In preparation for my holiday cards, (and since this is the first holiday season that my boyfriend are living together and our addresses are no longer the same as our parents!) I wanted something fun, yet sophisticated. However, since we both have different last names, all of those labels that say “The Smith Family” or “John and Mary Smith” just wouldn’t work for us. (I told him that better change by the next holiday season, don’t you worry!)

Just when I thought I’d have to hand-write our address on my cards, I found these House Number return address labels by Sara Luke Creative / Less Ordinary Designs on Etsy.

Aren’t they perfect? (Especially for a non-married couple!!) Simple, but fabulous. And available in any color you want. I ordered them around 10 pm last night and there was a proof in my inbox at 7:50 this morning. I can’t wait to see how they look in person!

How about you? Have you ordered new labels from your holiday cards?

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Cuatro Cuatros , a design studio based in Valencia, Spain, recently released its new Angles collection of two shelves (30º and 180º) , a carpet  (0°), and a vase. It’s based on the study of optical illusions, and what the pieces look like depends on the point of view from which one’s observing them.

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Angles Collection by Cuatro Cuatros

New Dutch brand Leff Amsterdam will be launching 54 beautifully designed clocks at HOME , the new homewares and interiors accessories show in London this January. Here are a few of our favorites: Brick by Erwin Termaat is a heavy duty vintage-style flip clock that’s been redesigned in stainless steel.

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Clock Designs by Leff Amsterdam

Brazilian-born London-based designer Mauricio Affonso created these interlocking Garland coasters for Umbra that can be interlocked to create a trivet. The silicone material is heat-resistant and durable to protect your precious table from heat and/or condensation. I think the dual nature of this product makes it invaluable for entertaining.

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Garland Coaster and Trivets by Mauricio Affonso

Materials: Ekby Jarpen shelves, Vippa hooks, Ekby Robert Brakets, Besta frame Description: Moving into a new apartment we had trouble finding some hallway furniture to fit in the designated place. As we had three extra shelves we didn’t need and a Besta frame which was bought as a TV stand but was never used, my husband came up with this idea. Items used: – 2 Ekby Jarpen shelves 119 x 28 – 1 Ekby Jarpen shelf 79 x 19 – 5 Vippa hooks – large – 5 Vippa hooks – small – Wallpaper – Black spray paint My English is not very fluent so I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves. The shelf which is used as support for the hooks was fixed to the wall and the hooks are masking the screws

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Ekby Jarpen in the hallway

Steeldesigns is the side project of architect Daniel Williams , who decided to begin creating products for his clients. From fire bowls to fruit bowls and sculptures, Steeldesigns captures steel in its most raw — and beautiful — form. Photos by Darrell Peterson. Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook

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My eyeballs almost exploded when I spotted the Not Knot – Turk’s Head pillow by Ragnheiður Ösp Sigurðardóttir. Love at first sight! Then, I discovered there were three more styles: Ashley’s , Good Luck , and Round Brocade (pictured below, respectively). Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook . © 2011 Design Milk | Posted by Jaime in Home Furnishings | Permalink | No comments

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Not Knot Pillows

My eyeballs almost exploded when I spotted the Not Knot – Turk’s Head pillow by Ragnheiður Ösp Sigurðardóttir. Love at first sight! Then, I discovered there were three more styles: Ashley’s , Good Luck , and Round Brocade (pictured below, respectively). Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook . © 2011 Design Milk | Posted by Jaime in Home Furnishings | Permalink | No comments

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Little Ben is a table by Studio Dreimann in the style of a traditional English tea table with more than one purpose. It’s base has a special cutout for your newspaper and magazines, functioning as both a table and magazine rack. Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook . © 2011 Design Milk | Posted by Jaime in Home Furnishings | Permalink | No comments

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Little Ben by Studio Dreimann

This is a seriously beautiful ornament. Well, at least I think its seriously beautiful. Would you agree?

My only gripe is that it’s $28.00. For one ornament. Now, I don’t think that $28.00 is crazy, crazy expensive for one ornament that I really, really love, but I do wonder – how much I really, really love it. $28 much of love?

Here’s what I’m thinking: You can buy 50 colorful and sparkly ornaments for $15.00 at Target. Granted, each one individually is not as pretty as the ornament from Anthropologie. But together they can be quite lovely. So, is it wrong to buy one single ornament for $28.00? Especially when you only use it for 3-4 weeks out of the year….

My real question here is: what kind of holiday decor shopper are you? We talk a whole lot about shopping for gifts – but what about decor?

Do you splurge on holiday decor or do you stick to a budget and decorate as inexpensively as possible? Or would you buy the case of 50 for $15 and then splurge on the $28 Anthro ornament just because you can’t get it out of your head?!