a room with a view.

i spotted this gem over at the lonny decorate site, a newly launched online source that is sure to inspire the rooms of your home. 
 
so calm, but also somehow a feast for the eyes. i would love to spend my weekend perched on any one of the seats in this room.

got an odd drawer, or maybe even a few?

catherine created a bedside station using a single old drawer, a corded bulb, & a little ingenuity. she started by sanding & cleaning the drawer, then attached the corded bulb to the existing handle & secured her project to the wall.

here, a set of drawers have been used to create a unique shelving unit. the holes were patched, the drawers sanded, painted & lined, and then stacked.

 {images & ideas via design sponge & apartment therapy}

once for rope, now for watercolors.

objects that are made to be used, like this old industrial rope spool, deserve to be relevant even after their original purpose has long gone. if you stumble upon an old industrial treasure, whether it's a spool, an old warehouse cart, or even an old dentist lamp, take a chance. they are built to last and may fit in with other furnishings better than you would think.

{the little artist & her spool via design sponge}