEA will announce today about opening a store in Denver. That is still 5 hrs away by car but I'll take it!

Sticks and Stones, Let Them Eat Cake!

It's back to school time. Online school shopping mostly. I think I'm the one who needs to shop though...my little girl informed me that if I would only wear skirts and dresses more often we'd never have a bad morning (she was referring to her less than stellar behavior from earlier in the day) she PROMISED.
It's tempting. Very tempting.

We recieved a catalog in the mail this week that was over the top!

Chasing Fireflies is a Seattle company that specializes in cute- crazy cute. The twig alphabet is especially fun. The costumes are ridiculous- and I mean that in a good way- not in the "I'll buy it right this instant way", but in a "hey- I could copy that" way. The toadstool table and chairs tickles my fancy in the most fungus way! Can you imagine? Makes me want a retail shop selling only whimisical, fanciful and imaginative kid/kid at heart furniture. Then I remeber I swore off retail eons ago!

For the ultra modern firefly catcher- when serious deskwork calls.

My little girl needs indoor slippers for school- guess who saw these and deemed them perfect?- yes, and she agreed.

I realize I have created a monster...perhaps similar to the one below...it's how she sees herself I'm sure.

My eyeballs rolled to the back of my head when I saw little Marie Antoinette. That hair! She certainly is a spectacle! Reminds me of the film by Sofia Coppola. A friend of mine saw it and complained about the dialogue. "There was dialogue?" I asked, somewhat shocked. I only saw fabulous shoes, scenes that looked wonderfully edible- like cake and French macaroons, and costumes...and there was that fantastic music...dialogue, really? hmm.