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With Memorial Day weekend just a few days away, warm weather and hanging out outdoors is on my mind. We have this horrible green canopy thing in our backyard that looks like it was built in the 70s and I’m dying to dress it up. While plans of tearing it out and replacing it with something more modern is in the [hopefully near] future, until then I’m planning to adorn it with some fun outdoor string lights to add a nicer look to it. If you happen to be on a similar search, I’ve rounded up six different outdoor string lights to help us all out!

Do you have outdoor string lights in your backyard? What type of lights are your faves?

String Lights: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 /6

Also – congrats to Brittany, who was the winner of the Canvas Print Giveaway! She was comment 38 out of 164 comments. Thank you to all that entered!

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Truffle Fabric Modern Sofa & Loveseat Set w/Options

Features:

• Contemporary Couch and Loveseat Set
• Truffle Fabric
• Advantage Collection
• Rolled Arms
• Sturdy Construction
• Set Includes Sofa and Loveseat
• Dacron Wrapped Cushions 1.8 Density Foam

This Item Usually Ships from 3 to 5 Weeks

Dimensions:

• Sofa: 97″W x 39″D x 38″H
• Loveseat: 71″W x 39″D x 38″H
• Chair and a Half: 52″W x 39″D x 36″H
• Ottoman: 43″W x 26″D x 18″H

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Truffle Fabric Modern Sofa & Loveseat Set w/Options

I am not a huge fan of glass dining tables, but this faceted glass table by Uto Balmora for Tonelli Design won me over. If you’ll recall, we saw similar Tonelli glass tables in person at High Point Market in the Leif Petersen showroom . Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook . © 2012 Design Milk | Posted by Jaime in Home Furnishings | Permalink | No comments

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Fragments Table by Uto Balmora

…and so begins our 2012 New York Design Week coverage! First up is Model Citizens NYC , a show I also attended last year . Now in its fourth year, the show had a few gems situated in an awkwardly large space… I preferred last year’s space, but this year there was a lot more to see. Hated having to take an elevator up to the hot 4th floor, but was happy to be greeted by this. The Tambour Table by Michael Bambino that we featured this morning ! David Hsu’s Desk 117 Chair from the University of Pennsylvania Architecture department Goodjoy hooking toothbrushes Loved this smoke pillow by Studio DKS Shapeways had some cute stuff, including these teeny tiny chairs. I wish I’d stuck my finger in the photo for scale

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NY Design Week 2012: Model Citizens NYC

Sierra Chocolate Fabric Modern Sofa & Loveseat Set w/Options

Features:

• Contemporary Couch and Loveseat Set
• Advantage Collection
• Sturdy Construction
• Sierra Chocolate Fabric
• Dacron Wrapped Cushions 1.8 Density Foam
• Set Includes Sofa and Loveseat

This Item usually Ships from 3 to 5 Weeks

Dimensions:

• Sofa: 88″W x 35″D x 38″H
• Loveseat: 66″W x 35″D x 38″H

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And now for another edition of “Why didn’t I think of that?” starring Jung Soo Park’s magnetic hammer named Neo . One of the most frustrating things when you head up a ladder is having nowhere to put your nails. Jung Soo Park has tried to solve that problem by creating a hammer with a magnetic bottom so that the nails attach to it, freeing up your extra hand to stay safe on the ladder and keep dirty nails out of your mouth. Smart! Watch the video here .

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Neo The Magnetic Hammer by Jung Soo Park

DesignLibero is a design studio based in Milan whose Fluidity dish rack is such a cool idea. There’s a small planter attached to the rack that uses the water that runs off your dishes as they dry, growing plants or herbs. The fluid base design directs the water runoff into the plant containers, which are with clay pellets and coconut fiber. What do you think of this idea – would you use this? Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook .

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Fluidity Dish Rack Planter by DesignLibero

Los Angeles-based earthnform designs a line of porcelain that is both sculptural and architectural. What’s unique about them is that they design the pieces from package material. If you think about how much plastic is produced and where it goes after you’ve opened whatever it is that you bought, it’s quite overwhelming. Well, earthnform wants to bring the issue to the surface while at the same time “producing functional pieces cast from found plastic.” By reusing the packaging material, they in turn, create art. “Gehry” ceramic bowl In honor of architect Frank Gehry. This design came from a plug in air freshener package found in a convenience store in Burbank, California.

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earthnform Porcelain

Israeli designer Hilla Shamia uniquely joins the materials of aluminum and wood in this Wood Casting series. Using a whole tree trunk, Shamia pours molten aluminum directly onto the wood, which burns the surface and darkens the wood. The wood gets cut up lengthwise and put into a mold to form the frame and legs of the piece. Each piece is completely one-of-a-kind due to the various trees used and depending on the “leakage” of the metal throughout the wood cracks. I love the mix of natural wood and the sleek modern metal.

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Wood Casting by Hilla Shamia