Month: September 2014

30
Sep
2014

Sideboards with wheels

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Photo: ©nini.tjader.2014

I like sideboards with wheels. Unfortunately I don’t have the space for one in my smallish flat. If I had, the above one from MIO would be a contender, 53 cm diameter. SEK 795 (approximately USD 110). Comes with either white or clear glass surface.

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STRIND, sideboard with wheels. Image borrowed from IKEA

IKEA has a similar one called STRIND, with white glass surface. Thinner wheels. No hand-rail. SEK 799 (USD 69.99) for the one with a 50 cm diameter. They also have a bigger one. 75 cm diameter, for SEK 995 (USD 99.99).

The one from MIO looks more elegant to my eyes. And, as it has wheels, it is good to have something to drag it around with. The Ikea-model doesn’t have that.

In both cases, not that suitable for a family with small kids, dogs, cats… it is much too easy to knock off the glass surface from below the glass. But for the rest of us, nice tables. Personally, I would choose the one from MIO.

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28
Sep
2014

Office-chairs again…

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Image from Ikea Live.

Yes, I know, I solved my office-chair situation and actually bought a chair after having been cheated of the one I ordered and got the money back from the bank too (as I had paid by credicard).

Then IKEA announces this one above. Röberget, SEK799. I really like it. It has some artdeco/bauhaus-like impression. If it is comfortable remains to be seen. It wont be in the Swedish stores until some time in October. Then I’ll go there and sit in it.

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23
Sep
2014

I love pallets

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Pallets, Spiro from MIO. Image from their website.

As I’ve written before: I love pallets. I get very tempted at times to get more pallets… Just because they are nice. And useful. To be clear though – I do not have any space to add another pallet. But you can still look, right? Do I need yet another pallet? No, I don’t.

I’ve had my eyes on those metal pallets, lacquered in happy colors, for a long time. In red. but MIO has always been out of the red ones. Presently you can however order them via the internet and get them within about 2-3 weeks. Price is SEK 595 (approximately USD 84).

Came to think of them yesterday when I visited the website of ilva.se following a tip about a certain pallet from another blogger. Then I found that they too had that pallet in shiny red. Can be ordered via internet. ILVA does not have a shop in the Stockholm area, which is a pity.

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ILVA, pallet Hallow, SEK 499. Image from ILVA.se website.

Very similar to the one from MIO except some small differences in the crossing bars under the seat. Hard to say too if the red color is different when compared. And the one at ILVA is cheaper, SEK 499 (approximately USD 70).

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MIO, pallet Spiro, SEK 595. Image from MIO.se website.

The pallet that caused me to at all look at both the ILVA and MIO websites was this one below in bamboo which addsimplicity (blog on Swedish) used in some of her pictures in her blogg:

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Pallet from ILVA, grey pallet in bamboo, SEK 249. Image from ILva.se website.

Hers is black though. I like it in grey as well. BUT, it cannot be ordered via the ILVA webshop. And they don’t have a shop in the Stockholm area, only in Malmö in the south of Sweden. Love this pallet. If it could have been ordered from their webshop, I would have ordered it and somehow found a place where to put it.

But no pallet this time.

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21
Sep
2014

SEK 5339…

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Olsson § Gerthel clothes rack. Image from their website.

Saw the above the other day at Olsson & Gerthel. SEK 5339… Wood is massive ash. Who pays that kind of money for such a simple thing? A handy person could easily build it for not much money. It is a clothes rack according to the description.

I have the below one in massive pine in storage. Got it for free from my neighbor when she intended to throw it out. I use it to hang thinner carpets on in storage and to hang fresh spices – like oregano – for drying on in the dark and dry storage closet. But I don’t really need it for anything or have the space for it.

Could easily be made into a clothes rack like the one on top with a few more bars. Right?

Anybody in the Stockholm area who is interested in getting it? Just let me know in that case. I would not ask for SEK 5339 for it… Give me an offer… and come and get it. Each section is 62 cms wide and the height is 170 cms.

