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Roundup: 10 Small Desks Under $250

With school back in session and work on overload a good small desk is a necessity. We work on a vintage left handed desk we found at a garage sale and have found loads of great small desks on craig...

DIY Dorm Room
Daily Danny

We've kept this image from Danny Seo's blog in our archives for a long time just waiting for the right moment to use this bit of inspiration. We love that Danny was able to transform a dorm room into...

Annette's Modern DIY Outdoor Planter

We're fans of any DIY that is simple, has great impact and uses supplies that are easily findable. So when we saw this great modern planter idea filled with easy to grow succulents we were intrigue...

Best Summertime Movies for Movie Night

Like we mentioned yesterday, summer is a great time to have casual get togethers--people have more time, the days feel longer and you can spread out outside for more space. Something that always make...

10 Cheap Summer Party Ideas

Earlier this week we highlighted some simple decoration ideas for throwing together a simple summer party. We want to take advantage of the longer days, the warm evenings and the feeling of being on ...

Outdoor Lighting Inspiration: White Paper Lanterns

click for more picsSince we're all about simple outdoor lighting that has a laid back but elegant feel we thought we'd highlight some of the ways that people have used white paper lanterns in outdoor ...

Outdoor Lighting Inspiration: Use Lots of Jars

When decorating for the outdoors we tend to err on the side of spending close to nothing since most things get ruined when we forget to bring them inside. So we're constantly on the lookout for affor...

The Lazy Gardeners Solution

There comes a time when you realize that people are coming over and you have done nothing of what you had planned for you garden. You would like to have plants. You do not have time to spend plantin...

Best Garden Tips, Tricks and Inspiration

As we dive into the month of May and begin taking care of our outdoor spaces so that we can entertain (picnics! glowy evenings! afternoon iced tea!) we wanted to take a little glimpse back into what ...

Roundup: Best Hand Soap To Impress Guests

Perhaps it's a case of the grass always being greener, but it seems that whenever we go over to a friend's house and use the bathroom, their hand soap smells better than ours. Maybe theirs is more ex...

5 Affordable Ways To Spruce Up A Patio

Most of us apartment dwellers have pretty limited outdoor space so it's important to make the most of it. Whether you've got a porch, a balcony or a small patio or deck now is the time to spend a lit...

Great Source for Cheap Lampshades

If you're anything like me, you've got lots of great lamps that you've picked up at garage sales, via craigslist or out flea-marketing. They're great shapes, great colors and unlike anything you can ...

Look! Simple Bar Set Up

Over the weekend we combed through the Rose Bowl reacquainting ourselves with what's out there and also to spark some inspiration, after all it totally worked for Rebecca! Well, it might have had to ...

Reader Survey: Good Time To Get Deals on Antiques?

Reading one of our favorite blogs, the Brick House (where Morgan finds the best finds ever and makes us jealous, but we still love her because she's as frugal as we are) we noticed that she's been abl...

Alternative Holiday: Fast, Simple, Modern and Inexpensive

Post-It notes in a tree shape? That's the kind of holiday decor we like Many of our friends are hanging up wreaths, hoisting up trees and hauling out boxes of ornaments. While we like the idea of d...

9 DIY Gift Ideas To Get A Jump On the Holidays

Last week we unveiled a new little plant that we started as a part of our commitment to making more of our gifts this year. Since projects can become time consuming, we've started early with the goal...

Good Questions: Local Resources for Outdoor Patio Furniture?
Los Angeles

It's getting chilly, and I was hoping to score a deal on an outdoor dining set.. Any ideas where to look? I've done some online searching (Target, Home Depot, Overstock, etc.) but wondered if there ...

Save Money at Home

We read a post the other day on Real Simple's blog about saving money at home. They had some simple strategies and got us to thinking...We'll share our favorite ways to save money with you and ask yo...

How to: Clean Cheaply
Melbourne

We have a confession– we’re still using store bought cleaning products. We’ve heard all the praises for vinegar and bi-carb soda but until today we hadn’t realised just how much money we’re ...

Affordable Luxury Roundup

Ryan's Affordable Luxury Redo We like to think it's the small things in life that add up to a great quality of life. And while we can't exactly solve the economic issues that have a lot of people sca...

Do You Use Craigslist To Make Money?

When money gets tight we have a friend that's brilliant at making ends meet through craigslist. Somehow he just has a knack for selling off garage sale finds and making that extra cash needed to pay ...

Great, Simple, Affordable Shelves

Recently we were at the new Firefly store in Venice when our friend commented on how much she liked the solid, simple shelves they were using for a display. She was surprised to hear where they were ...

Prepping for the Parents: When You Can't Afford to Furnish?

This week, we are tasked by a good friend to please, pretty please help him get his near-empty apartment ready as his parents are coming in for a visit and staying with him (Disclaimer: The photo abov...

10 Dorm Essentials: Under $100

Moving into the dorm can be a great escape and a chance to start out fresh, independent and confident. There are a couple of things that will help that transition feel like a success: ...

Best Desks under $200

Susan is moving into a dorm this fall and doesn't have time to hunt for a desk in thrift stores or on craigslist so she asked for our recommendations for desks under $200: ...

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