I love these sofas from Doshi Levien. Great colors and details. Here’s the back of the sofa:

They come in three sizes. Here is the smallest:

Here’s the back:

According to the Italian company Moroso, which manufactures the divans: “The cushions are covered with Indian textiles and decorated with very large, extremely beautiful buttons. Fabrics include silk and cotton and a Kvadrat wool cloth designed by Giulio Ridolfo which is woven like an Indian silk, the warp and weft are of two different colours.” They were inspired by this painting:

(Via SwissMiss.)

I like vintage phones. We bought a phone from 1960-something for my husband’s office–it works great–and ever since, I have been looking for a red wall phone for the kitchen. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to find one that would work, so at last I turned, as I always do, to the Internet. I was pleased to find that there are plenty of retro red wall phones available. For example, check out this phone from Red Candy:

This one is my favorite. Unfortunately, it seems to only be available in the UK and it is out of stock until April. Then there is this one:

I originally found this phone on Smith Gear for $50, which is too much for a phone. But it is so cool–there is even a volume control on the handle. With a little poking around, I found what looks like the same phone on eBay for $32. Much better.

This Crosley phone is also nice. It is a little fancier than the others, more like something you would find in an office. You can get it at Amazon for $47.

And finally there is your basic red Golden Eagle Electronics phone. They may not be as cute as the others, but they are the cheapest for $9 from Phone Merchants. These phones are reliable and have been around forever.

The advantage of buying a new phone that looks old is that it works with our modern phone lines. But still, they don’t quite have the charm of the originals…

I love these Helvetica cookie cutters from Beverly Hsu. They are very cool.

Beverly is looking into making the cookie cutter to sell–you can get on her mailing list if you are interested. (Via Sunset.)

I haven’t done any cross-stitch in years, but I might come out of retirement for this Mr. Darcy Cross-stitch Pattern from The Time Is Now. Mr. Darcy, as you literary nerds out there know, is the love interest from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. A description from the book:

“Mr Darcy soon drew the attention of the room by his fine, tall person, handsome features, noble mien; and the report which was in general circulation within five minutes after his entrance, of his having ten thousand a year.”

As the site says, “now you can stitch him onto your pillows, your laptop sleeves, or your wall coverings! A DIY gentleman.” $7. (Via Rare Bird Finds)

It’s the details that make your house interesting. Therefore, here are five cool coat hooks that I like:

Sea Anemone wall hook from Uno.Design.

It’s melting… Drip wall hook from Up To You Toronto. $32 CAD.

Ninja star coat hooks! $20 from ThinkGeek.

Bring a little nature in, literally, with these tree branch coat hooks from Live Wire Farm. Prices start at $20.

And finally, this hand wall hanger is begging to hold your coat. $75 from UMA.

I like these Hive Tumblers by Balance Glassworks. They are designed to look like part of a honey comb. The glasses come in sets of four, so this picture is more like four or five sets in a row. Very cool looking. (Via Poppytalk)

This is a tree trunk garden house in Hilversum, Netherlands. Designer Piet Hein Eek created it as a study for music-entertainer Hans Libergis. Set on the edge of a forest, the house is carved from a stack of logs.

The house also has sliding windows that are fitted into frames made from plastic and steel. When they shut, the house looks like a wood pile.

Here it is at night.

Jealous.

More images here.

I’m not sure it makes sense to pay $25 for a bank to save for your dream, but I like this bank from Uncommon Goods anyway. It is a bank where you insert a picture of the thing you’re saving for so you have inspiration to keep saving.

I heartily approve of setting money aside for things you want, and cash does add up. Of course, you don’t need to buy a $25 bank to pin up a picture of your inspiration next to your piggy bank. Just sayin’. (Via Rare Bird Finds)

I mention clocks on here a lot because I’ve been looking for an interesting one for my living room for some time now. I think I found it. In perusing this house tour of photographer Rion Nakaya’s house on Design Sponge, I saw the following clock:

This is good. It’s interesting, has the right amount of quirk, and would look good with the rest of my decor. The post says it was found in The Conran Shop in Paris.

Oh but I love the Internet. Here is the same thing on Amazon for $34.95.

It’s called the Nextime Wall Clock. I might just get it, except that when I showed it to my husband the first thing he said was, “That would be easy to make.”

And so it would. Hmmm….

Ha! This is a great idea from designer Joo Youn Paek–the polite umbrella. It “is a shrinkable umbrella that enables users to morph its shape in order to reduce occupied space and to increase user maneuverability.” No more poking people in the eye with your umbrella, plus added benefits in a wind storm. (Via Swiss Miss)