Top Ten: Paper Towel Alternatives
Paper towels - so useful, yet so UNgreen for the most part. We cut up some very old white bath towels into paper towel size sheets and have been happily using them instead of paper for most jobs, a...
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Roundup: Soap Dispensing Cleaning Tools
We like to keep it simple - a plain old sponge and a squirt bottle of diluted dishwashing liquid (grapefruit scented, preferably) works, but we know that there are plenty of folks who swear by these s...
Best of Outdoor Furniture: West Elm
Clean lines, a mix of wood of warm woods and powder coated metal, with a bit of golden glitz thrown in - we like many of the outdoor offerings from West Elm. Prices seem fairly reasonable and we thin...
Best of Ikea's Summer Collection: Textiles
Sunny, bright, happy, colorful...and inexpensive enough to outfit your outdoor space in style. Or if, like us, the city is your only yard - you can at least bring a bit of the feel of the season indo...
Best Bargains: Blue & White by Victoria Hagan
Ten finds: some on sale, some full price, all well under $100 - some under $20. It's blue and white, one of the best color combos for summer, done up by Victoria Hagan. Jump below for all links and pr...
Top Ten: Things to Do During Week One of the Cure
Kudos to those who are starting the Cure this week. In your honor (and to provide a nudge to those still thinking about joining), here is a list of the top ten (well, actually, 12) things you can do ...
Bedroom Storage Solution: Best Inexpensive Clothes Racks
A "now you see it, now you don't" dressing area: Take a simple clothes rack (or two or three) and run them along a wall of the bedroom, hiding them behind a colorful curtain to create a easily access...
Top Five: Alternative Uses for the FÖRHÖJA Wall Shelf
We took a quick jaunt to IKEA yesterday for a few essentials. No trip is just run-in, run-out, though, as we always wind up wandering around the place looking for ideas. One product that jumped out: t...
Top Ten: Budget Buffet Basics Revisited
Last year around this time, we did a Top Ten list of Buffet Basics. We firmly believe that the larger part of any buffet costs should go toward the tasty treats, not the serving goods, so we are revi...
Top 10: Modern Wicker Furniture
For a while, wicker had a reputation as the staple of country style. That's changed recently as modern designers incorporate more natural materials. "Wicker" refers to plant fibers woven into object...
Top Ten: Silver Holiday Decor
When we were little, a friends parents had a silver Christmas tree and we loved it - it seemed like the most glamorous thing ever. While we've never taken the leap to 100% space age style decorations...
Top Ten: Treasure Hunt Finds
Upholstered Armchair at Niedermaier, $900. The Treasure Hunt at Merchandise Mart is one of those events that naturally varies each time you attend, based on the current crop of offernings. Here were...
Top Ten: Modern Mailboxes
Inspired by the front porch before and after we posted earlier, we decided to hunt down a top ten of modern mailboxes. All prices and links below the jump:...
Top Ten: Accents from Brocade Home
A little bit of frou frou goes a long way. The judicious use of a single piece (or two) with Brocade Home style in a more minimal modern setting would be fantastic. Some interesting ones: Shaped Con...
Top Ten: Chicago Antique Market Finds
We spent last Saturday afternoon with a friend digging through the Chicago Antique Market stalls. For your perusal, ten fun finds, starting with this Vintage TWA Travel Poster. Nine more below the ju...
Top Ten: Clear Glass Table Lamps for Under $200.
We know there must be more. Clear glass lamp bases are a design staple for good reason. They bring light and reflective texture without adding much visual bulk, making them an easy fit into a pre-exi...
Top Ten: 2007 Dream Home Trends, Ideas and Details
It's all in the details. We attended the 2007 Dream Home preview (it officially opens 9/28) this morning and heard from each of the designers about their rooms. Outside-the-box ideas and not yet rele...
Top Ten: Design Magazines
Magazines: we love them. They inspire us to try new things. We find them easy to pick up and hard to get rid of, but we're working on that. Current favorites: Living Etc. around $7 each at the news ...
Top Ten: Ecolodges and Green Hotels
We recently posted about the Green Vacation Hub, a source for finding green accommodations around the world. In our search, we also came across a Top 10 list compiled by Independent Traveler online, w...
Top Ten: Color Sites
Choosing colors online can make a potentially stressful undertaking much more enjoyable. Designers (and a few paint companies) have come up with all sorts of nifty web-based tools for playing with ...
Top Ten: Best Things About Coming Home
Sometimes there's nothing we'd love more than to extend a trip. Other times, we are just itching to get back home. Either way there are always certain things that make returning home a welcome and com...
Top Ten: Cocktail Shakers
A margarita inspired this list - we had an amazingly good one at Adobo Grill on the weekend. Served in a martini-style glass, it was shaken and poured at our table. In no particular order, some nic...
Top Ten: Room and Board Modern Classics for Under $400.
Mixed in with the new stuff, Room and Board carries quite a few classic modern design pieces. We decided to take a look at the ones that come in on the lower end of the pricing scale - all pieces her...
Top Ten: Greener Laundry Ideas
The Laundry Room (or -mat) is a perfect place to go green without really feeling a big pinch. Many of the things we do automatically can be easily greened up - by simply setting the machine to cool, ...
Top Ten: Madeline Weinrib Pillows
So not ho hum. Known for her carpets, Madeline Weinrib also makes pillows that we'd love to own. Here are our top ten, but we'd be hard pressed to find any that we don't like from her collection. P...
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