Playtime! 5 Creative Additions For Your Toy Box


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New Toys For Winter 2012

Winter can call for a little — OK, a lot — of creativity. Get some help (and get your kids away from the television) with these five supercreative new toys. From an affordable, make-your-own model that your lil one will spend hours designing online to a book with incredible disappearing-ink technology that requires some fun and time-consuming interaction, these toys are totally worth the Read more

Hang a Coat Tree That Preserves Floor Space


Updated 05/31/11 10:50 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Wall-Mounted Coat Tree in the Shape of a Tree

Live in a small space? So do I. And as much as I'd love to add a freestanding coat tree to my front entry, there's simply not enough floorspace to accommodate one. That's why I love this wall-mounted coat tree, featured in an office space designed by Amsterdam interiors firm Concern. The office space is studded with smart design solutions, such as a rubber floor that helps minimize sound and an Read more

9 New Favorites From Ferm Living


Updated 02/22/11 4:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Ferm Living Accessories at Ambiente Fair in Frankfurt

Two weeks ago Messe Frankfurt, one of the world's largest trade fair companies, invited me to visit Ambiente, its annual international consumer goods fair. I discovered dozens of new designers and trends there, but one brand that I'm already familiar with that I was excited to see in person was Ferm Living. The Danish company made a name for itself with wallpaper but has branched into textiles Read more

House Tour: A Masterwork in Progress


Updated 09/15/10 3:23 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 2 comments

Home Owner Makes Renovations on a Delaware Family Home

It's rare that a reader will let us take a peek at a home renovation mid-process. Luckily, Kati Driscoll is letting us do just that. Her beautiful 1890s Gothic Second Empire home in Bear, DE, which she shares with her boyfriend, artist Alan Brown, has been in her family since the 1980s, when her grandmother bought it for use as an office. After she passed away two years ago, Kati moved back in to Read more

Sale Alert: Free Book With FermLiving Wallpaper


Updated 01/14/10 8:05 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 0 comments

Sale Alert: Free Book With FermLiving Wallpaper

To kick off the new year with a bout of generosity, Ferm Living is offering a free copy of Chronicle Books' Wallpaper Projects ($23) by Derek Fagerstrom and Lauren Smith of the Curiosity Shoppe with every order of two rolls of wallpaper or more while supplies last! To snag the deal, enter the code FREEBOOK at checkout, Considering that you named Ferm Living your favorite wallpaper company of Read more

Christiana Coop's Go-To Holiday Gift Ideas


Updated 11/30/09 8:05 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 0 comments

Christiana Coop's Go-To Holiday Gift Ideas

As part of a fun holiday series, I've asked interior design "tastemakers," from designers and stylists to bloggers and shop-owners, to share their favorite go-to holiday gift ideas with me. Christiana Coop, owner of the super-stylish design shop Hygge & West and the US outpost of über-cool Danish wallpaper company Ferm Living, who is also an interior designer, gave me the lowdown on her Read more

Desire/Acquire: Ferm Living Treebomb Pillow


Updated 11/23/09 8:05 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 0 comments

Desire/Acquire: Ferm Living Treebomb Pillow

I absolutely love the Ferm Living Silk Treebomb Pillow ($110). It's really eye-catching and has an ethereal, wintry quality that's just plain dreamy. But, as much as I think sometimes it's worth it to spend upwards of $100 on a pillow, I'm still wary of it because I've seen so many equally arresting designs at more palatable prices. Turns out, there's a pillow that's a near twin to this one, Read more

Nice and New: Fresh Finds at Ferm Living


Updated 11/04/09 10:05 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 0 comments

Nice and New: Fresh Finds at Ferm Living

One of my favorite wallpaper retailers, Ferm Living, has a few new things in store that I'm really loving. First of all, I think the way this Sewing Kit Wall Sticker ($57.50) is staged is absolutely hilarious. I think it would be clever to use it around a window or doorway in your home, especially one that doesn't have a lot of molding. See a few other new things when you read more Read more

Sale Alert: Ferm Living Warehouse Sale


Updated 01/23/09 11:39 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 2 comments

Sale Alert: Ferm Living Warehouse Sale

Ferm Living is cleaning warehouse in preparation for new goodies in '09, and has put most of its wall stickers on sale and many of its Collection 2 wallpapers on sale for 60 percent off. I've always had a thing for this Waldots Wallpaper ($46, reduced from $115) and seeing its price so wildly reduced may just be the inspiration I need to give my kitchen a little reno. All sales are final though, Read more