You might be more familiar with brinca dada  because of their beautiful, modern dollhouse and doll furniture . However, their latest release is a series of wooden rainbow children’s toys that make me want to get on the floor and start playing, too. Kaleidos  has 42 different colors to teach kids about color shades and intensity.

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Colorful Children’s Toys from Brinca Dada

I know that you’re thinking it’s almost Spring, and wondering why am I posting a Winter soup, but it snowed last night and it’s cold here in NJ, so for those of us on the East Coast, a soup such as this is still appropriate. Which is why I’ll be making this for dinner tonight.

This hearty soup was found while browsing Pinterest, as I was looking for something healthy yet different to make. Last week was so crazy that I didn’t even have time to cook once, so I’m looking forward to the aromas in the kitchen and time to make something delicious. Also, I’ve never made any sort of lentil soup before, so I’m excited to try this. The recipe calls for sweet potatoes, which I don’t love, and also which reviews said made the soup too sweet, so I think I’ll be substituting carrots and a regular potato instead. In addition to those, this soup has plentiful amounts of leeks, kale, lentils and tomatoes – a great source of veggies that I can’t wait to try.

So, I’ll let you know how it goes. Here’s the recipe for Winter Lentil Soup for you to try yourself – and read the reviews to see how you want to make this your own!

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You’ve heard of stacking chairs, right? But what about a  Stacking Lamp ? Canadian designer William McDonald  created one inspired by the classic stacking ring children’s toy, Stacking Lamp is versatile, customizable and colorful. You can choose any combination of  stacking components that cover the wooden dowel – lampshade, coat hanger or spacer, making this lamp a multifunctional and completely customizable product. Plus, they come in a few nice colors. Stack the shades upside-down for some ambient lighting

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Stacking Lamp by William McDonald

Bright Beads is a lighting collection by Australian designer Coco Reynolds of Marz Designs . The core range includes six pendant configurations named Aztec, Abacus, Art, Aleenta, Africa and Alice. They can be grouped together to form a chandelier or used as a single pendant. Handcrafted from FSC-certified wood (oak, walnut, maple, and ash), each turned wooden bead is a testament to traditional craft, something that Coco Reynolds is very passionate about. You can purchase them at various retailers and through the Marz Designs website

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Bright Beads Wooden Lamps by Marz Designs

Just as it’s a terrible idea to go to the grocery store while hungry, it’s a terrible idea to watch a cooking show while hungry. I actually watched this episode of The Chew on my iPad while on the elliptical and that was an even worse idea – now all I want in life is this chicken pot pie!!

Do you watch The Chew? I don’t watch that often, but if I try to put it on in the background while working. Their recipes look pretty feasible to make and delicious – and they have a fun time on the show. The chicken pot pie for this recipe radar looks a lot easier – and tastier – than a traditional pot pie. You made the filling on the stove top in a skillet, plop some biscuit dough on top and throw the skillet in the over for about 25 minutes so that the biscuit dough cooks through.

This recipe is definitely one to keep on your radar for those days when you’re craving comfort food! Get the full recipe here on The Chew’s website.

What’s your favorite comfort food recipe?

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The Sorri Lounge Chair , designed by Gonçalo Campos for WEWOOD , is an inviting chair with curved construction meant to reflect a smile. And how can one not smile looking at that pup sitting in the chair? The Portuguese designer put lots of thought into the details, like the wide seat and back so you have room for not only your bum, but your bag, books, or even a coat to sit by you or to hang on the back.

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Smile: Sorri Lounge Chair by Gonçalo Campos

Matthew Allen, the painter-turned-furniture designer behind Red Hook, Brooklyn-based company Mallen4, uses a distinct process of inlaid colored resin to add painting sensibilities to modern furniture.  A graduate of Pratt Institute, Matthew struggled to find a way of incorporating color and composition to furniture. Ultimately, he created a signature process of inlaying colored resin into a substrate material which acts as a functional surface. The pieces can be created in a wide variety of materials, including Corian, wood, metal, and plastics, in any color, from transparent to opaque.

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Deconstruction: Mallen4′s Inlaid Resin Table

TheStooler by Andreu Carulla Studio allows you to reuse just about any object and turn it into a stool. Consisting of four wooden legs with some adjustable ratchet buckles, you can create a comfortable place to sit with old newspapers, clothes, stuffed animals, a tree stump, a crate, just about whatever you can imagine… TheStooler will be exhibited at the Temporary Museum for New Design of SuperStudio during the this year’s Salone in Milan. What would you use to make a stool? Share This: Twitter | Facebook | Discover more great design by following Design Milk on Twitter and Facebook . © 2013 Design Milk | Posted by Jaime Derringer in Home Furnishings | Permalink | No comments

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Make Your Own Stool with TheStooler by Andreu Carulla Studio

Nine lucky people will be able to call the limited edition Maharam Polder Sofa theirs when it’s released to the US market in the coming weeks. For this exclusive edition, only 100 of the Hella Jongerius -designed sofas for Vitra were made, each featuring six Maharam textiles in a patchwork fashion. The Polder Sofa was originally designed in 2005 and gives nod to the Dutch designer’s homeland as far as name and design go. The low profile piece, with its asymmetry and abstract nature, give way to the patchwork fields that ring true in the Dutch countryside

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Limited Edition Maharam Polder Sofa by Hella Jongerius for Vitra

twentytwentyone has exclusively launched Tim Fishlock ‘s limited edition Typeseat print . Each letter of the alphabet is represented by an iconic chair from the twentieth century. That’s right, swoon-worthy modern chairs mixed with typography in one limited edition (of only 300!), signed screen print. Get yours here

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Chair Alphabet: Typeseat Print by Tim Fishlock