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In Honor of Bastille Day: French Film Still Inspiration

It's the 14th of July which means is Bastille day, the French equivalent of the 4th of July and we couldn't resist pulling together some inspiration from our favorite French (and French-inspired) film...

Beach House Inspiration

We've been thinking a lot about the beach and beach houses lately. Somehow being near the beach makes neutrals ok with us. Where we'd normally want some turquoise or contrast, we're ok with beige, w...

Look! Inspiration Board

To some this might look like clutter, but we have a soft spot in our hearts for a wall of inspiration (we also recently finally put up our cork board and spend a lovely afternoon tacking up all the ma...

Flickr Finds: Recycled materials in the Garden

Earlier today we blogged making a garden path of stepping stones. Surfing flickr, we came across another intriguing pathway, this one made from bottles that have seemingly been pressed into the groun...

LA House Tour: Erin's Organized Collections

Name: Erin from Design For Mankind Location: Los Angeles Size: 2200 ft2 Years lived in: 3, Owned >> Enter Slideshow >> See All Thumbnails at Once Erin from Design For Mankind was nice enough to let...

Look! Black House

Lately we've been seeing a lot of houses painted black. It's dramatic and beautiful......

Look! Black House

Lately we've been seeing a lot of houses painted black. It's dramatic and beautiful......

Look! Ceiling Art

After a long day at ICFF, we accompanied a friend shoe shopping. While the shoes were stunning, it was the ceiling that took our breath away... ...

Inspiration: Creating A Graphic Niche with Paint
Living Etc., June 2008

A simple way to define a space is to use paint. We noticed this clever paint treatment in the June 2008 Living Etc. They utilized the awkward corner space in the stairwell and created a graphic niche....

Inspiration: Creating A Graphic Niche with Paint
Living Etc., June 2008

A simple way to define a space is to use paint. We noticed this clever paint treatment in the June 2008 Living Etc. They utilized the awkward corner space in the stairwell and created a graphic niche....

Look! Granny and Popo's Haus B & B

When we moved to Los Angeles, we drove cross-country, taking secondary roads in order to see the amazing country that lay between New York and here. Granny and Popo's Haus is exactly the kind of plac...

Inspiration: Who was Your First Designer Influence?

The first designer we really had a thing for was Vicente Wolf. We were decorating our first apartment and we had seen a spread on an apartment that he had done and we thought, this is it! We leaned...

Inspiration: Laure's Blue Lamp

Surfing through the archives of some of our House Tours, we noticed, while checking out our own Laure's tour of her old place, how many people had commented on her blue lamp. Well now a similar versi...

Inspiration: Laure's Blue Lamp

Surfing through the archives of some of our House Tours, we noticed, while checking out our own Laure's tour of her old place, how many people had commented on her blue lamp. Well now a similar versi...

Alternative Headboards

Wallpaper headboard from Martha StewartWe like a headboard; we think it anchors the bed and, thus, finishes off the room. Jonathan posted some alternative headboard ideas during Bedroom Month. In ho...

Look! Orla Kiely in Hong Kong

After spending time in small villages in China, Hong Kong was like traveling to the future. Seeing this trolly decked out in Orla Kiely wallpaper made us feel right at home. We're big fans of her ho...

Coming Home from a Trip

Returning home after a long trip, it's easy to have a much better appreciation for where we live and to feel inspired to make some changes. My return home after 3 weeks in China and Hong Kong is no d...

Flickr Finds: TV's Jessica's Grandma's House

There's something about the crazy mix of pattern and colour, the amazing wallpaper (in bathroom!) and the collection of fiestaware that we love. TV's Jessica, one of our Curees, writes: Completed in ...

Blogging...Small Space Inspiration from House Beautiful

The other day, a friend mentioned a theory we’ve blogged on AT: we tend to gravitate towards the things we grew up with. Our dad had an antique store when we were little, loved mixing patterns and ...

Enjoy Your Home

It's not often that we get to sit in our little garden. But when we do, we get to observe our apartment from the outside. It gives us a fresh perspective on where we live. Take a few minutes today ...

Inspiration: Landing Strip

Sometimes all you need is a place to put stuff down. That's it. It doesn't have to be more complicated than that. This is a landing strip at its most minimal and elegant: a hook and a chair. A pla...

Inspiration: Landing Strip

Sometimes all you need is a place to put stuff down. That's it. It doesn't have to be more complicated than that. This is a landing strip at its most minimal and elegant: a hook and a chair. A pla...

Inspiration: Landing Strip

Sometimes all you need is a place to put stuff down. That's it. It doesn't have to be more complicated than that. This is a landing strip at its most minimal and elegant: a hook and a chair. A pla...

Anthropologie's Imaginative Bookcases

With a nod to Laure’s post yesterday on Anthopologie's use of chalkboard paint, we found a picture we snapped in the Anthropologie at the Grove a few weeks ago while they were in their midst of thei...

Not Perfect is Perfect

Looking through magazines and books for inspiration, we can sometimes get discouraged. Our house isn’t perfect. We have so much to do. We hate that couch. That closet is a mess. We’ll never b...

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