Log: Next Time You Spot One You Won't Throw It in The Fire.

This Chrismas you'll be stealing logs and wood from your granny's fireplace.

Tired of the same old "Armani-Hotel-in-Dubai" look? Here's the answer: logs. You've seen them cut down, sticked together, chopped and glued back again. But logs alone? I couldn't even remember what a log looked like till yesterday.

Fortunately, this year's design has been rediscovering Country "chic", and it gave us all a small breath of fresh air.

"Log-Love" probably had it's boom ten years ago with the Booktree libraries by Albert Geertjets:

But amazingly, it stopped there (and was replaced by all-known chrome-ish, alien-ish designs).

Now.. It's back again! (Yay!) My new personal favourites include works by Skillart, Loyal Loot Collective and (hear hear) Ralf Lauren.

Drop Vase by Skillart (log included!)

Modern Spa by Ralph Lauren (painted log transformed into coffe table: now aint that what you call minimalism!)

And last but not least, the lovely, lovely, lovely Log Bowls by Loyal Loot Collective.

I instantly fell in love with them. Their vibrant and colourful glossy finish makes you think of candy.. Caramel.. Or just a great bowl of soup.

"Each bowl is handmade using only locally reclaimed trees of all varieties (fallen or cut down due to infrastructure, re-landscaping, droughts, or stormy weather)." (Five stars for that.)

And the bowls come in a large variety of colours and sizes!

Don't you just adore them? I definitely do.