Maybe it's the student in me, but I find the need to study up before undertaking most home projects, and especially when we're planning an entire new space. There are certain books that I find myself...
Browsing through the local Urban Outfitters is always a nightmare this time of year- too many college kids trying to furnish their dorms accompanied by frazzled parents trying to figure out why...
Continuing our obsession with hoarders, we recently watched Agnes Varda's documentary film "The Gleaners and I." Gleaning is the act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields after the harve...
I'm merging the Northwest (my home) and the Mid-Atlantic (husband's home) in our apartment — and the easiest color combo to that purpose has been blues and neutrals. Here's some like-mind...
This set of four "desk chairs" are just screaming out for a rehab job, and at $25 even a novice could give it a try virtually risk free....
Name: Shauna Alterio & Stephen Loidolt of something's hiding in here
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (at the edge of the city)
Size: 2,300 square feet (1 bedroom & 1 bath)
Years lived in: 3.5 r...
Classic but always fresh, I think it's safe to say that while color trends come and go, black and white will stay happily planted in the design limelight. We often think of it as edgy or dramati...
Q: Hello! Our zero personality closet-less 14x14 master bedroom needs help from the ground up! Starting from scratch here, our first plan is to build paneled closet wall-to-wall and floor to ceiling f...
Add Southern Accents magazine to the list of recession casualties in the design industry. Time Inc. announced that it will shut down the 32-year-old magazine, which has a circulation of 400,000, but ...
Dried Pine Needles Used for Mulch
Lately, I've heard a lot of confusing information about mulch. We've been told it's wise to use because it helps conserve water, fights erosion, and blocks weeds. ...
Up for grabs in DC today, an armchair designed by McCreary Modern in great condition and at a great price. McCreary Modern makes pieces for Room & Board so this chair should be of very nice quality. ...
The September issue of Architectural Digest gave us a glimpse of Simon Jacobsen's Georgetown home, and left us hungering for more views of the unusual merging of modern and historic that define ...
Lumenhaus is Virginia Tech’s 2009 entry to the US Solar Decathlon competition, an educational project of the U.S. Department of Energy supported by DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory....
A fourth-generation Washingtonian, designer Thomas Pheasant is a staple of the DC design scene. Thomas Pheasant and his work seem to be everywhere: his furniture line is available at Baker Furn...
People downsize for many reasons; money, empty nest, better location, etc. But what happens when you're in the new space? There's a lot to think about when you find yourself with a few less s...
A color not for the faint of heart to be sure, but this vintage orange chaise is big enough to be used in place of a small couch....
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Last week we talked about how to deal with a new home nightmare, but this week we thought we'd have a little fun and let you tell us what obstacles horrors you encountered while setting up shop. Racc...
Q: I just bought my first house in Philly, and while I've managed to get the living room painted and the floors refinished, one section of the room is stumping me: the nook that houses my stove. It's...
Located on Wisconsin Avenue in Glover Park, Theodore's offers high-end, high-priced contemporary furniture, lighting, and accessories. The store also provides design services — for a fee....
When you move into your own place, you value Mom's homemaking advice more than when you were a child who didn't want to make the bed. Now that I'm married and in a brand-new apartment, I have d...
If you have the room and are ready to make an investment on a very nice piece of bedroom furniture, this bed originally from DWR is now half the price that you could buy it new. ...
We have yet to live in a home that did not require a dizzying amount of DIY improvements— that's half the fun, right? The not so fun parts are the constant trips to the hardware and craft store...
We have written before about inspirational designer Gaspard, but when we stumbled upon this older design for the Nest Chair, we knew we had to share......
This modern home addition in Atlanta, Georgia is the work of Atlanta-based BLDGS Architects. The picture above is the rear of the home that shows the new glass and steel structure that replaced...
You caught a glimpse of the historic Lanier Heights co-op building in House Tour: Scott's Detailed Restoration at The Ontario. Now take a tour of the historic building's features, which include...
This classic Paul McCobb Desk is perfectly scaled for a small apartment!...
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