BODUM / BODUM

20 év kemény használat után eltörött a kedvenc teáskannám. Még 14 éves koromban kaptam Németországból, masszív teaimádatom stílusos szertartásaihoz. Azóta imádom a Bodum márkát, és tuti nemcsak a teáskannát fogom innen pótolni.

After 20 years hard usage I broke my favorite tea kettle. I got it as a present from Germany when I was 14 to make my blooming tea-mania rituals in a stylish way. From that moment I love Bodum, and I'm going to buy not only a new tea kettle.

My broken tea kettle / A törött kancsóm

Steampunk Floral Arrangements!

Aren't these great?  They are from a steampunk wedding for Stacey and Eric that Women of Weddings put on.  See more pictures.

 

 

Cecelie Starin at the San Francisco Decorator Showcase

Cecelie Starin's PR person contacted me after one too many people called Starin's room in the San Francisco Decorator Showcase "steampunk."


The San Francisco Showcase house room is a bit too much on the "exotic" -- it's OK if it has a lot of safari or natural history style, but that zebra rug and all the horns are a bit much for me -- but it has some very redeeming qualities.

Like this chandelier:

Or this bookshelf:
Did you catch the Gothic touch in the choice of books?

I decided her style was more "traditional, with steampunkesque accessories." I looked through the rest of Starin's portfolio and found some other examples that I liked.

Muted, with map.

The color scheme is set by the globes, picked up by the books and the chair.

I love her use of maps and globes (I'm a bit globe-obsessed right now...). I think these rooms are a great example of how many rooms can be steampunk'd with the addition of some great art and knick knacks -- although I do think it helps to start with a more traditional or old fashioned style.