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Jason & Michael's Beautifully Structured Bohemian
House Tour

Name: Jason Loper & Michael Schreiber Location: Rogers Park, Chicago Size: 800 square feet Years lived in: Purchased 2 ½ years ago You might have heard us mention the name Jason Loper around the p...

Look! Outdoor Light Fixture Inside

After a recent visit to Nebraska, we noticed one of our family members had changed out the light over their kitchen sink. It's a large open area in front of a window that overlooks the garden, and n...

Excellent Simpsons Mosaic Table Makeover

We have a serious soft spot for die hard crafters and the extreme efforts they have been known to go through to create works of art from things that have been discarded or thrifted. So the long time...

Flickr Find: Bench Monday Interiors

Recently we came across the Flickr Group, Bench Mondays. Each Monday, members upload a picture of someone on a bench. It's as simple as that and the small bits of interiors we are able to see in...

Easy Peasy 5 Minute Safety Tip

There are several home safety tips that most of us already have covered. We keep a first aid kit about, a fire extinguisher in the kitchen and make sure to stay away from hot pants pans. But one pl...

The Gallery: Affordable Photos From Abby Powell

We're suckers for beautiful photography. Often times it's an art form that can be lost in the average home, but a beautiful photo in just the right place can really set the tone for a space; whic...

Roundup: Great Posts You Might Have Missed

Keeping up with all the different facets of Apartment Therapy, The Kitchn, Unplggd, Re-Nest and OhDeeDoh can be time consuming. We understand that on occasion you might only have time for a brief sc...

Roundup: 8 Jumpstart Projects You Might Have Missed

In case reading things online has turned into one big hurried mess lately (don't worry it happens to the best of us), we have you covered. We rounded up 8 of our favorite DIY projects from the Febru...

DIY Organizational Solutions When Retail Isn't An Option

Often times buying something off the shelf isn't on our radar. Whether it's because of budget restraints or other reasons, sometimes that extra little something for your home, really isn't on your l...

Need More Space? Expand Your Window Sills

We were reading across Martha Stewart's list of projects that can be tackled in a single day (there might be more hours in her day than ours though...) and found one that fit our needs (aka, sills th...

Big Ideas From A Small Kitchen
Spotted In The Midwest Fall Cure

Fall Cure participant lilithslair is making the most out of her small kitchen with this giant mirror above the stove. We love the idea as it brings great light and depth to a space that could feel ...

Look! Inexpensive Workbench From Costco

When we moved into our new loft, we wanted counter space. Not just counterspace, but COUNTERSPACE! After pricing more expensive options (having someone make it for us) we turned to our friendly big...

Look! Wooden Magazine Holders At Michaels

We're wrapping up The Fall Cure this week and we have been searching for some small items to finish off the organization to our chaos. Click through the jump to see which room of the house we needed...

The 12 Germiest Places In Your Spaces
NBC Today Show 11.12.08

There are places throughout our day that we would normally consider to have a germ or two (or three or four depending on our cleaning skills). Toilets, doorknobs and keyboards all come to mind. But...

Midwest Fall Cure: Week Three - The Weekend

Cans painted white make a nice balance to the organized color of the pencils inside of them. Cure Clock: 37 days Assignment: Read through Ch. 6 (Pages 100-128). Flickr Pool: Midwest Fall Cure ...

Pipe Furniture by Manhattan Clean Line

Manhattan Clean Line is a small, mysterious company that started building furniture as a solution for cramped New York apartments and a general lack of inventive furniture. See more pipe works after ...

Uncommon Goods: Disposable Permanent Ceramics

We love things that we don't have to throw away. It's the reason we bring our own bags when we head to the grocery store or out shopping around town. But we are especially drawn to these permanent ...

At On: Inherited & Modern Artwork

Upon moving into our home, my Husband's Grandparents gave us these prints that had adorned their walls for years. My Grandparents had the same exact ones so they were welcomed into our home with a w...

Roundup: Handmaidens Indie Craft Fair
Minneapolis

Crafts usurped karaoke at the VFW yesterday. We saw what’s new from some favorite Twin Cities crafties, and found a few new ones—many of whom sell online, of course. ...

20 Tips To Staging Your Kitchen

When preparing your house for sale you go through a whirlwind of activities. To help with the chaos here's 20 tips to keep in mind when staging a house and specifically a kitchen. Some are obvious ...

Look!: Detailed Plywood Cabinets

Yesterday we showed you the silver (like wow) salvaged doors from an apartment we toured. Today we would like to show you one more memorable thing from our quick walk-through (nothing refurbished we...

Look! Wooden Ruler Backsplash

This weekend we came across the DIY backsplash of Kimbery Ann Swiderski, a resident of the Coffee Lofts in downtown Kansas City. We love the look of taking something rustic and applying it in small do...

An Imagined Life: Outside and Broken

All used items come with a story to tell. We only need to lean in and listen. I can't believe they left me out here...on the curb...in the gutter. Never thought it'd end like this...owww, I can't......

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...

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