The Trendestrian

Have your cake, and eat it too.

Designing your own furniture is a trend that’s been catching on in Beirut. Why settle for hi-end prices and limited options when you can customize your own pieces to fit your lifestyle?

Bokja and Loft 01 offer great options for customizing what was once perceived as “demode” into trendy pieces for your home or office. Think of it as retro-chic meets DIY. It looks so easy, doesn’t it? Suddenly that ugly chair in your grannie’s living room from the 60s has lots of potential. Don’t throw it out just yet Grannie!

For a while I’ve wondered why Ikea hasn’t moved to Lebanon yet - but when you see the creativity flourishing in the furniture design field, that’s not such a bad thing. Who wants to see their furniture in everyone else’s home anyway?

My studio is currently a work-in-progress and I’m slowly collecting my own pieces to give it that edgy touch. Designing my own furniture is an option that would certainly fit the small space I have to work with.