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Seattle: Most Indicators Positive

March 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Seattle-Beautiful-View_1600x1200_6029Tech and aerospace industries keep Seattle and surrounding cities competitive with the rest of the nation. Based on data compiled by the Seattle Market Review (March 2012), the Evergreen State shows economic growth with several bright spots.

  • Seattle ranks in the top three for tech startup jobs around the nation, according to PayScale’s “Tech Startup Hotspot Score.” PayScale takes into account median annual pay and availability of new positions. Only San Francisco and Austin beat out the Emerald City, which enjoyed a median salary of $74,900.

  • Boeing is seeing its highest levels of employment since 1999, when 82,400 men and women were employed, according to the News Tribune. At the end of February, the company employed 82,325 workers in Washington and a total of 171,921. The majority of jobs were added in WA, the center of the company’s commercial airplane production and design work.

  • Seattle’s unemployment rate fell to 7.5 percent in January, down from 7.7 percent in the month prior. Overall in the state, unemployment dropped to 8.3 percent.

What does the labor market growth mean for housing? King County’s inventory is shrinking. Fewer homes were listed for sale in February than at any time since the housing crisis started. And while the U.S. median single-family sale price fell by 2 percent in February — to $308,125 — Seattle has fared better. Its median house price went up by 3 percent to $365,000 from February 2011.

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A Collection of Unusual Beds

March 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











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Folding coffee table both fashionable and functional

February 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment

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If you miss the days when your furniture consisted of two folding chairs and a card table, if for nothing other than the convenience come moving time, thanks to designer Robert van Embricqs, you could get back the flexibility without sacrificing a fashionable look.

A conscious choice for functionality in design doesn’t necessarily mean one has to be burdened by conformity, let alone predictability. The Rising Table ignores the clichéd notion that a table is little more than a flat surface that is held up by four separate legs. The result is a surprising mixture of fluid design that blends the multifaceted tabletop with the latticework of wooden beams that function as the center of the construct. From there, the table sprouts four wooden beams that hold up the entire construct.

Not only does this design approach rid itself of every single predictable feature when one imagines a table, it also emphasizes that the Rising Table is indeed made from a single piece of wood.

It also takes up almost zero space in a moving van, as well as being a snap to hide away once it’s time to whip out the impromptu dance floor after taking out the huge plate of dippable goodies that could be placed in the middle. This is nothing if not a party waiting to happen.

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Shelving on Demand: Modular Ledges Flip Up & Down

January 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Empty shelves can look strange or sad, leading us to try and fill them up … sometimes too fast. The solution? Modular fold-down wall shelves.

These work for books, but are more meant for odds and ends or decorative touches – the quick-but-temporary cleanup we do from time to time between bigger organizational efforts or the elements we want to show off.

Eeva Lithovius suggests that the shelf can serve as a kind of “chaos meter” reflecting its capacity quite openly and letting you know when it might be time to get more shelving … or to toss some things out.

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Sensei – Space Saving Furniture

January 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Live in a condo or a home with limited space? Sensei is a space saving utility that gathers two types of objects in a concept. Made out of square tube chrome steel and acrylic these chairs can easily be transformed into a table.

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Transformer Cupboard – Hides Table and Seating for Two

December 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment


© Claudio Sibile

While Brazil and Argentina used to be the leaders in the Latin American design scene, other countries from the region like Chile and Uruguay have been catching up, the latter in part thanks to government support and the work of achamber established in 2008 to promote the work of local creators.

Also from the latter comes designer Claudio Sibile, sure to become a favorite ofsmall-spaces-obsessed people with his brilliant transformer furniture.

The first we want to highlight is Ludovico, a cupboard that hides a table and seating for two in a simple, contemporary design made with eucalyptus wood and aluminum handles. Watch it unfold below.


© Claudio Sibile


© Claudio Sibile


© Claudio Sibile


© Claudio Sibile

The designer also made a second, smaller version of the piece which turns a three-drawer cupboard in a desk and chair.


© Claudio Sibile


© Claudio Sibile

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Reversible Interior Shelf Fits Both Inside & Outside Corners

December 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Versatility meets simplicity in this dual-mode shelving object constructed quite simply from two-by-fours and requiring little more than a chop saw (for 45- and 90-degree cuts) and a hammer to build, for the DIY-inclined.

Titled Kulma (the Finnish word for corner), this piece was designed by Martina Carpelan, whose “goal as a designer is to bring function, esthetics and timelessness together, “reflecting her “great interest in observing the everyday, her surroundings and behavior.”

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Before & After Paint: 22 Home Furniture & Interior Photos

November 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment

A little painting can go a long way toward transforming the look and feel of a space, so before you change the wallpaper or toss out your old furniture, consider some before-and-after project examples that show how a change in color can liven up a dull space or dampen an overly dramatic one.

ApartmentTherapy covers such projects regularly, but individually they are not quite as interesting – after all, a blue, red and white chair may just not be your thing. Taken together, though, they show just how much you can alter character and mood with a change in tone or brightness.

Bland bathrooms are just plain (and) uncomfortable – and too much white (or pastel) can kill an entry or living space. Highlights on the backs of wall bookshelves or free-standing bookcases can also help add dimension to a space by providing creative contrast.

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Sofa Bunk Bed – Convertible Sofa Bed

November 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Sofa Bunk Bed - Convertible Sofa Bed

DOC is a spectacular sofa that can easily be adapted into a bunk bed within a second! A plain spontaneous and protected process lets you to convert the three seater sofa into two regular beds. Doc takes multi-purpose to an entire innovative height, resourceful utilization of space at its best. This is a remarkably upgrades a conventional chaise lounge!

Sofa Bunk Bed - Convertible Sofa Bed

Sofa Bunk Bed - Convertible Sofa Bed

Sofa Bunk Bed - Convertible Sofa Bed

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