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Decorating the Wabi-Sabi Way

Lately, we've been hearing the term "wabi-sabi" being thrown around a lot. Example 1: Overheard at last weekend's swap meet: "Those teacups are awesome--so wabi-sabi!" Example 2: On the hunt for a d...

Austin Artisan Profile: Michael Yates
Austin, Texas

Kyouei Design Bulb Lantern

We've posted about paper lanterns several times, as they're not only beautiful and affordable, but also very adaptable for almost any decorative style. Yet these bulb lanterns from Kyouei Design stand...

Look: Recycled Materials Shoji Lamp

Instructables creator PKM shows a step-by-step tutorial of how to make your own Japanese style shoji lamp with materials readily available in most homes, including affordable corrugated cardboard, pla...

LA Store: The New Tortoise

The original Tortoise store on Abbot Kinney has long been a favorite stop of ours for inspiration. Now they've opened a second location, a little further south on the block where they carry larger pi...

Etsy Seller: Good-ness

Etsy seller Good-ness has such a charming selection of Japanese fabrics that we have about a million ideas for projects. We love to add color and texture in small ways and a fun fabric is one of them...

Muji Envy

A trip to Asia would not have been complete without a stop at Japanese retailer Muji. For those of us on the West Coast all we can do is drool over what ATNY reports on. So we hit up 2 stores: one i...

Necobaco Cat Tree

The last time we posted about a cat tree, reader opinion seemed to have split 50/50 between yay and nay, illustrating how hard it is to find cat furniture that appeals to both our desire to provide o...

Ku Ambiance Porcelain at CA Boom 08

Ku Ambiance showed off this incredible work of porcelain (and sense of humor) and it definitely made us smile. What surprised us, though, were the incredible works of porcelain that were completely s...