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Eye-Catching Sideboards

We are always talking about how versatile sideboards are. You can use them as a minibar, a dresser, a tv stand...the list goes on. These days, finding a sideboard is pretty easy but finding one that ...

Roundup: Five Light and Fun Bookshelves

The invisible floating bookshelf and a few of it's cousins have been around for a while now, and whether or not you like the trend, the minimalist quality of this book storage is often appealing. Her...

Creative Book Storage: Bibliochaise From .nobody&co.

We're always on the lookout for creative book storage solutions that don't involve cramming our precious novels onto a bunch of boring shelves. The Bibliochaise line of chairs and ottomans from Italia...

5 Small Nightstands for Under $5

A recent rearranging of furniture has us looking for two matching night stands to flank our bed. We want them to be compact, simple, and - here's the challenge - practically free. Here are five idea...

Clever Furniture Designs from Dylan Gold

We recently came across the work of San Francisco furniture designer Dylan Gold, whose fabulous "cornered" table won Best in Show at DWR's M+D+F contest back in May. If you love the clever way the des...

Brackets Included Shelving

We can't help it. Any shelf that was inspired from a scene in the movie Barton Fink, where the temperature in the hotel room rises so high that the wallpaper starts to peel off of the walls, deserves ...

More Bedside Not-Table Inspiration: Chairs With Drawers

Last week we were pondering bedside table alternatives, among them the very simple solution of placing a chair beside the bed. A chair provides a flat surface and even a place to hang a robe or extra ...

Four Ideas for Postcard Display

Do you bring postcards home from trips? Or receive lots of them from traveling friends and family? If you currently have them stored away, might we convince you to get them out and put them on displ...

Hand Painted Patterns

Hand painted patterns around the house can add texture, warmth, and a soft quality. You might find hand painted work on pottery, walls, or furniture......

5 Coat Racks for Small Spaces

When we first moved into our apartment we thought that, sadly, the entryway was too tiny for holding all of our accouterments. We had a dainty little nook (updated with a fresh coat of paint here) for...

Inspiration: Floor-to-Ceiling Bookshelves

Living in earthquake country, we've always been a little afraid of floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, but the truth is, when the Big One comes, we'll have a lot more to worry about than a few falling books...

Blu Dot Partners with Urban Outfitters for +OO Collection

Blu Dot's designs are much loved around these parts (see the Strut table, One Night Stand sleeper sofa, and Real Good chair to name a few), so when we heard they had partnered with Urban Outfitters to...

Look! Custom Cut-Out Shelving

Shelves that let the light through, either with spare construction or translucent materials, can add needed storage to a small space without limiting sight lines or making the space feel too heavy. ...

Stacked Cubic Shelf from Urban Outfitters

So often extra storage options are of the bland, utilitarian, and possibly plastic variety. This is especially the case in the bathroom, where floor space is at a minimum and most apartment-friendly w...

Etsy Find: Jean Pelle's Vanity Cabinet

We can't really get enough of Jean Pelle's designs — her projects for Ready Made are crafty yet elegant, and her wood and gold leaf candleholders are simply beautiful. This time she's crafted a ...

Flickr Finds: Allison the Valiant's Skinny Bookshelf

Living in small spaces, or even larger spaces with small areas such as this hallway, it is often easy to let space go un- or under-utilized. Allison the Valiant, over at Flickr, has an image of this g...

Small Space Solution: Narrowest Shelf Ever

It's not a custom built piece, but neither is this a standard shelf width one can expect to find for books and curios. To utilize those narrow strips of wall between doors that seem to abound in old...

Laptop Workstation as Vanity

Living in a small space we have often taken creative license with uses for different pieces of furniture. Our entertainment center became a bedside table/bookshelf/record player stand/electronics stor...

Roundup: Canisters Around the House

click thumbnails for larger picsWe hate to sound like a commercial for the Container Store, but must admit that a kitchen, bathroom, any room, looks much calmer and attractive when items are taken ou...

Bar Carts

click thumbnails for larger picsWe are starting to develop a small obsession for bar carts. Why? We're not big drinkers and it's not as though our paltry drink assortment demands to be showcased. But...

Pantone Kitchen Storage Canisters

Enameled steel kitchen storage canisters — for flour, sugar, tea, coffee, etc. — are tons of fun to thrift, but these make a good argument for a newer style. The small, airtight jars have inte...

Look! Cabinets Made from Suitcases

From makeshift side table to auxiliary storage to pet bed, we thought we'd seen plenty when it came to reusing a suitcase. But this takes the cake as a creative option for a travel-themed bar area o...

Look! DIY Coat Rack

We found this rather cute coral-red coat rack on a strangely auto-translated Japanese blog, and thought we'd share. One of the things that surprised us how appealing and functional is was at variou...

Money Box at Rare Device

Our search for the perfect modern coin bank may have ended. The Money Box plays on the "nest egg" concept with this ceramic, egg shaped container, that looks a little like a face....

Cannon Shelving at Nood

The Cannon collection of shelving units and tables gets you the appearance of floating shelves by using glass for supports. Made of tempered glass verticals and walnut horizontals, the collection ra...

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