Guess the Decade: Orange & Green Lounge
It's the weekend! Let's kick it off with a game of Guess the Decade. Take a good look at design of the room above and jump below to make your best guess......
It's the weekend! Let's kick it off with a game of Guess the Decade. Take a good look at design of the room above and jump below to make your best guess......
The answer may be easy for many of you. Whose bedroom is this? Take a guess and see below the jump... ...
The thing we most love about this room is the yellow stairs. Wow. We've never seen anything like this in person, but are sure that it must exist in plenty of places besides CB2's catalog pages......
The light blue and chocolate brown color scheme that dominated a couple years ago has since suffered the consequences of over exposure. That doesn't mean that blue and brown don't work well together...
While reading one of our favorite blogs, Design in Dublin, we noticed some amazing bedrooms from the Bellinter House Hotel. These clean, calm, and simple rooms are located in a Georgian mansion in C...
Seen at a local pub, this high-intensity decor decision is an inventive and low-budget solution for what to do with an underutilized cooler case and all those empties. We may not be able to replicate...
Our friend is decorating her bedroom in yellow and gray - a color combination we love. She thought it might be too trendy at first, but she loved the pieces she found so much that she decided to go ...
Kitchen "Before" - Jump below for the "After"Our friends, Kim & Eric, have been hard at work on their home. One of their sore points was their kitchen. They weren't too fond of their oak & glass cab...
Zig zag patterns tread the line between classic and edgy. The sharpness keeps them looking very modern. Although they rise and fall in popularity, they never go away. We've always liked zig zag prin...
Roses are not our favorite flowers. But the crisp lines and perfect forms serve as great inspiration for design - from wallpaper to tiles to textiles. Take a look at just a few of the ways to do roses...
Metropolis
Aloft is a new project from boutique hotelier, The Rockwell Group (W Hotels); it's a chain of budget hotels based on the classic roadside motel. To prepare for the opening of the first Aloft property,...
While visiting our friendly neighborhood library the other day, we found quite a large book sticking out of a shelf. Upon closer examination, we were thrilled to see it was a book on Andy Warhol. I...
In honor of Cinco de Mayo and our recent trip to Mexico, we bring you these snapshots of the well-known and beloved tile used all over public places in our neighbor to the south. Specifically, we love...
Cinco de Mayo may commemorate an important day in Mexican history but the spirit of celebration has been firmly adopted by America. If you're thinking of hosting your own impromptu festivities, it's ...
The book, Restoration Home, is about decorating with found treasures, recycled objects and mementos from traveling. These types of items can give a room texture, heart and a sense of history, especial...
While many claim the modern wing or the Thorne Rooms as their favorite spots in the Art Institute of Chicago, we admit we’re quite fond of the Asian and Ancient Americas galleries. On a not so recen...
We've heard mixed reviews of the Sliding Door Company from lovers and haters. We've never used them ourselves, but we do think their website is a great resource for inspiration. Our recent post on p...
Sköna Hem 4.25.08
We first noticed this home from Swedish design magazine Sköna Hem because of the photo (below) showing our current obsession, the String Pocket by Nisse Strinning. When we looked around a little mo...
Really small is really cool. One of the most adorable displays we've ever seen was a doll house bathtub nestled in a flower box. The effect was magical and we felt like the tiny garden gnome might r...
In case you're stuck inside working this weekend, and you can't make it to the many events going on in the city, here's another way to get your culture fix. We could spend a whole day surfing the Mu...
This national symbol of Portugal - the rooster (galo), symbolizes honesty, integrity, trust and honor. We received a tiny ceramic rooster from a Portuguese roommate several years ago, and have held on...
This is a sophisticated color combo with a little bit of an edge. Combining a cool gray (like Dior Gray) with warm orange accents can make a space really come to life. The combination is so strong t...
Learning to Love You More is an interactive web project and book designed by artists Miranda July and Harrell Fletcher. They give assignments online, and participants send in reports on their progr...
We love the commentary and descriptions that accompany some of the fantastic items available from Quel Objet (which means "What a thing!"). Spring and France together make up an ideal mindset - a brea...
All used items come with a story to tell. We only need to lean in and listen. I was hella' excited when they brought me home from that thrift dump. I didn't match nothin' but they picked me up solo-...