http://www.cucumbersome.com DIY Crafts, Tutorials and More. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:47:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Seriously in love with these vintage-inspired trouble lights. Wouldn't one of these lovelies look beautiful strung above a wooden table and tolix chairs? Of course, with such a setup one would be forced to eat aged chevre and torn bits of crusty bread with a glass of red wine for ... http://www.cucumbersome.com/im-in-trouble/ Above, left to right: Coqo Floral Rug in Yellow, Anthro; Vernal Cusp Rug, also Anthro; DwellStudio Home Plus Rug, Design Public Above, left to right: Thomas Paul Lovebirds Rug, Design Public; Stilton Jellybaby Rug, Madeline Weinrib; Whorled Trapunto in Charcoal, Anthro Above, left to right: Mantadia Rug in Black, Anthro; Chrysanthemum rug, ... http://www.cucumbersome.com/vibrant-modern-area-rugs/ Months and months ago, when we still lived in Nelson, we found this chair at a thrift store for four dollars. It has been in storage at my dear parents' house since we moved to Vancouver. We brought it back with us on our last visit there a few weeks ... http://www.cucumbersome.com/chair-before-after/ This is pretty much my new favorite place. These are pictures taken this morning at a salvage yard in Burnaby. Ryan and I would some day like to build a house with materials bought exclusively at this salvage yard. We bought a 100-year-old barn door for ten dollars! In all ... http://www.cucumbersome.com/salvage-yard/ I was flipping through Readymade's book How to Make (Almost) Everything and came across the project pictured above. I love that it uses recycled material, but looks really modern. The instructions can be found here but if you don't have the book, I highly recommend buying it. This is another ... http://www.cucumbersome.com/light-it-yourself/ Toile. I think it's one of my favorite words. Twahhl. The fabric can be rather matronly, though. A few months ago, I saw a toile pillow in an article on the Canadian House & Home website featuring Canadian bloggers (article has since been removed). It was in a really great ... http://www.cucumbersome.com/toile-de-jouy/ A few days ago, I saw this article on Sunset (via AT) about Lotta Jansdotter's apartment. The space is 725 square feet, and she uses the space very wisely. One of the things that stood out to me was that she transformed an oversized closet into a bedroom. I want ... http://www.cucumbersome.com/a-tiny-room/ Beautiful objects. Edda carafes from Anthropologie Mortar & Pestle from Kuhn Rikon, via NotCot http://www.cucumbersome.com/simply/ Maybe it's because I just read Molly Wizenberg's book in which she fondly recalls memories of Paris as a child, but I have been loving the A chair by Tolix lately. It's like bringing a Parisian bistro home. They're sold at Design Within Reach here and, with for slightly cheaper ... http://www.cucumbersome.com/tolix-chairs-voil/ Norwegian photographer Trine Thorsen's portfolio is absolutely stunning. Each photo makes me think, well, I want to go to there. The other day I bought a little record cabinet (for Ryan's thinned out, but still huge, record collection) and the woman who was selling it had a fantastic vintage ... http://www.cucumbersome.com/photographer-trine-thorsen/