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Close-Up! Katy and Tighe's Artwork and Collections

Collected sugar packets in a shadowbox frame are perfect for the kitchen Many of you loved the warm and homey feel of Katy and Tighe's Cozy Island Cottage, and of course the gorgeous woodland surroun...

Close Up! Tracey Falk's Key Hook

Back in December we blogged about Tracey Falk's Vancouver apartment on Flickr, and we are once again delighted and inspired by her subtle, beautiful home. But on second look, we realized we missed a...

Close-Up: Tony and Katherine's Magnetic Staircase Landing Strip

There is so much to love about Tony and Katherine's Mission loft that even though this is the third time we've featured it, we're still finding cool new details to admire....

Close-Up! Tara's Bedroom in a Closet

When we first saw Tracy's bedroom in a dining nook, it reminded us of Tara's bedroom in a closet......

Close-Up! Diana's Butterfly Chair

We grew up with butterfly chairs, and so we have a certain fondness for them. In our House Call: Diana Fayt, Diana has one (that she found on the street!) in her bedroom, and although we don't usuall...

Close-Up! John's Make-Do Dining Room

With the holiday feasting about to begin, we're reminded that not all of us have actual dining rooms. Sometimes you have to make do with what you have -- like John does in his 700-square foot apartme...

Close-Up! Emmy's Colorful Dining Room

Another on the list of our favorite dining rooms shown here on AT: Emmy's from last spring's Small Cool Contest. We love the combination of colors and textures -- how cheerful on those rainy Seattle ...

Close-Up! Lydia's Dining Room

One of our favorite dining rooms on AT isn't really a dining room at all, it's more of a breakfast nook. There's something about the black and white checked linoleum, the paint color, the sun coming ...

Close-Up! Maggie Mason's Wall of Tea Lights

Have an empty wall just begging for some sort of "wow" factor? This wall of tea light candles from Maggie's house tour (House Call: Maggie Mason of Mighty Goods) might be just the ticket. We bet it l...

Close-Up! Paul's Masks

Art in kitchens can be difficult. More often than not, you're dealing with cabinetry dominating most of your walls. When we saw Paul's kitchen lined with masks he's collected over the years we fell ...

Close-Up!: Julie and Andrew's Art Display

This afternoon, for some reason, we suddenly thought of Julie and Andrew's Art-Filled San Francisco Abode. While we've blogged quite a few art displays, we haven't yet mentioned theirs......

Close-Up!: Rebecca's Wallpaper Backsplash

Weeks after Rebecca and Roger's Flux-Redux House Tour, visions of the gorgeous wallpaper backsplash still dance through our head(s)......

Close-Up!: Monique's Found Style

Speaking of found style, Monique is one of the masters... ...

Close-Up!: Diana Fayt's Glowbowls

Last year we paid a visit to the home of ceramic artist Diana Fayt, and some of you may remember her beautiful glowbowls, pictured above at right, hanging from a strand of metal wire....

Close-Up!: Monique and Richard's Wrap-Around Shelf

One of the many things we loved about Monique and Richard's Apartment at a Glance was this shelf that wraps around a corner. ...

Close-Up!: John's Strauss Glass Milk Bottles

So many contest entries, so much inspiration. Just one of the many things we've loved comes from Northwest #11: John's Mission Melange....

Close-Up!: Derik's Tchotchke Organization

We're in the midst of an office organizing overhaul (i.e. HELL) and we're trying to come up with a practical and clever way to organize our "creativity" (i.e. MESS). We were particularly blown away ...

Close-Up!: Julie and Andrew's Chalkboard Wall

It's been a while since we posted our House Tour: Julie and Andrew's Art-Filled San Francisco Abode, but that doesn't mean we've forgotten their kitchen wall....

Close-Up!: Natalie and Nicholas' Framed Photos

A couple of months ago our sister site ran a House Tour of a Melbourne family's cool home. In LA House Tour: Natalie, Nicholas and Arthur's Circus, the framed photos above the bed caught our eye. We...

Close-Up!: Diana's Blue Ceiling

So much inspiration comes to us from the House Tours/Calls we post. We adore the lovely blue kitchen ceiling in our House Call: Diana Fayt. Jump below for more pics......

Close-Up!: Molly's Pottery

Why does it always seem that we suddenly covet something in particular after we've been to Alameda? Lately we've developed a thing for green pottery. It may be because in our SF House Call: Molly M...

Close-Up!: Backsplash at 15 1/2 Peckham House

There are some things we blog that just stay with us. The backsplash of Monty Ravenscroft's kitchen at 15 1/2 Peckham House is one of them....

Close-Up!: Anna's Black and White Mugs

The simple black-and-white graphics of Anna's mugs in our NY House Tour: Anna's Old-and-New Newburgh Victorian really jumped out at us. ...

Close-Up!: Heather's Demijohns

While working on Scavenger this week, we came upon some demijohns for sale on Craigslist. They caught our eye but we couldn't quite figure out what to do with them. Today while browsing through our...

Close-Up!: Courtenay's Vintage Ortalion Poster

You may remember Courtenay's vintage Ortalion poster from her entry in last fall's Colors Contest. We certainly haven't forgotten it....