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Where's the Bed in This Kitchen?
Better Homes & Gardens

I'm a sucker for unusual solutions to space challenges. And this one made a shortcut to the top of my list of successful outside-the-box space ideas: a guest bed in the kitchen....

Sleek & Modern Bed Recommendations
Good Questions

Q: I'm buying my first home this month and I'm in need of a bed. All of the headboards I find are too gaudy and don't fit my requirements for something clean, modern, and simple. I've always loved Mi...

Confidence Boosting Hangers

It never can hurt to get an extra dose of self-validation when you're getting dressed in the morning. These ego-supportive hangers would make nice companions to the self-esteem boosting mirror we b...

Kendra's 'Stone' & 'Onyx' Zen Bedroom
Room for Color - East #29

To Room for Color Contest Page and All Entries Name: Kendra Location: Boston, Massachusetts Type of Home: 1 bedroom, Victorian condo Color Inspiration: My husband and I wanted to achieve a sense...

Brooke's 'Tulum Blue' Bedroom
Room for Color - East #21

To Room for Color Contest Page and All Entries Name: Brooke Location: Portland, Maine Type of Home: rental apartment Color Inspiration: We live by the ocean, but the ocean in the Northeast is m...

Easton Star Quilt from Garnet Hill

The temperatures dropped precipitously last night. Perfect time to start focusing on the delights of chillier weather. Cozy quilts are one of those and this one from Garnet Hill offers an unusual ...

Mismatched Curtains

With no one blinking anymore at chairs that don't match, or mixing decorating styles.. would you draw the line at mismatched curtains?...

Ros's Hot Pink Bedroom
Room for Color - International #9

To Room for Color Contest Page and All Entries Name: Ros Location: Bayan Lepas, Penang Malaysia Type of Home: room in parents' home Color Inspiration: I painted my bedroom wall hot pink a coupl...

Laura's Briny Blue Bedroom
Room for Color - East #7

To Room for Color Contest Page and All Entries Name: Laura Location: Waltham, Massachusetts Type of Home: condo Color Inspiration: Every color goes with every other color in my house. Purple an...

Cate & Roshen's "Maharaja Garden" Guest Bedroom
Room for Color - East #5

To Room for Color Contest Page and All Entries Name: Cate & Roshen Location: Boston, Massachusetts Type of Home: Loft Style, 2 bedroom condo Color Inspiration: The Guest Bedroom is often us...

Window Inspiration: Pelmet Boxes

We're big fans of simple window treatments like white shades and roller blinds, but occasionally they need a little something-something to hide the hardware at the top, and to look more finished. A...

Beds of Hay at German Heuhotels

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 certain...

Survey: Impact of Sharing Childhood Bedroom

I grew up with three older brothers and as the only girl I never had to share a bedroom with one of "my boys", as I preferred to call them. (Not to say that boys and girls don't share bedrooms, but ...

Oak Bluffs Cottage Renovation by Hutker Architects

Years ago I was invited to a summer barbecue at a friend of a friend’s Cape Cod cottage located on the tip of a sandy peninsula that could only be reached by boat. Everything about the place was w...

Survey: Would You Ever Consider a Hanging Bed?

We spotted this delightful photo of a hanging bed, originally published in now defunct Cottage Living, over on Elements of Style. It looks kind of dreamy but we worry about motion sickness......

Survey: Relationship between Childhood Canopy Bed And Grown-up Canopy?

We have a special place in our hearts for canopy beds which we attribute to growing up with one. For example, when we spotted this red canopy bed, designed by Charles Ramberg, in the April 2009 iss...

Flickr Find: Simple Spring Bedroom Facelift

click thumbnails for larger pics It seems that spring cleaning fever has everyone in its grasp and we just stumbled across a super simple bedroom facelift that added life and softness to a previously...

House Tour Sneak Peek: Hanging Bedside Lamps
North End, Boston

OK all you North End-ers, we've got a house tour coming up next Tuesday that you're sure to love. It is a shared weekend apartment for two Nantucket-based architects and their families and it packs ...

Hot or Not? Hybrid Modern / Classical Bed by Vicente Wolf

We've been going through a pretty major awakening to a wider range of styles than ever before. Our eclectic style is reaching new heights. So when we spotted this custom bed by Vicente Wolf in the...

Denyse Schmidt "Single Girl" Quilt from Pottery Barn

We've coveted Denyse Schmidt's quilts for a long, long time. She's an outstanding textile artist. So we were delightfully surprised to see her making a relatively less expensive piece for Pottery B...

Bemz Now Selling Daybed Covers — Over 100 Styles!

We're big fans of daybeds but it's not always easy to find stylish off-the-shelf daybed covers. So we were excited to learn this morning that Bemz, the Swedish company that sells reasonably priced s...

Before & After: Hiding the Great Wall of Clothes

click thumbnails for larger pics Lack of closet space is an issue we must all confront at some point. Our apartment's previous tenants dealt with the bedroom's tiny closet by installing IKEA Stolmen ...

Look! Farmhouse Built-In Bed Nook

We thought we'd round out bedroom month with a sneak peek from an upcoming house tour. We are absolutely head over heels for this bed nook and just had to share. White wood boards on the walls and c...

Look! Fireplace in B+B Bedroom

Our bedroom is freezing — consequence of being a poorly built addition with little to no insulation — so the idea of having a fireplace at the foot of our bed is the ultimate in winter s...

How To: Keep a Duvet in Place

We know, it's so Martha to do this.. but having had duvets for years, we used to be no strangers to reaching up and inside the duvet cover each morning to straighten out the comforter which always g...