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Weekly Roundup: Displaying Art
Published Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:00:16 +0000

Finding art that appeals to your style is often easier than figuring out how to display it. Get inspired by this variety of ways to hang your art, from unframed collages to framed, formal arrangements. Ticklish From A Distance Both images from Design*Sponge destined to design poppytalk decor8 Semigloss Chic The Girl’s Girl The Lettered Cottage Related posts:Weekly Roundup: Home Offices Weekly Roundup: Hello, Yellow! 5 [...] Related posts:

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Freebie Fridays: Novica
Published Date: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:31:58 +0000

This week we’ve partnered with Novica, an online fair-trade marketplace that works with artisans in developing nations to bring handmade, quality products to consumers. As part of the National Geographic family, Novica has helped over 50,000 people in developing countries by not only selling their wares at real world prices, but also giving them special [...] Related posts:

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Weekly Tour: Boca Raton Condo
Published Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:52:12 +0000

Joseph Pubillones creates residential, commercial and even yacht interiors. He studied architecture in the United States and in Europe and, after living in Paris, Rome and Miami, his cosmopolitan flair shows in his designs. The oceanfront condominium in this week’s tour needed a complete overhaul, and he guided it from a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom unit to a [...] Related posts:

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Let There Be Light
Published Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:00:45 +0000

Confession: I have no formal training in the world of design, decor and style. Which is precisely why I was dumbfounded when my electrician asked for a lighting plan a few weeks ago. What? A lighting plan? Yes, I’d like light, please. Is that what you mean? Sadly, no. He meant for Husband and me to [...] Related posts:

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Reuse, Recycle, Repurpose
Published Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:05:25 +0000

My favorite type of interior design involves repurposing what’s lying around into something fresh. Here are some examples of reusing with style. Design*Sponge distresses an old dresser with milk paint. young house love shows the alternative to buying a $200 drum pendent light. Avid readers will adore Ohdeedoh’s beautiful book covers. This rosy Malma mirror from IKEA hacker will take [...] Related posts:

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Designers: Vern Yip
Published Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:00:29 +0000

HGTV Design Star judge Vern Yip is an award-winning architect and interior designer. He gained national acclaim through his private design practice and as a designer on TLC’s Trading Spaces, NBC’s Home Intervention and HGTV’s Deserving Design. He is frequently seen on such television shows as Today, The Early Show, Oprah and Live! With Regis [...] Related posts:

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Style Jolt: Staircases
Published Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:00:10 +0000

I’ve never really thought about stairs as a thing of beauty or creative expression…until this week. There’s something so mesmerizing about spiral staircases, and I’ve especially fallen in love with stairs wallpapered with funky patterns. So get your stairwells out of the background and into the spotlight with these unique and creative designs complete with [...] Related posts:

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Weekly Roundup: Closets
Published Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:00:01 +0000

Moving into a one-bedroom apartment with two other girls has shown me the true beauty of a well organized, walk-in closet. Ah, closet envy! apartment therapy this is glamorous Both images from Brunch at Saks DecorPad Little Green Notebook Shoebox Décor Apartment 132 HGTV Dream Home 2010 Related posts:Weekly Roundup: Home Offices Blog of the Week: DecorPad Weekly Roundup: Map Decor Related posts:

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Biltmore’s Flower Carpet
Published Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:00:04 +0000

Biltmore’s third annual flower carpet covers more than a fourth of an acre and took over a year to plan. This year’s inspiration for the tapestry came from Mr. George Vanderbilt’s stained glass window collection, which was created in the 1880s by artist and interior designer John La Farge. Each year, Travis Murray leads the Biltmore [...] Related posts:

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Blog of the Week: A Beach Cottage
Published Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:00:22 +0000

As a star-struck fan of cottage-style decor, A Beach Cottage is my daily (and healthy) dose of eye candy. Sarah, the blog’s author, is a wife, mother, decorator and lover of all things sea-inspired, vintage and unique. She created A Beach Cottage as an outlet for her projects and decorating ideas, as well as inspiration for [...] Related posts:

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