Scoop du Jour: cobi
Cobi Ladner, former editor of my favourite design mag Canadian House & Home, is trying out a new hat. She's launched her website cobi which stands for "collection of beautiful ideas". Her philosophy is that homes should be personalized, unique spaces; a reflection of you and not your decorator or anyone else's recycled ideas.
I kind of agree with her. Show me a piece of furniture/fabric/wallpaper/lighting that you love and think is so 'you', and I'll show you 13 blogs, 2 magazine articles, and an HGTV show where that same item has appeared in other people's houses. With the speed of design today, good ideas become stale ideas when too many people jump on the bandwagon (trellis pattern, anyone?). I'm guilty of this just as anyone else (you have noticed my ubiquitous white shaker kitchen with stainless appliances, haven't you?) so I'm interested to see what cobi brings to the table. Then again, I think Domino magazine tried to promote the same idea, that different is much more appealing than sameness, and we all know how that ended.
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It is SO hard to be unique and different and "you." I mean "me." Maybe that's why I keep pulling off castoff furniture from the city clean-up, other people's junk, and trying to rehab it into something uniquely mine. On the other hand, it also explains why I used your office as inspiration for my office. I loved what you did...and my interpretation of it. But I didn't dream it up myself...I got my idea from you and I'm so happy with it. So thanks.
I think anything you want to put in your house can be "you". Who cares if it's stale/played out (or totally unique). If you love it that's all that matters.
just my 0.02 :o)
I agree that trends can get tired, but if you really love something and it brings you joy, you should still keep it. Not everything can be super original or right with every trend.
Thanks for the shout out about Cobi. I wondered what had happened to her!
I am anxious to check out her website, and love this post, too, because I both agree...but am also a tad guilty of jumping on bandwagons a little bit too. I too have a kitchen inspired by that Somethings Got To Give kitchen. And of course, I'm in love it, but still.
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