Something about different color palettes can be so inspiring. Maybe it’s all of the different possibilities, or perhaps it’s the search for finding pieces in those colors once you choose a palette. The Agate rug shown above was featured on Design Milk in 2010, but I came across it recently on Pinterest. (Where else?!)

With all of the different colors, I thought it’d be a fun place to start with a color palette. So I pulled a few colors from there, and then narrowed them down:

Personally, I’d try to keep all of the colors together if I could! I think they would be striking in a bedroom.

Which is your favorite?

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London-based textile designer Lindsey Lang launched her new home collection of printed textiles and ceramic designs at HOME , the new housewares and interiors accessories show in London. The line is full of fun colors and modern graphic shapes on cushions, ceramic tiles, cement tiles for both the wall and floor, tea cozies, hot handles, oven mitts and tea towels. The line includes four collections entitled Bluetone, Bold, Chevron, and Yellowtone. All of the items are hand-sewn and printed in the UK. Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook .

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Italian lighting company Foscarini has recently introduced a new pendant light, the Planet Lamp, designed by Italian design studio Changedesign . Planet is a spherical textile lamp inspired by a study commissioned by NASA (carried out by Dainese in partnership with MIT) on high performance “intelligent” clothing worn by astronauts. Stitching applied to the surface of a spacesuit material made it adhere to the body, stopping it from expanding in the absence of gravity, yet was flexible for body movement.  A similar idea involving thread treated at high temperature was developed by Foscarini in collaboration with Changedesign to develop the form of Planet so that it hardens into an exoskeleton to support the lamp’s shape. The light is available in two sizes: white with red thread detailing or white on white. Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook .

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Minneapolis-based designer Paul Isabella has been hard at work with some new designs and a brand new website. Trye is a industrial-style stool made of only four parts, mainly a cast iron base and solid wood top. Splinte is a table made of sandwiched layers of wood and stainless steel. Arrow is a desk that explores the same form as Paul’s Lodi chair — a geometric, lightweight design that is influenced by bridge and construction design.

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New from Paul Isabella

Wenge Finish Modern Bedroom

Features:

• Contemporary Bedroom Set
• Wenge Finish
• Durable Construction
• Leatherette Headboard
• Elegant Shapes
• Set Includes Bed, 2 Night Stands, Dresser and Mirror

Dimensions:

• Queen Size Bed: 65″W x 56″H x 86″L
• Eastern King Size Bed: 81″W x 56″H x 86″L
• Night Stand: 30″W x 18″H x 18″D
• Dresser: 68″W x 31″H x 20″D
• Mirror: 48″W x 31″D
• Chest: 32″W x 45″H x 20″D

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Wenge Finish Modern Bedroom w/Leatherette Headboard & Options

Move over Pratesi, Finnish designer Martina Carpelan has created embroidered bed linens of a wholly different kind. Carpelan’s Rise and Sigh sets to temporarily tattoo you with pithy sayings inspired by hotel room flings. They’re also available with customized embroidery if you wish to imprint your partner with your own sweet nothing. Carpelan has a knack for infusing functional pieces with practical humor. Check out her hangar specially shaped to manage a bra , as well as the toilet paper holder that doubles as a magazine rack .

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Rise and Sigh

I’m not always a huge fan of red in interior design, but it seems to be growing on me. Grey, however, is one of my favorites, so that might have something to do with my fondness for today’s color combo of grey and red.

Grey and red together form a modern color scheme, and have an even greater effect when some crisp white is thrown in there. (Especially in the last image – it’s my fave!)

What do you think of a grey and red color combination?

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You know that grey space that exists at the intersection of art and design? That’s the gap Grey Area decided to fill with their limited edition art pieces that don’t quite fit definitively into either category. But, they’re right at home here on Design Milk… Pictured above: Golden Ruler by Assaf Eshet Munitions by Orly Genger – cast aluminum sculpture Slab Table by Snarkitecture Kruger Towel by Barbara Kruger Clock by James Swain and Maynard Monrow Homemade Birkin Bag by Shelter Serra Heaven, 2011 by Anthony James Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook . © 2012 Design Milk | Posted by Jaime in Art , Home Furnishings , Style & Fashion | Permalink | No comments

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Grey Area

As seen on Trendir this week, the REWASHLAMP project is a series of lamps made from recycled washing machine parts.

Designed by Portuguese designer To Martin, the REWASHLAMPS are set up on a photographer’s tripod so they are height adjustable. The “lampshade” is then adorned in a variety of different materials – ranging from ping pongs to feathers to corks.

Which funky adornment would you choose?

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British company Edge of Belgravia launched two knife collections at Home 2012, the new homeware and interior accessories show in London that just took place. The Ceramic Series, geared to discerning home chefs, are lightweight with exceptionally sharp ceramic blades made from zirconium oxide, and they’ll stay sharp for years without needing to be sharpened.

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Knives by Edge of Belgravia