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twitter inspired laptop bag

il 430xn76495576 twitter inspired laptop bagYeah, I’ll admit it — I like to tweet. For those of you in the technological Dark Ages, tweeting is the biggest phenomenon to hit social networking since Facebook. A ‘tweet’ is a 140 character message/update you can send out over Twitter, and people who are following your message feed will be able to read it.

Moving on from Twitter 101, check out this über-cool laptop bag I found at the Mareri store on Etsy. The little bird silhouette is so obviously paying an homage to the Twitter logo (or it is in my world, anyways), and the bag is padded to protect your precious hardware.

$50 US, available at Mareri on Etsy.

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must have: umbra chirp finials

picture 21 must have: umbra chirp finials

It’s a shame that drapes get all the attention, when there’s so much gorgeous drapery hardware out there that’s vying for the spotlight. New from Umbra is this adorable little fella, a finial that acts as a checklist of on-trend elements: silhouettes, birds and quirky hardware. What’s more, this piece is part of Umbra’s “Meli-Melo” mix-and-match drapery program, that allows you to choose a rod, add a pair of finials and create your own custom drapery combination. 

Chirp 3.5-by-5″ finial set in black high gloss

Price: $19 per pair

Available at: Umbra Concept Store, Toronto, 416-599-0088; 800-387-5122

before & after: funky wallpaper

grahambrown before & after: funky wallpaperI’m a sucker for a good “before and after”, and these two shots demonstrate how few rolls of wallpaper can totally transform a space. My friend Genevieve hosted a “wallpapering party” last weekend, and invited four buddies over to lend a hand in making over her kitchen with the gorgeous new Birdcage wallpaper from Graham & Brown’s stunning Mode collection of papers. It took them only four hours — including breaks! — to achieve this terrific transformation. Combining on-trend bird motifs with a boho-chic colourway, Gen’s kitchen is now fresh and fab for 2009!

Mode Collection Birdcage wallpaper

Price: $60/double roll

Available at: Graham & Brown; 800-554-0887

must have: bird cake mould

moule bird must have: bird cake mouldSilhouettes are showing no signs of slowing down! We first did a feature on the rising popularity of this age-old art form back in the February 2008 issue of STYLE AT HOME (check out my interview with world-renowned cut-paper silhouette artist Karl Johnson here!), and the market is now positively booming with ever-more innovative decorative applications. I particularly love small and sweet animal silhouettes that pop up in totally unexpected places, like at the bottom of this Limoges porcelain cake mould from Iddko — a fantastic Canadian e-tail site that you *must* check out!

 

Price: $75

Available at: Iddko