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One Day Living Room Makeover
House Beautiful

We just got the new July issue of House Beautiful - it is the "Small Spaces" issue which we always enjoy and it has quite a few good features (including a home with an amazing pink entryway) but one a...

Design Dare: Floor to Ceiling Drapes in a Bright Color?

Wow, fearless color, right? A full wall of fabric in a bright hue is an amazing, memorable design detail in this showhouse sitting room but do you think it would look just as fresh day in and day out ...

Checklist of Wardrobe Care Essentials
House Beautiful

As part of our spring clean, we're doing a closet overhaul - weeding through what we've accumulated and donating what we know we will no longer use. When that chore is complete we've made a bit of a r...

Open Shelving in the Kitchen
House Beautiful

click thumbnails for larger picsA concept that seems to be gaining in popularity over the past few years is open shelving in the kitchen. It is a good look but you have to be cool with putting it all...

Upholstered Chairs in the Bathroom
House Beautiful

click thumbnails for larger picsUpholstered seating in the bathroom is not the most common thing to see - it is a rarity to have enough space to accommodate furniture in one of the smaller, more util...

Classic Prewar Chicago Apartment by Alessandra Branca
House Beautiful

The current issue of House Beautiful features a Chicago apartment designed by Alessandra Branca. According to the article, the age of the building was vintage, but the apartment itself was "a concret...

7 Pink Dining Rooms
House Beautiful

Most people have a strong reaction to pink, and love it or hate it - it's become a bold choice for decor. And while one would imagine that it might be an offbeat fit for the dining room, it actually m...

Recipe for Style: Newell Turner's Dining/Living Combo

We live in an apartment with a combination living/dining area, so were very interested in the approach Newell Turner took in the design of a similar room for his own home. He says, " I used a settee a...

101 Paint Colors from Nature
House Beautiful

FireHouse Beautiful recently featured 101 Colors from Nature. Their selections based on hues inspired by the elements practically guarantee that resulting rooms based on these colors will be beautiful...

Trend Spotting: Treillage

Earlier this year, we read that treillage was going to be a big summer trend. So we watched for it. It popped up a lot but that might just be because this pattern, whether used in large doses or as ...

A Colorful New Orleans Home
House Beautiful

This home has a sense of style and life lived large. It's not shy or retiring - it's all about color - powerful colors used in subtle ways. It's pink and purple and green and melon and turquoise and p...

5 Current Color Combos
Chicago Tribune Home & Garden 07.27.08

The talented Stephen Drucker (who we had the pleasure of meeting when we were in NY in the Spring) recently hosted a House Beautiful Color Institute at the Merchandise Mart and the Tribune covered it....

Best of August: HB's Hot Product Roundup
House Beautiful 08.08

One of our favorite features in House Beautiful is the "The Best", the editor's round up of their picks for the coming month, and this time around, AT is included! ...

Recipe for Style: Chic Living Room by James Rixner

James Rixner designed this room last year for the Kips Bay show house. We think it's worth a longer look as it has many subtle ideas for apartment sized living spaces. It is a chic look that works jus...

Color for Small Rooms

House Beautiful 04.2008

House Beautiful asked 12 designers to divulge their favorite colors for small rooms. Their answers ranged from reflective white to a deep brown......

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