Inspired Home Design Blog: Budget

Design on a Budget: Display Shelves

3:23 PM Posted by Unknown

Because not everyone can afford the high end design pieces, there is also a series of Design on a Budget posts on Nordic Days. It will add that I personally feel that it's the most noble thing to reward the original designer for their design. But I know that sometimes buying the original is simply not an option. Today I will highlight a high-end and a budget version of display shelves, so you can display your favourite pieces in a beautiful way.

Small Budget: The Umbra Showcase Shelves

(€22,50 for a set of three)

Big Budget: The Corniches (Vitra)

The Corniches were designed by the brothers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Vitra in 2012

(S/M/L €51/€72/€82 a piece)

Check out the other Design on a Budget posts here

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Design on a Budget: Leitmotiv

10:17 PM Posted by Unknown

I show a lot of expensive design on my blog. Because not everyone can afford this I also have a category on my website called Design on a Budget. Because although buying the original product is usually better, buying a cheaper interpretation of the same idea might sometimes be a more reasonable option :) I would like to add that I don't necessarily endorse these knock-offs, I do think you should try to reward the original designers if your bank balance allows you to. Today I'm showing you three items by the Dutch brand Leitmotiv that are obviously inspired by the great Nordic brands Normann Copenhagen, HAY and &Tradition. I own the Leitmotiv side table (because the Normann Copenhagen version was just too expensive for me) but I do own the original HAY Don't Leave Me Table and the original &Tradition Milk Lamp. The fourth photo is ironic and some sort of poetic justice because it seems that Leitmotiv's original design for a coat rack was copied in the new IKEA Ps 2014 collection ;)

Above: Leitmotiv Orbit Table (€98) vs Normann Copenhagen Tablo Side Table (€220) by Nicholai Wiig Hansen

Leitmotiv Serve Side Table (€90) vs HAY Don't Leave Me Table by Thomas Bentzen

Leitmotiv Orbit Table Lamp (€60) vs &Tradition NA1 Milk Lamp by Norm Architects (€155)

Leitmotiv Vixen Coat Rack (€129) vs IKEA Ps 2014 Coat Rack (€49,99)

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Weekend DIY: Minimalistic Dinnertable/Desk

10:06 PM Posted by Unknown

I spotted this wonderful minimalistic Do It Yourself dinnertable slash home office desk on Kauf Dich Gluecklich Blog! Wow how I wish I was more of a 'handy' person right now :) If you're brave and feeling up for it, you can get a tutorial here (it's in German, but hey: nothing that Google Translate can't fix) :)

Photos by Kauf Dich Gluecklich Blog

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Design on a Budget: IKEA vs OYOY

3:10 PM Posted by Unknown

I show a lot of expensive design on my blog. Because not everyone can afford this I also have a category on my website called Design on a Budget. Because although buying the original product is usually better, buying a cheaper interpretation of the same idea might sometimes be a more reasonable option :) I have for example compared the shelves by VIPP with the Botkyrka Shelves by IKEA and the String Shelves vs the IKEA Gallo shelves. Today I'm also offering you 2 choices if you're looking for graphic home textiles: the beautiful OYOY textiles (blankets, cushions) (€55-150) versus the more budgetfriendly IKEA Nävviva cushion (€3,95) that you see in the first photo. They're not quite look-a-likes but I think they have the same feel :) Which one do you prefer?

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Design on a Budget: IKEA Botkyrka vs VIPP Shelves

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IKEA PS 2014 Official Press Photos + Prices!

2:11 PM Posted by Unknown

Here they are: the official IKEA PS 2014 press photos, including the prices :) Which one is your favourite? And the best news (to me) is that the desk and the corner cupboard will also be available in white, and the coatrack will also be sold in bare wood! I already spotted the rug and the cushion cover in my local IKEA, but officially these items will be available from April! Which one will you buy? I'd love the white corner cupboard, the white (low) floor lamp, the Strandmark mirror and coat rack and everything by Dutch designers Scholten & Baijings! :)