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Roundup: "X" Inspired Furniture and Decor

The other day I spotted this neat X design in the sidewalk and was instantly inspired to roundup furniture, home décor and design interpreted in this simple and classic pattern. My first stop was to ...

Long Weekend Roundup: Best Garden Tips, Tricks and Inspiration

As we prepare to sit back and relax for a nice 3 day weekend (we're going out of town, yay!) we thought we'd round up our favorite garden related posts from last month for those of you who plan to do ...

Superstition Roundup: Happy Friday the 13th

We're not particularly superstitious (maybe because we had a black cat that only ever brought us good luck) but we admit that we pay attention to certain feng shui guidelines to keep the energy in the...

10 Best Succulents

It's no secret that we're into succulents. They're easy to take care of, cheap, easily propagate, don't need much water and come in tons of beautiful colors and textures. Below find our favorite suc...

Round Up: Window Boxes

Round Up: Storing Jewelry

This one's from Amazon. It has a small case that can be removed for travelingOver at ATChicago the other day, SarahC blogged using ice cube trays to organize small items. It jogged our memory of usi...

Round Up: Food Shaped Furnishings and Home Accessories

I think I must be hungry because I spent way too much time gathering these food related home items and now I'm in dire need of some lunch. Below the jump are eleven food inspired home furniture items ...

Useful Links for Memorial Day Weekend

Maybe you're going to fix up the deck and entertain? Memorial Day is a great time to catch up on much needed repairs around the house, get your Spring Cleaning kicked off, or start your summer garden ...

10 Best Non-VOC, Low-Toxic Interior Paints

Over at ATNY today, Aaron posted about an interesting New York Times article discussing local and federal laws governing VOCs and insight about various "green" paint products. A niat serendipitous dis...

Roundup: Best Space Saving Fold-up Home Furnishings

Space saving solutions from in many shapes and devices, but there's often nothing simpler than something that folds up and packs away. So we scoured online and found various home furnishing solutions ...

Roundup: Best Staircase Storage Solutions

Kristin's The Amazing Staircase is not only one of our favourite AT posts of all time, it's a glowing example of utilizing limited space efficiently. Staircases are often overlooked for their storage ...

Best Bookplates

Ever loan out a book from your collection and then completely forget who you loaned it to? Then realize that you didn't even put your name in it? Protect the books you want to hang on to. Consider ...