My architect friend is re-doing a small pad about a mile from my house. About a month ago, he was getting ready to move in, and was looking for a bed. Unsatisfied with what he was finding in the stores, he drew me a quick sketch and asked if I could build it. Since I never turn down an opportunity to try something new (especially when someone else is buying the materials) I was all over it. The design was really quite simple. Two plain boxes wrapped in birch with a cantilevered top. The edges on the top were left exposed to match the desk I did for him a while ago. All in all I think it turned out pretty good. The price for materials was right around $250 when it was all said and done. The mattress is a 9″ memory foam. The duvet is by Dwell.
Lots more pics after the jump.

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I have been trying to get our Caroma Walvit wall mounted toilet installed since my post last week two weeks ago. Progress has been slow. I finally managed to get the frame that it hangs on secured, and the wall that will be slightly popped out to accommodate the tank framed in. Today I’ve got the whole day to work on it, so hopefully I will be able to get it all done. I just have to run some copper tube over to it for water supply and hook it into the sewer. After that comes the fun stuff. I am trimming out the wall behind it in walnut to match the vanity. Hopefully tomorrow I will have some good pics of it all done.

Two days ago, I posted about the Blomus Bird feeder. Now that you have flocks of birds coming to your backyard why not indulge them with their own bird house. Actually its not a bird house, its a bird apartment. It’s what all the cool modernist birds are living in these days. Available from Sprout Home, these funky ceramic bird shelters are guaranteed to look good hanging in your backyard.

Available from Sprout Home for $64.

Urban Outfitters has always had great style and an affordable price. This simple, yet classy Butterfly Leg Table is a great example of why I wish I lived a little closer to one of their stores. Available in either orange or expresso, and accented by a stainless steel trim around the rim, this table sits gracefully atop a set of chrome butterfly crossover legs. Simple, sturdy, affordable.

Available from Urban Outfitters for $42.

We have featured Blomus products here at GRM before. Thats because they do a good job at making clean affordable modern accessories. I have perused through their website a couple times before, and for some reason I don’t recall ever having seen this great modern bird feeder. Made of stainless steel, like most of the Blomus line, this simple ground stake bird feeder would look good in any modernists back yard. I’m sure the birds would appreciate the good design too.

Available from Shop.com for $31.

Next week I’ll be back with pics of some cabinetry and a bed I did for a friend, plus some updated pics of the wall hung toilet install.

Just a couple of days ago, I posted about some grilling tools that were on sale over at the MoMA Store. I also asked if anyone knew of any affordable modern grills. Thanks to you guys, we had a lot of great comments. Some of the modern grills mentioned were:

1. Fuego Grill
2. A weird PC grill
3. Eva Solo grill, which is now available in gas.

One idea that came up in the discussion was to just make my own grill similar to the clean lines of the Fuego. I looked around for a while to see where I could get some parts, and was a little discouraged. Then yesterday while I was at Lowes, I found the BBQ Grillware Stainless Steel Table Top Grill. Thats a whole lot of words for a simple little grill. It’s small, only 22 square inches, but is clean looking, and it will make a nice grill section for a custom base. Best of all, it was only $97, so I can actually afford it now, and enjoy some good grilled Salmon until I get around to making a base for it.

Thanks everyone for the suggestions.

BBQ Grillware Stainless Steel Table Top Grill available at Lowes for $97.

Kerf Design, makers of high end custom cabinetry and furniture, relaunched their website a couple of months ago. I have been meaning to let everyone know, but forgot until today. Kerf is one of my favorite cabinetry and furniture designers/builders. They have a style that reminds me a lot of Blu-Dot. They manage to pull bright colors into classic mid-century design in a way that makes you smile inside. Unfortunately the prices are not really affordable. Cabinetry starts at $500-$700 a linear foot. So, even though none of us can probably afford it, make sure you head on over to their website and drool a little.

Kerf Design.

Love the look of the ugly dolls, but think they are just a little too ugly? Then like me, you will love these Woollyhoodwink Dolls. Designed by Jeff Root, this collection of incredibly cute plush woodland creatures are some of the coolest little dolls I have seen in a long time. Jeff does a great job of bringing a fresh new angle to the whole funky doll look. Each doll has his own name (Ozard is shown to the left) and comes packaged in their own little tree (pics after the jump).

Available from Elsewares for $29.

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As the summer heat presses on, many people turn to the outdoors for cooking their food. While I still haven’t found a great affordable modern grill, the MoMA Store currently has some nice stainless steel grilling tools for a decent price. Made in Denmark and designed by Claus Jensen and Henrik Holbaek, these stylish and functional pieces are just the thing to cook up some fresh fish or a burger over the coals.

Available from the MoMA Store for $29-$34.

If anyone knows of a great affordable modern grill, please share!