Kitchen Disaster!

Imagine getting a brand new kitchen. A beautiful and expensive kitchen (at least for your budjet). Those doors, cabinets and kitchen appliances you'll be looking many years after... Then the disaster happens, when the kitchen arrives and the work begins, just about everything goes wrong...

This is what has happened with my brothers new kitchen. Here are only few examples.

My brother ordered a cooking hood cupboard with a door because he didn't want the hood to stand out from the kitchen. (The kitchen opens to livingroom and the whole livingroom/kitchen space is small).

This is what he ordered, this is how the cupboard with cooking hood should look when you open the door...

This is how the cupboard looks now in my brothers kitchen... Can you see the similarity because we can't... There are bits and pieces missing and there is a huge hole on top of it that shouldn't even exist.

And what about the kitchen sink then? Well... the sink is wrong, of course, and it takes more than five weeks to get a new one. My brother ordered a sink with a faucet hole in it but now there's a sink with a hole on the counter, 1+1=wrong sink. How on earth my brother can get water out of this tap when there is now way to open it. Well, I think the photo will speak to itself.

Make a wild guess what are my brothers feelings and thoughts right now!!! I think my feelings and thoughts are quite alike...

Sorry, about the bad quality of the photos ;)

New Year...

Happy New Year 2008 to everyone! I've been a bit busy these last few days and haven't got the time to update my blog, but here I am again.

I have a very good news to tell you if you are into finnish design. Chad from Finnstyle send me email and told that they have a huge after christmas clearence sale going on. Finnstyle sells many finnish brands like Aarikka, Artek, Iittala, Marimekko, Tonfisk Design and many more... Have a look at Finnstyle.com and hurry, sale ends soon!

Marimekko Fandango Holiday Serving Plate. List Price $20, Sale $12

Aalto Finlandia Blueberry Vase -10". List Price $135, Sale $85

See You Next Year...

I hope I'm not ruining the holiday spirit that someone might still have by telling that today I'm going to take down all my christmas decorations. Well, there really isn't much to do because this year the decorating has been very minimal. Less is more I think... So, all my beautiful baubles and other ornaments, I'll see you again next year!

For all my christmas decorations it would be nice to have one big storage box with ornament trays. Something similar to the ones that The Container Store sells.

Holiday Storage Box with Ornament Tray from The Container Store.

Archival Ornament Storage Box from The Container Store.

Coming Up!

New Year is just around the corner so it's time for a little sneak peek at Marimekko's Spring 2008. It seems that there's a lot of green colors coming out...

From left: Metsänhenki bedlinen, Metsänväki tray, Metsänväki teatowels.

Fabrics from left: Kaakaopuu, Korsi, Kevätjuhla, Pientareella.

Christmas Greetings!

Only one night left before Santa comes so it`s time to turn the holiday mood on... There´s no snow on the ground so I hope Santa has wheels in his sleigh so that everyone can get their presents. I`ll be back in a few days, but before I go, I want to wish all of you a very merry Christmas!

-Maya

Drink With Style...

Some of you probably already know these fun looking ceramics by Sami Rinne Design. Sami Rinne is a finnish designer designing individual utility and interior ceramics. There is mugs for every drink so pick your favorite one from bunny, bat, birch, angel, reindeer or fish and drink those coffees and teas with style.

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree...

For all those modernists, minimalists and non-traditionalists. Here is something cool for your livingroom. Relish Six Point Aluminum Tree needs no watering and lasts longer than Christmas. The tree is flat sheet of aluminum, spiral-cut to expand into a tree shape when hung. Size 4-4,5 ft (122-137 cm) as hung.