Most of our windows are between 2 and 3 1./5 feet from the ground, making them the perfect place not to place a sofa, headboard, or any piece of high-backed, light-blocking furniture. Here are a few ...
Mid-Atlantic resident Mandi Ehman will help you organize every part of your home and life with her blog, Organizing Your Way. There are some great seasonal tips on her blog right now, including plan...
From breakfast trays to boot trays; plant trays to catchalls. Trays have become my favorite way to reign in clutter and display prized possessions. No matter how many trays I own, I'm always able ...
When it comes to organization, a pretty display is my number one motivator. Sad but true, if the item in question is not something I see everyday— if it's tucked away in a closet or shoved in a...
Pieter de Leeuw is a new designer and fresh out of college. He's created a shelf made out of wooden letters and arranged them in his own unique way. The letters also function as seating when they ...
2010 is coming and designers are already prepared with stylish calendars. Everyone clamors for a Stendig, but what about Pentagram's annual typographic calendar? Pentagram just released the 2010 ver...
We're all looking for ways to get more organized, whether it's at home or in the office. A great way to help stay organized is by utilizing color. The task of organizing by color isn't as daunting...
Chilly season is approaching fast and we're looking for cheap creative ways to organize the influx of outerwear in our home. Here are some favorite ideas......
"As long as there have been books, there have been book collectors," Marie Proeller Hueston writes in House Beautiful's "Decorating with Books." Book collections often turn into libraries, so here i...
This weekend we decided to tackle our office (even though we've been living in this home for a year). Due to the length of time that we've been living together I knew that my boyfriend was borderli...
As someone naturally prone to creative chaos, I truly believe that order is an art form. Well, to take that thought a step further, I thought we'd hit two birds with one stone during arts, crafts, an...
What's your one thing that you can do to make your house a home today? We spent Saturday night cleaning out and organizing an overflowing walk-in bedroom closet (boring, we know). However, that one ...
Judging by the mixed opinions about what constitutes clutter versus a collection, it's clear that pristine, perfectly placed arrangements are not everyone's cup of tea. For those of you who favor a ...
A big part of creating a healthy home is eliminating unnecessary stresses and clutter — mental and material— before they disrupt your peace. To help you accomplish this, we've rounded up ...
We've always wanted a craft room in our home, but just never got around to actually making it happen. We craft more than the average person, so why not? Here are some of our favorite craft rooms t...
We're all in favor of displaying things we love, but we also know all to well how innocent little collections can morph into obsessions that threaten your sanity (see above). If you're there already,...
Last week we gave you a look inside our home — a work in progress — and shared some of our many projects. One challenge is how to store and display our recent clay sculptures. To get ide...
If you're blessed with a fireplace, it better be it's probably the focal point of your room. And while it's rare to see a neglected mantel, the inside of the fireplace is another story. Whether you'r...
Inexpensive and hardworking, the hanger is a handy little beast capable of more than just helping you keep your clothes organized. Here are a few of our favorite ideas, new and old, for putting these...
This post's for you, Mr. So-Over-the-Color-Coded-Bookshelf-Trend-Man. Yes, you may have jumped off the book grouping bandwagon, but it's hard to deny the visual merit of clustering other objects with...
We love collecting things, and it certainly helps when you actually lived through the moments that your prized possessions came from. Maybe that's why we really appreciate our skateboard memorabili...
While I was on a week long vacation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina last week I was unpacking all of my belongings as if I was actually moving in for good. Much to my surprise, I wasn't alone...
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...
Most of us have experienced a less than desirable living situation. Maybe your idealistic side convinced you that you could flip a house HGTV-style in seconds flat, or maybe you were broke and livin...
Couples move in together all the time, it's fun and exciting.. until the arguments inevitably break out about who has to get rid of what and whose furniture is uglier. It's pretty fascinating that ...
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