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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....

Close-Up!: AB Chao's Clamp Lights

One of the many things we loved in AB Chao's House Tour was her use of clamp lights. Ever since we saw the simple, industrial-looking aluminum lamps in her lovely Louisiana home, they've been on ou...

Close-Up!: Molly's Mirrors

We're really drawn to Molly Meng's use of mirrors in her House Call. The display of vintage "looking glasses" is an easy way to showcase a collection and reflect light -- especially in a small spac...

Close-Up!: AB Chao's Divided Dish

We literally gasped when we saw this dish in AB Chao's fantastic Modern + Old = MOLD house tour. We picked up an identical dish while flea marketing in Portland, and scoured the internet for more i...

Close-Up!: Molly's Vintage Pillowcase

Our House Tours and House Calls are so inspiring that sometimes we wish they weren't. Often we feel so inspired by something we've seen that we end up devoting way too much time to searching for so...

Close-Up!: Diana's Shelf

Eclectic. There were so many things we loved about last week's House Call: Diana Fayt. The San Francisco artist's home is warm, welcoming, comfortable. There's a really wonderful, eclectic mix of ...

Close-Up!: Mia's Bin Pulls from Restoration Hardware

It's the little things. When we visited Mia's houseboat a few weeks ago for our FSBO/House Tour: Mia's Floating Oasis, we were intrigued by the little touches. Like the bin pulls in her galley, wh...

Close-Up!: John Baden's SF Apartment

Immediately after walking into John Baden's Hayes Valley apartment, we thought to ourselves, "This is so Apartment Therapy!" Many of us can relate to John's situation: He's living in a place that's...

Close-Up!: Holly's TV Cozy

Let's say you live in a small space. A small space where you see everything as soon as you walk in the door -- including the television, which you don't like looking at all the time. Yet because y...

Close-Up!: Victoria's Bathroom Mirrors

Victoria's House Tour may have been last summer, but that doesn't mean we've forgotten it. And now that it's Bathroom Month, we immediately thought of her bathroom. The sectioned mirrors reflect t...