A Daily Dose Of Decor

I blog about compact living because I truly believe that you can live in a small space and have everything.  Well, I also live and design for small spaces too!  I am interior designer that uses my 10 years of fashion design experience to transform any square footage to well functional and stylish space.  Check out my site: www.akhira-n-i.com

Thank you Apartment Therapy for this great opportunity of showcasing my home and my talent on your amazing site.

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/akhiras-eclectic-modern-brooklyn-studio-222813

Cool Remodeling Ideas for your home.. Love this video, Hate the music... Enjoy.

Check out John Legend and his wife Chrissy Teigen NYC apartment featured in the Architectural Digest.... Beautiful. It was designed by Don Stuart.

Design studio Ryan Harc must have observed many women digging in their black holes they called a bag looking for keys and came up with an genius idea- A pocket light! Its not another broken mini flash light banished to live as another trinket on your key chain. This, my dear, is a pocket light that is a sleek skinny card which slides in and out your wallet like money- honey (lol).  Flip the light bulb up and it connects with a small battery and wa-la your light.  It is one of the most compact lighting sources I have every seen. It provides adequate light for you to read or just to look for something in your overly sized pocket book.

I wish this light was in stores because I would go out and get it.  I would carry this with me always like my phone…. Please Ryan Harc make these available to the public!!! Maybe if we flood their inbox with requests, they would put it into production.. finger crossed -  This is my Style Décor, See if It’s Yours, Go and Explore.

  Name: Pocket Light

Designer: Ryan Harc Studio- Ryan Yoon & Harc Lee

Country:  London- United Kingdom

How to Use: as flashlight or reading light

How much: wish I knew because I would buy it now.

Contact:  http://www.7760.org/pocket-lig

Light bulb made out of recycled plastic bottle w/ water and bleach. Philippines: Plastic Bottles go Solar | Global 3000

  My mother was never shy of using wall paper to get her style aesthetic.  Our 1st floor bathroom is pasted with a beautiful green forest scenic which took 4 panels and hours to put up. She achieved her goal of having every guest to feel like you are copping a swat in the forest. Lol.  The point is wall paper never left. However, it did take a nose dive late 80’s and early 90’s.  It has reemerging with vengeance with the mid-century modern explosion.

One major player hit the scene in the year 2000 and transformed the wall paper game- Mr. Perswall. The Swedish company, Mr. Perswall used a digital printer to create any style of wall paper without using panels. How? They can print a pattern for an entire wall.  So what would usually take  several patience pasting hours might just take an hour..  There innovation and creative is conveyed in there motto “ There collections of wall paper always reflect what is and what feels contemporary in our society”. 

This is displayed in there mass collections which is categorized in moods for example, communication, expression, adventure memories, nostalgic etc.  In addition, you can upload your own photos or design to create mood on your wall.  This is a company my mother wish existed in her wallpaper pasting days. So instead of painting, create a stylized wall with Mr. Perswall.  This is my style décor, See if it yours go and Explore.  See specs below…

  Name: Mr.Perwalls

Country: Sweden

How to Use : on any wall

Cost: varys – sold by meter

Remember the chinaware of the past that your mother locked and suffocated  in a china cabinet. These dishes only came out to breathe on holidays. As the years gone by, the use of the china cabinet as been utilized for everything except china like teapots, glassware, and random ridiculousness of kitschy vacation souvenirs . However, today, I found a set china that would make me build a china cabinet to protect it. 

Handmade Limited Edition Fine Ceramics from Manos of Liverpool, Uk made a collection of fine bone china.  These luminescent china pieces are beautiful. They are shaped oh- so delicately, and range from gold trim honeycomb vases to color blocking square bowls china.

These pieces would make perfect gift or just to add alittle class to your holidayplate setting . Manos's china definitely brings back the “fine” in china.  This is my Style décor, See if its yours, Go and Explore... See specs below... Name: Handmade Limited Edition Fine Ceramics Company: Manos Country: Liverpool, United Kingdom How much:  $18- $225


Where to buy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/madebymanos?ref=l2-shopheader-name

On  Febuary 7th Kick starter closed  a campaign which had a goal of $18,000, however the recipients received $256,273.  With that, I must say ,"Welcome to the market the Floyd Legs company".   Whats a Floyd leg? Floyd legs are detached iron table legs that could make a table or coffee table out any flat surface. How, by easily unscrewing the clamp to the specific height of the table and slide the flat surface in and screwing it back.  Those quick introductions is how easy it is to use this product.  That easy? That easy! Im jumping up in down because as an apartment dweller this is the best thing made since slice bread (well maybe not bread because that food and this is a table leg.. yeah you know what im say).

Now, I do not have to throw out a table because its too small or large. I would just adjust the table by cutting that table top or just changing it all together. So Floyd Legs,  as a compact living, apartment dweller myself- I want to say thank you for bring these legs to my the market.  You will have my order soon.

  Name: Floyd Legs

Designers: Kyle Hoff/ Alex O’Dell

Country: Detroit, MI- USA

How to use: any table tabletop

How much: $189  set of 4 legs

Contact : www.thefloydleg.com

ICFF brought it again this year. Excellent designers showcases what they cooked up for you next year.  Well check out more pics ..... You have one more day, It ends .. (sad face). Well if you haven't, please go and check out ICFF and see some amazing designers  like: Fort Standard, HFurniture, Vito Selma, Ito Kish, Kenneth Cobonpue, Warp & Weft etc...

ICFF ( International Contempary Furniture Fair) had a British invasion. Let me tell you it was great.  It was a peak into their innovation and style. I also  got to speak to my favorite wall paper artist Deborah Bowness.  Here is a sneak peak of some of the British exhibits and talent at the show: Marc Schulthess, Naomi Paul, Mineheart, Liquiddesign, Studiojonmale.. etc

More to come... ICFF.... pic yeaaaaaa  :-)

Last night the opening of  Wanted Design show was great. There are new brands and country representing thier point of view and style of furniture..  Some the country representing was Mexico ( who killed it with there designs and display), Guatemala, Canada etc.  Here are a few designers that stood out to me: Kem3D, Portfolio lighting, Cobalt Oxide tea pots and cups, David Trubridge, Juile Gaillard, Foutu Tissu, Alice Tacheny  and more..

Below are some of pics of some of the  exhibits showcased in Wanted Design show. Come out and show your support to this design community.

This weekend come out to 2 of the best interior furniture and products design show in the NYC - Wanted Design and International Contemporary furniture fair.  You will love, just like I do :-)...

Wanted Design: May 16- 19th  @ The Tunnel 269 11th Ave, NYC. For more info the website: http://www.wanteddesignnyc.com/attend/

International Contempary Furniture Fair: - May 17-20 @ Jacob Javitz Center : http://www.icff.com/

See ya there,

Inspiration can come from any wear.  Menswear was my first love in the world of fashion.  Most of the time I try to infuse menswear into any space I design for balance.  If you’re starving for inspiration for your man’s cave or apartment-  instead of a trite sport theme,  how about channeling your favorite car interiors and colors into your design.  This is My Style Decor,  See If Its Yours,  Go and Explore. ….