I first wrote about Tine Kjeldsen and Tine K Home a few years ago, sharing views of her home and product line. It seems she has really taken off and now I see her work on blogs and in magazines -- most recently Elle Decoration (UK) as her home was featured on the cover of their March 2010 issue (view the entire spread here). I found out that she's on Facebook and I enjoyed her page there because she shares some behind the scenes views of her life and work.

For instance, a fan of her work recently inquired about the coffee table in her living room and she so generously provided an answer on her FB page, "As one of you was interested in my rustic coffee table, I would like to tell you how I found it... I found the old wooden plank in a backyard in Saigon City, Vietnam - owned by a little Vietnamese man. The first time I saw the place, I didn’t believe what I saw: the plank stood among at least 300 parked scooters! A small passage led me to the most amazing decayed wooden furniture. The “little antique man”, as I call him, restores everything from scratch, so even the most destroyed cupboard can turn into something beautiful. The wooden plank for my coffee table is 7 cm wide. I asked the man to make some simple legs of old wood, and after a long period of time, my unique coffee table finally arrived and is now standing in our living room. The white cupboard in my living room is also from the little antique man."

These are the reasons why I find the fan pages of certain companies on Facebook so beneficial -- often it provides a way for fans to ask questions and to get feedback directly from company owners and designers. It's great! Tine K Home has a new spring/summer 2010 catalog that you can view online here (it's beautiful!).

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