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Howdy kids, hope you all had a swell weekend! We spent the days doing yardwork and the nights eating and drinking yummy stuff, so it was mostly lovely and relaxing... and I am totally unprepared for the cold hard wall in my face that is Monday. Thank jeebus for Wallpaper Magazine, because they always have the most interesting spreads (when they aren't showcasing 20 pages in a row of disgusting albeit beautifully photographed raw steaks... although maybe that also qualifies as interesting?). Anyway, look at this:

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How about that Ligne Roset bed? Amazing! What's that you say -- something is obscuring your view of it? Oh yes. Giant taxidermied animals were obviously necessary to illustrate the hipster appeal of these fine furnishings.

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That Jaime Hayon chair is certainly foxy, though.

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If I only had 5 seconds to grab something out of this room, I'm not sure if I would yank the lamb away from gaping lupine jaws, or put that Herve Van Der Straeten console table under my coat and run for my ever loving life.

What do you think? Is Wallpaper too clever for its own good?

Or maybe just crazy like a fox?

Redesigned Ditties: Sectional Seduction

I'm gonna take my time

I'm not gonna rush to buy

I'm gonna take it slow

I can't spend out of control

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So we can get a sectional seduction

So I can get a sectional seduction

So we can get a sectional seduction

Sectional seduction

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It might be high priced

But it's all about me, me, me

Just can't buy from the mall

I don't want to get fleeced, fleeced, fleeced

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And all that I'll ever do is lounge on her seat, seat, seat

And watch HDTV

And go back to sleep, sleep, sleep

sectionals

Cause I done got a Sectional seduction

Sectional seduction Sectional seduction

Sectional seduction

sectionals

I'm gonna take my time

I'm not gonna rush to buy

I'm gonna take it slow

I can't spend out of control

sectionals

If you don't know by now

Erin Dogg is a freak, freak, freak

I keep a hot couch with me

Seven days out of the week, week, week

sectionals

And all that I'll ever do is lounge on her seat, seat, seat

And watch HDTV

And go back to sleep, sleep, sleep

sectionals

Cause I done got a Sectional seduction

Sectional seduction

Sectional seduction

Sectional seduction

sectionals

I was up in the store havin' a look, loungin' all sweet

When I peeped this little freak out

I was all on the sale when Togo corner couch came out

Then she hit the floor, now

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With a low pitched seat, leather, bright white style

Lookin' good enough to eat

And a playa know if I take her home

With that real soft squish, you so right I'm gon' sleep

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So I approached the sofa I liked the most

Nice curves on her with some hot lil pillows

I whispered in her ear, "Lil momma, what you cost?

I know that you're not cheap but for sure I ain't gon' say no"

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My new couch is outrageous

We got into the crib and exchanged some love faces

And even though Hunny knows it cost a ton

Now he wants to buy me a matching one

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Sectional seduction

Sectional seduction

Sectional seduction

Sectional seduction

(all the time, any time)

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Click to play the original song. I dare you not to think about couches.

(Sources: 1. Roche Bobois 2. Karl Anderson 3. Cappellini 4. Richard Powers 5. Living Etc 6. Shoot Factory 7. Ligne Roset 8. Elle Decor 9. Met Home 10. Ligne Roset 11. Light Locations 12. Met Home 13. De Sede)

Designer Spotlight: Inga Sempe

G'day everyone!  How 'bout ya'll raise your hands if you remember that monster Olympic-sized post I wrote on Tuesday?  Remember how it was the longest blog post ever in the history of mankind?  So, keeping that in mind, how do you feel about a slightly significantly shorter post today?  No go?  Hmmmm... what if I promise lots of pretty pictures?  Deal?  Deal.  Let's go. I have come to learn something recently which will undoubtedly shake you all to your core:  Ligne Roset carries several pieces of furniture.  True!  I know we all love to swoon over the Togo (I'm looking at you, Raina) but believe it or not, they actually have a very extensive line of lovely pieces.  And behind every line of great furniture stands a great designer.  Ok, they have several designers they work with but today we're focusing on one: Inga Sempe.

Ligne Roset unveiled it's newest piece, the Ruche, by designer Igna Sempe this week at the imm cologne

A simple, upholstered quilt is draped over a basic frame to create the newest piece.  And, since we're channeling Raina today, I will ask your thoughts please.

The Ruche is not Sempe's first piece for Ligne Roset, she has designed several including the Moel sofa and chair (shown above) as well as the Lampyre, the Long Pot, and Lunatique: a telescoping table.

Sempe's portfolio also contains this gem, designed for quirky Italian furniture makers, Edra

Edra let Sempe get away with these shelves as well, which, btw, I find delightful.

One of my favorite pieces by Sempe is this pleated hanging lamp for Cappelinni.  Designed in 2003 and still stunning as can be 7 years later.

I'm also enchanted with her high pleated lamp, also for Cappellini

And you know what, dudes?  That's all I've got for today.