Cool Japanese rhinoceros beetle wall hooks from Chigo in Tokyo. I've seen rhinoceros beetles in Malaysia, just crawling around. They're huge!

How cool would it be to have several of these hanging in a kid's room?

(Below: An Atlas beetle, species of rhinoceros beetle)



[1-3. Chigo; 4. c. lynn]

 

This kitty teepee is adorable. I love how serious he looks staring out from the inside. It would make a great gift for your feline furries.

[via BLTD, 1. Loyal Luxe]

Pretty linens give any bedroom a facelift—whether the whole bed is redressed or new pillow linens are introduced. In the summertime, I love a colorful bed with Indian patterns like suzanis, ikats, florals, and paisleys.

You can find the linens above at Kerry Cassill or at Odessa boutique in Portland.

[1-5; Kerry Cassill]

Our friends, R and N, have a beautiful house in northeast Portland, OR. They are both architects, which accounts for their impeccable taste and eye for detail that is obvious when you step foot inside their home. Most recently though, I got to see the rewards of R's engineering know-how and a bit of elbow grease, when she pulled together this beautiful light fixture designed by Lindsey Adelman for her kitchen. The light is so attractive and evokes both vintage and modern sensibility.

Adelman offers DIY directions on her website for those who love the aesthetic of her bubble lighting series, but don't want to have to commission a new design and installation.

[1. & 2. Adelman]

Tom Dixon is a huge name in the British design world. He writes about seeing design choices in everything--especially in the objects and elements of one's environment that one may think of as commonplace.

I'm inspired by his chapter on Constructivism, where he curates a number of images (some of his personal photographs and others he has pulled together) to juxtapose manmade construction with the organic and natural. I love seeing the variety of textures altogether. Tom Dixon's Interior Worlds is available here.

Lauren Wolf's jewelry is inspired by natural elements. This piece is especially beautiful.