New Window Display

 Our first real window display.  Thank you Elle for all your hard work today.

 Is it that obvious?!!!  We do love birds.

        

 Beautiful vintage crocheted pillows and birds.

The perfect 42" square drop leaf table or console, or.....whatever table.  So versatile.

 The color of these peonies knock me out.  Had to share their beauty. 

 New Dash  & Albert rugs, both indoor/outdoor and cotton

 We just got this bench and table in.  Totally perfect for a small kitchen nook or breakfast room, or perhaps an entryway.

 Table has a carved base

 A little red, white and blue for 4th of July or any other day of the year.

 New Totes from Dash & Albert, too - with leather handles

 We have two of these super cool pendants.  A simple change out of old, outdated pendants to these could really "spruce" up a kitchen island, or hallway, or bath, etc.

 We have these wonderful bulb covers...that also will take a bulb from drab to really hip.

The bulb covers adjust to more of a "petal" form.

A few beautiful new items. The Eco line from Paddywax.  We  now have scented diffusers

Lovely pair of end tables with marble inlay

Terrarium Class

TERRARIUM CLASS 

Just finished another successful Terrarium Making Class at Nordby Design Studio's Boutique Shop.

You can schedule a group class/ party, of maximum of eight with us. Cost is $35.00 per person and you have a great time with your friends and you get to take home something you made, that is beautiful.

 Table set up for first class

 

Class in progress

A finished Terrarium $35.00 many style to choose from.  

 

 Finished Terrariums

Finished Terrariums

 Small plant in a shell

New Eco Paddywax Candles, and more

New Eco line of Paddywax candles, the containers made from recycled wine bottles. Lovely scents like Bordeaux Fig and Vetiver, Basil and Cucumber and my forever favorite Verbena Lemongrass
If you do not like the thought of real antlers, you might like to try these antler hooks. Great for a mud room or entry way. Good conversation piece.
We have several new pillows. Add a few to change an entire room's feel and look.

The hot selling "poufs" are back in stock, they are made from recycled cotton tent material.

January 1, 2012 NDS opens Boutique Shop

Nordby Design Studio, Architecture & Interiors LLC relocated to beautiful downtown Lake Oswego, Oregon. Our new address is 463 Third Street, Lake Oswego, Oregon 97034. With the new design studio we also opened a boutique shop of very cool and unique items for the home. You can choose from candles to sofas to lighting to window coverings and much, much, more. We will be using our blog as a store to sale to anyone around the world. We hope that if you’re in the area you stop in and say hi and see what we have to offer. If not we will be showing through the blog what we have for sale. Prices will not include S/H. That will have to be worked depending on where and what we sold you. Stay tuned for photos of items for sale.

Have an awesome day.

Jon & Julie Nordby

Chevron and Herringbone Floors

The Chevron and Herringbone patterned floors make me crazy...in a great way. I absolutely love both of these patterns. They are very similar but with distinct differences. With a chevron pattern, the planks are set on the diagonal and meet in the center line. The herringbone pattern floor also has planks set diagonally, but the planks are interlaces.

Herringbone pattern

Via: Aggie Land Carpet One


Chevron pattern
Via: B & B Italia

Chevron pattern

Via: B & B Italia
The white walls and rich warm tones of this chevron floor enhance this sitting area. I love how the purple settee works on an angle.

Via: B & B Italia
This chevron patterned floor looks wonderful mixed with more contemporary furniture and ornate paneling on the walls.

via: B & B Italia


I found this picture in a furniture catalog. Wisteria Furniture. The light furniture and the dark chevron pattern floor are so very French. I love how the furniture and the floor work together to create this charming space.



This rustic floor is in a herringbone pattern and look so warm and inviting.

Via: Tilly's Cottage