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We're Still Floored By Flor Carpet Squares

Flor carpet tiles have been around for several years now, that's no mystery. It doesn't change the fact that we are still madly in love with them and adore scavenging for ways others are using them ...

Bedroom on a Budget
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The latest issue of Domino features a bedroom with a hint of tropical style done from top to toe for $1248. Aside from gleaning inspiration from the specifics, a few general, budget-friendly ideas fo...

Inspiration: Bedrooms from Toast

When we pulled together our guest room clip file, we included a couple of photos from British retailer Toast. We find their roomsets very inspiring and a little more laid-back than the average produ...

How To: Make a Pocket Sized Floor Plan

If we had to name the best thing in our design arsenal it wouldn't be having our Pantone Book memorized, or knowing the name and year of every piece of furniture. So what's the one trick that helps ...

Small Space Solutions From a Large Open Loft

Amazing things hit our inbox...yesterday we received an email from Poland, with a link to some really great photos of an open plan loft. Even though the loft is very large, we saw so many smart and sp...

Bed and Bath Inspiration from the Bellinter House Hotel

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...

10 Ways to Clean the Bedroom from AT

Almost any time an AT post goes up on how to make the bed, a lot of disparate voices chime in: fluffy comforter lovers vs. those who like a streamlined bed, throw pillow people vs. minimalists, bed-...

Flickr Finds: Degerkas' Bedroom

A few days ago, we showed you Degerkas' orange fireplace. We also wanted to share her bedroom (tagged with apartmenttherapychicago), since we think the color combination is unique and really works w...

Roundup: Vintage Dressers

For the last day of bedroom month, here's a brief roundup of vintage dressers in Chicago, from George Nelson to Paul Frankl to 1970s style. Click below for more....

Bedroom Meditation Spots

Do you have a meditation spot in your bedroom? A place where you can sit and read or just think? Our bedroom is too small for much more than a bed and a dresser, but we wish we also had a chair to c...

Traditional vs. New: Slipper Chairs

The tradition of a bedroom slipper chair is an elegant but utilitarian seat for dressing. Typically, the chairs are compact and low to the ground so they don't steal space. They're also armless (to ...

Cool Colors in the Bedroom

Did you know that your home breathes? We're not talking about your apartment getting choked up on clutter. There's one breathe-easy guideline that Maxwell illustrates in the AT book: Just as breat...

How To: Create a "Dust-Free" Bedroom

Since my husband has asthma, we're always looking for ways to reduce allergens and dust in our home (although it's impossible to create a completely dust-free environment). We came across a good res...

Unique Bedroom Styling from FLOR

We're not sure why rug companies always seem to have the best stylists. Maybe the close-to-the-floor photos allow them to play around with space and furniture arrangements a little more. Whatever th...

Global Inspiration: Chic Hotel Bedroom from the US

The Townhouse Hotel is all about simple, sun soaked style for the bedroom; according to the March issue of Living Etc: "Cliched they may be in any other setting, but red accents are used to brillian...

Global Inspiration: Chic Hotel Bedroom from England

High Road House in London is inspirational and inspired; the Shaker influences are impossible to ignore in these clean, modern rooms. According to the March issue of Living Etc: "Light textures, natu...

Global Inspiration: Chic Hotel Bedroom from Greece

Fresh Hotel in Athens is all about bright color accents- something translatable to all-white rental apartment bedrooms. The March issue of Living Etc has this to say about the style: "" Illuminated f...

Global Inspiration: Chic Hotel Bedroom from Spain

Via the new Living Etc. March issue: Hospes Maricel in Mallorca has great minimalist bedroom style; "The rooms are minimalism personified. Modest mouldings, contemporary furniture and chunky white ma...

Best Products: Sleep Masks by Alison Rose

There is a terrible and obnoxious street light that lives right outside our bedroom window. We could have opted for black-out curtains but we rather like our bamboo shades. Our only other options we...

How To: Make a Floating Headboard

Here's an easy DIY headboard that's guaranteed to add romance and drama to your bedroom. The supplies are few, the labor should only take an afternoon, and the end result is a little bit of magic. S...

Sexy Time Design

Love is in the air...or in a nightstand drawer or a padlocked chest underneath the bed. Like any hobby/job/task, a healthy sex life sometimes requires the use of...eh em...special tools. We don't ne...

Wallpaper in the Bedroom

Writing our post on Jill Malek, we started thinking about bedrooms and wallpaper. For our money, the bedroom is the perfect spot for wall coverings. Use paper in small doses as a headboard, or creat...

Romantic Bedroom Week: Lorijo's Brocade Bedroom

Name: Lorijo Location: Hersey, Michigan Lorijo sent us in this photo of her black and white brocade bedroom to enter our Romantic Bedroom Giveaway. Her bedroom tip is below......

Multi-Purpose Bedroom Retreats

We love designer Betsy Burnham's bedrooms. Besides making killer use of color, they always seem to have multiple purposes: they're hang-out spots, reading nooks, and storage areas. We know you're no...

Bedroom Interiors from Zara Home

Browsing international catalogs always inspires us. European retailer Zara Home does a great job styling their bedrooms with influences from across the globe (like the Japanese-inspired Osaka bedroo...