These are the books I bought in May:


1. Real Simple Solutions

I still remember when I picked up my first ever copy of Real Simple magazine, it's was on JFK airport October the 3rd 2005. Since then I've been loving everything Real Simple. I check their website daily and even indulged in buying some overpriced back issues on eBay. I secretly wish that it was me who invented Real Simple magazine. So during all my Real Simple website scooping I came across their book selection and ordered the one with the best looking cover first. I have to admit that I didn't even bother to check what they were about, I just wanted to have those books! This book is wonderful, the photography is wonderful, the contents, the solutions (although you're covered if you have your Martha Stewart collection) everything to the last detail is perfect. What I most love about Real Simple is the objects they use in their photographs it's all selected so carefully. The paint they use on the walls, the color combos for various objects is perfect and all blends wonderfully. If I was offered to wear a Real Simple t-shirt for every day for the rest of my life to get all their information in return I totally would do it without a doubt. Buy this book!!



2. Petits Appartements à Paris
3. Chambres d'enfants à Paris
4. Children's rooms "Stockholm" - All via Paumes

I found out about these books via Karkovski. Paumes doesn't have a credit card checkout on their website and because I don't like to send my credit card details via email I went on a little search . I found all of them on Amazon.co.jp and it's easy to order them because, if you ignore all the Japanese, all the buttons are on the same place as on the Amazon.com website and you can even have your checkout details in English. It's absolutely worth it because these books are fantastic. I would even consider learn to read Japanese because they know how to put a good book together. I always thought I was living in the design capital of the world* but I'm so wrong, Japan is! Beautiful, inspiring books for everyone to enjoy.

Here are the links and ISBN numbers:

Petits Appartements à Paris - 4072504416
Chambres d'enfants à Paris - 4072486744
Children's rooms "Stockholm" - 4072501395



* Alumni of the Design Academy in Eindhoven NL:

Max Barenbrug (designed the bugaboo baby carrier), Maarten Baas, Jurgen Bey, Tord Boontje, Piet Hein Eek, Richard Hutten, Hella Jongerius (designed for Droog Design, Ikea and for the Dutch department store Hema), Joris Laarman, Paul Linse, Monika Mulder (designs for Ikea), Gijs Papavoine, Bertjan Pot, Job Smeets, Jeroen Verhoeven (runs with Judith de Graauw and brother Joep Verhoeven the label "De Makers Van" ), Sietze Kalkwijk (Studio Kalkwijk), Marcel Wanders (designed for Moooi).