Normally, this kind of object has cloth stretched between the top and bottom bars and is used for screening off an area in a room. I’ve just removed the cloth. Of course it can also be painted in any color you want. The only thing that is “new” with the one at the top of the page is the placement of the bars.

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Photographed in the bedroom. Photo:©nini.tjader.2014

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Bottom view. Photo:©nini.tjader.2014

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Top view. Photo:©nini.tjader.2014

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19
Sep
2014

What makes the prices differ so much?

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Photo: ©nini.tjader.2014

This ceilinglamp is from MIO, has a diameter of 60 cms, and costs SEK 595 (approximately USD 84). There is also a model that is 80 cms in diameter and costs SEK 795 (approximately USD 112). They come in either white or natural bamboo color.

Then yesterday, I saw this ceiling lamp at Åhléns. They don’t have it in their webshop.

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Photo: ©nini.tjader.2014

Can someone explain to me why this one costs SEK 1285 (approximately USD 180)? Same size as the above one. Model very similar. I would never pay that much for such a simple lampshade.

Prices above are only for the lampshade.

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16
Sep
2014

Very similar laptop tables

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Image from Ikea

Above is the Vittsjö laptop table from Ikea. Perfect to use when you sit in a sofa or similar.
USD 24.99 or SEK199. I’ve been considering on and off if to get one or not. Hate having the MacBookPro or the iPad on my knees. Ikea has had this laptop table for quite some time.

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Image from Ikea.

The other day I visited MIO furniture shop to see what new they have got this autumn and to collect their new brochure. And the first thing I see is their laptop table…

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Photo: ©nini.tjader.2014

Does it look similar? Definitely does. Price at MIO is SEK 595 (approximately USD 84) for the one called Lucy. Can be had in white or black. When I entered the shop they had these three boxes out in the shop, when I left they were all gone… Popular table… You can also get a simpler model all in black. That one is SEK 249 (approximately USD 35) and called Juno. Only available in black. Also seemed popular because all boxes with it were gone too…

Photo: ©nini.tjader.2014

Photo: ©nini.tjader.2014

Tabletops are glass except for the last and cheapest one in black.

Seems to be a popular model. Wonder how many more there are in other furniture chains shops that also look like this… I like the white one with shiny legs the best. Of course it is also the most expensive of these.

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05
Sep
2014

If I had SEK 7.000.000 and wanted to live in town…

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Picture from Fantastic Frank.

If I had SEK 7.000.000 and wanted to live in town… then this 3-stories back-yard house centrally located in Stockholm that is up for sale at Fantastic Frank real estate agency would be nice to have… 70+35 square meters in size.

Well, I don’t have SEK 7.000.000 and never will have. And I don’t want to live in town either. I grew up in town but I prefer the suburbs and closeness to nature rather than streets. But this little house caught my eye. It sure is nicelooking.

Here are some pictures. All pictures are from Fantastic Frank.

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03
Sep
2014

Who got inspired by who?

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Picture from Ikea

This is one of Ikeas new doors for Bestå, named Laxviken.

The one below I happened to see at Norrgavel yesterday and thought I recognized it…

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Picture from Norrgavel.se

So, who got inspired by who? To my eyes this 3D-pattern on the doors are very similar.

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01
Sep
2014

High cabinets with glassdoors

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HEMNES from Ikea

There are a lot of high cabinets with glass doors out there presently. To my eyes they look very similar. Visually at least, and if you do not look too close on details and quality. But similar they are.

The above, which is the cheapest, is HEMNES from ikea, white stained. USD 320. Also available in brownish-black.

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LIATORP from Ikea.

LIATORP from Ikea.

LIATORP from Ikea.

Then there is LIATORP, also from Ikea. In white or grey. USD499.

If you want something more luxurious there is this in white or grafit grey (or birch wood) from Norrgavel. Price? Depends on choices like top and legs and shelves, but around minimum approximately SEK 16.000 (approximately USD 2.300). Norrgavel has really nice things with excellent finish, but they are expensive. I have never afforded buying anything from them…

Question is, is it worth it to buy the more expensive one, or will the cheaper Ikea models do? Visually the differences aren’t all that big…

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Norrgavel

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Norrgavel

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