So very excited to have received our Tiny Faceted Boxes by Edinburgh-based artist, Andrea Walsh.  We’ll be releasing these on our site in just a few days.  Sign up for our newsletter to learn more about Andrea, her work and the launch of her boxes at merchant4.com.

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Just recently added to our collection: The Teak Swan Ladle, left natural so no chemical finishes are used during production.

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Have you purchased a product from us?

If so, send us a photo for a chance to
win a bone china Molecule Dish by VW+BS!

Here’s How to Enter:
Post a photo of your M4 product, in your home, on
Pinterest or Twitter, using hashtag #merchant4, and
we’ll announce the lucky winner on our Facebook
page
and blog on March 19, 2012. Happy Pinning (and
Tweeting)!

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Facets, facets, everywhere..and I don’t mind at all :)

1. Terrarium by Score and Solder

2. Building by Råk-Arkitektur

3. Brass paperweights by Masanori Oji

4. Lori Bracelet by EVRT Studio

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Are you in winter doldrums?  I am.  Today, it’s actually warm in NY – a spring tease – but the weekend was cold, snowy and rainy which left me planning my next trip.  I’ve been having a lot of dreams about water – mystical, enchanting water.  I’d love to go somewhere with water like the Phi Phi Islands in Thailand, but less touristy.  The island of Santo Antao, Cape Verde, looks beautiful..has anyone out there been?  If so, leave a comment about your experiences.  Until then, I’ve got my Cesaria Evora playing and daydreaming about water…

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Happy New Year!  I think 2012 is going to be a great year!  I feel like 2011 was a “plan it” year, and now 2012 is the year to “implement it”.  So many exciting things in the pipeline for Merchant No. 4, but today, I’m thinking about #8 on my personal ‘To Do in 2012 List’, which is….revamp the bedroom. You know how bedrooms can sometimes be that last thought in the house?  The room that becomes more utilitarian above all else?  So although the title of this post is quite the opposite of what I want to do in 2012, here are a few inspirational bedroom photos.  Which one is your favorite?

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From interiors to exteriors, I am enjoying the photography of Matthew Williams

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Have you seen our site?! Have you seen our gift ideas?!  Nobody gets pepper sprayed here….

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We’re preparing our Holiday Gift Guide…lots of new things in the shop coming up!  Stay tuned….

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Say hello to Mr. Cooper – new at merchant4.com.  Designed by Kate Stokes of Coco Flip Design Studio in Melbourne, this gorgeous copper pendant was inspired by the old tin can telephones or “lovers telephone”.  Complete with antique herringbone fabric chord, this light has us reminiscing about a time when life (and design) was simple and honest.

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