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A Renter's Guide to Adding Pattern ...Temporarily Renters Solutions

This question comes up all the time on Apartment Therapy, with good reason. You're in a rental and dread the thought of staring at white walls for the duration of your lease. You can't do anything permanent, because it's a) prohibitively expensive; b) too labor intensive to undo when you move out; or c) your landlord won't let you. Yada yada yada.

The general rule for layering two sets of curtains is sheer + opaque. The sheers allow light in while providing privacy during the day and the opaque layer blocks light for blissful sleep, warding off drafts and dampening noise. Beyond that the possibilities are endless: mix and match prints, color and texture to create something unique.

New Grange Collection Features Kathryn M. Ireland & Steve McKenzieNYC - March 2013

With Spring right around the corner, luxury furniture retailer, Grange, recently introduced their colorful and refreshing 2013 collection featuring collaborations with interior designers Kathryn M. Ireland and Steve McKenzie. We were happy to attend this event in NYC where we met both designers and had a preview of their latest furniture and textile creations.
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Fine Lines: Simple Details That Make a Room Renters Solutions

How many times have you heard that it's all in the details? Here are a set of rooms with small linear touches that aren't necessarily permanent or even huge investments: in other words, perfect solutions for renters who don't want to invest too much time or money into a temporary space. We should all be so clever and resourceful.

Before & After: Coffee Table Turned Tufted Ottoman Inside-Out Design

Brooke, from the home décor blog Inside-Out Design, started with this run-of-the-mill old coffee table, and with some ingenuity and a lot of handiwork, she and her husband transformed it into a one-of-a-kind hand-tufted ottoman. More

Would You? Galaxy Print for the Home

Many trends in décor start in fashion; neon, pastel, and color blocking were on the runway a few seasons before they fully transitioned into the home. Lately, you can't browse an trendy shop without seeing the Milky Way reproduced on leggings or tank tops. But would you decorate with these out-of-this-world prints?

Before & After: Ainhoa's Stenciled Upholstery IKEA Armchair

How do you add some personality to a plain Jane chair? If you're like Ainhoa and can't sew, try painting a pattern on it! The after has us practically buzzing:

We included OnlineFabricStore in our roundup of best sources for online fabric last week based on their selection and easy site navigation. Now we've circled back to speak with Mayer, the site's founder, for this Store Profile and learned that it's actually a web offshoot of an older brick and mortar family-owned business.

Is your valentine crazy for ceramics? Or wild about cast iron? Perhaps the perfect Valentine's Day gift would be jewelry made from a material more often found in the kitchen than around the neck. More

Are You a Pattern Mixer, Matcher or Both?

Patterned wallpaper, pillows, bedding and other decor add welcome personality and style to a room. What you choose reflects who you are and what you want your home to be. This doesn't end at the individual patterns you pick, but also includes how you combine (or don't combine) them as well. Which begs the crucial question: How much do you like to match or mix it up?
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