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We love seeing large, antique furniture get a facelift. This royal blue and white cabinet has a new lease on life thanks to the hard work of AT Boston reader Casey in Brighton, MA......
Q: ...I think that a fresh coat of paint on the cabinets would be a nice, affordable facelift, but I'm not sure what color would be best......
"I'm all about exuberance. We only have one short life to live, and we shouldn't waste it being tasteful." - Fashion Designer Isaac Mizrahi
Yes, there are much, much worse things in life, but I'm...
The humble pencil typically plays a behind-the-scenes (albeit vital) role in the creative process, but artist Jennifer Maestre brings it center stage by turning sharpened pencil nubs into beaut...
Having a toddler in the house, I’m always on the lookout for a great coffee table without sharp corners. Even if finding a corner-free table doesn’t happen to be a priority for you, thereâ€...
While in Provincetown, it’s tough not to notice how many converted firehouses there are. As if Cape Cod couldn’t get any more rustic and charming, how about having a beach home where the fr...
Q: Just about to buy a Baldwin sofa in wheat color and wondering if it will go well with the leather chair and Persian reddish rug. The chair will be in a reading area adjacent to the sitting area. An...
It may be a little late in the season to still be dreaming about vacation homes, but this summer house on Cape Cod designed by Maryann Thompson Architects is worth fantasizing about. ...
This art deco dental cabinet could be a unique/kind-of-creepy-but-in-the-most-awesome-possible-way storage solution. Snatch it up or we will!!...
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We were excited to hear from House Industries today letting us know about their new collection of 27 hand-pulled serigraph prints. Not only are they hand made high quality prints but they are l...
Q: I would like to know how to decorate my walls. I already have them painted the color I want. I just need to know what pictures, mirrors, clocks, etc... I should decorate them with. I don't li...
While researching replacement shower rods for our clawfoot bathtub we spotted this peculiar shower curtain system. It doesn't exactly appeal to us but there is something intriguing nonetheless......
Both the New York Times and CNN have reported the rising popularity of hotels in Germany and other parts of Europe that offer a night's sleep on a bed of hay. While these heuhotels do have a ce...
According to its description, the owner of this vintage steelcase desk bought it used in 1966. With a little love it could most certainly be brought back to its former glory and hopefully last ...
Name: Greer Goodman, husband Sam, 18-month-old son Ozzy, dogs Ursula & Alice, & Jonathon (sic) the cat
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
Size: 1,800 square feet
Years lived in: 3
When interior arc...
One of the things about lettered stencils is that they invoke random flashbacks like art school, industrial signs, even summer camp (pretty much everything was labelled there, even underwear). We'v...
Q: I've recently been doing some re-arranging and re-thinking the entry area in our Cambridge apartment. We live on the third floor of a Victorian house, and the entry is somewhat strange — basi...
Lest the safety police come out in full force, we are NOT condoning sitting on your roof. It's very unsafe and you shouldn't do it. We don't do it, but we sure wish we could because we've got our ...
Like Kirsten Hassenfeld’s paper sculptures that we wrote about yesterday, this wallpaper from Ballard Designs takes the idea of ornate decoration for its own sake to an extreme, but at the same ti...
This Scandinavian Roll top desk is the kind of great-looking multifunctional piece that would be perfect for a hide-able home office or for adding a little style to a dorm room....
Inspired by architectural forms and fragmented shapes, textile artist Eleanor Young recycles old or outdated furniture with conceptual, custom upholstery designs......
For some reason, fall, not summer, increases our fascination with treehouses. Did you ever cozy up in a treehouse and smell the crisp fall air? Imagine not just cozying, but dining in this tr...
Q: HELP! My boyfriend and I recently purchased a condo in JP, and an "eh, I can live with it" aspect of the place has become a major pet peeve for my boyfriend. A previous owner hastily painted over t...
Artist Kirsten Hassenfeld’s ornate paper sculptures, which are on view at Brown University’s Bell Gallery in Providence, Rhode Island through November 1, are essentially gorgeous chandelier...
Here's a 1960s deck chair made in Yugoslavia to make you comfortable while you savor the last few evenings of summer. ...
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