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Retro Glam at Rob Roy

We were introduced to the cool 70's decor of Rob Roy by Seattle Homes & Lifestyles blog. Plenty of leather upholstery, chrome, glass, wallpaper and retro accessories make this cocktail bar both glam ...

More From Bonluxat

We recently posted a unique sideboard found on one of our favorite online furniture sites. Whether we are looking for that special piece to add life to the living room or just hunting for inspiratio...

Giving Design: Project H Designs To Change The World

When reviewing design on a daily basis it’s very easy to get tunnel vision. We may focus on “want” rather than “need.” We may confuse “pretty” with “necessary.” Thanksgiving is a ho...

Polaroid Flower Vase by Jung Hwa Jin

The season for indoor gardening is upon us, and with it another take on the hanging planter. The nostalgic shape of the Polaroid Flower Vase is immediately recognizable and draws your focus to the p...

Pixelated Decor

As a child of the eighties, having seen video games and graphics evolve from 8-bit basic imagery to amazing, lifelike representations, we have a soft spot for pixelation. It feels like digital nostalg...

Custom Furniture and Fixtures by Dave Seoane

I'm thrilled to show off this handcrafted furniture by Portland, OR artisan, Dave Seoane. His work is full of personality while managing to stay true to clean modern design. Utilizing 3 main elements...

Ready-Made Lighting
From Das rote Paket

Das rote Paket, based in Leipzig, Germany, introduces unique designs from young architects and designers. Earlier this year they held a lighting design competition using ready-made objects and a smal...

Lego Kitchen

So an entire lego house is amazing. Just, amazing. But perhaps just a touch of Lego--say just a kitchen island--could be a subtle homage to the architectural toy... Who are we kidding!?! It's ridiculo...

A Modern Southwestern by Van Patter Design

This unique home blends southwestern with mid-century modern, and does it seamlessly....

Interiors by Ken Fulk

Over on Gawker today, I stumbled upon a post called Inside the Nerd Mansions of San Francisco. It discusses a C Magazine article showcasing the homes of internet moguls decorated by interior designe...

Unfortunate Trend: Half-Wall Bath Screens

I've stayed in several hotels lately that no longer use shower curtains in their bathrooms, but instead, have rotating sheets of glass to enclose the mere three feet of space closest to the showerhe...

Type + Furniture = Beautiful Design

These tables grabbed our attention---as lovers of type, lucite furniture, and functional design as a whole, these hit the spot......

7Gods Lighting Design

7Gods is a creative design agency based in London. We have seen their interior design and branding work before, but we especially admire their innovative lighting solutions....

1981 Metropolitan Home of the Month
Metropolitan Home

To our complete delight, we came across an October 1981 issue of Metropolitan Home at the thrift store, and had to bring it home. Flipping through the pages (chock full of cigarette ads and ridiculou...

Our Visit to the Concrete Countertop Workshop
Apartment Therapy Field Trip

A few weeks ago we had the chance to be a guest at a one day concrete countertop workshop at Cheng Concrete located in Berkeley. We took the workshop mostly out of curiosity and desire to learn more a...

Sneak Peek of the Metropolitan Home Showtime House
Metropolitan Home and If It's Hip, It's Here

Image by Lissoni Associati via If It's Hip, It's HereWe have only recently had the opportunity to become addicted to cable television, and we're really noticed lately how many of the shows are highly ...

Gilded Windows in Helsingborg

Photographs by Peter Thuvander and Danyal TaylanIn the ever-present search for ways to make multi-family housing projects aesthetically appealing, this architectural facade brings a bit of conceptual ...

ReBurbia Winners!
Dwell and Inhabitat

The winners are in! We wrote about the ReBurbia contest last week when they spotlighted the 20 finalists, but now the judges have judged! Check out the winners after the jump......

Lodz Design Festival: Nest Hammock by Ieva Laurina

This lovely hammock will be part of the Lodz Design Festival that will take place in Lodz, Poland in October. If we had a backyard we would definitely have one of these. There is something very peacef...

ReBurbia: A Suburban Design Competition
Dwell and Inhabitat

Suburbia. The word often sends chills down the likes of urban dwellers and those who envision a homogenized grid of bland, cookie-cutter homes. Conjuring images of the Stepford Wives and Tom Hanks goi...

Melting Decor
Elle Decor

We like to imagine what it might be like to live in a Salvador Dali painting. Always fascinated as a child with the melting clocks and strangely proportioned animals, Dali's surrealist images inspired...

Mid Century Nostalgia

Over the years we have taken some of the best qualities of mid century modern design with us into our contemporary lives. It is a lot of fun, then, to see some original designs and illustrations of v...

Sisters Gulassa: Pattern and Textile Design

click thumbnails for larger picsSisters Gulassa is an international design studio. It was founded by two sisters - Lise based in Berkeley California and Cyrille in Vienna. They menage to collaborate ...

Contemporary Renovation of an Historic Home

We've always struggled to find a happy medium between our modern, minimalist aesthetic, and our love for ornate, vintage details. It's resulted, for us, in a happy hybrid between contemporary and anti...

Glen Park Residence wins AIA Housing Award
San Francisco

Every year The American Institute of Architects selects outstanding residential designs for their Housing Awards. This year the majority of the houses in the One/Two–Family Custom Housing category f...

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