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Posts tagged “green”

Color Inspiration: Green and Gold

Combine lush green with metallic gold and you get rich, luxurious results. This first room is made even more so by that velvet upholstery on the sofa. Prrrrrrrr....

Orange, Pink, and...?

This room isn't alone with its pink and orange scheme. Apartment Therapy has looked at the color combination both here and here. But what about accenting it with......

Reclaimed Art: Terrariums from Fernseed

These wonderful terrariums are made of reclaimed/found bottles and containers. Kristine Dang, the founder of Fernseed, utilizes second-hand goods in the products that she sells in her store located in...

Flickr Find: Moxiesinclair's Green Serene Bedroom

We have bedrooms on the brain today as it's the perfect temperature outside for a quick cat nap and this bedroom looks like just the place to take one! Although that probably makes us sound weird an...

Creative Downspout Gardens
The Seattle Times

There's nothing more appealing to us than functional design. We ran across these downspout gardens in Seattle that had us wishing we had the ability to transform the side of our own living space! N...

Color Inspiration: Walls in Ocean Hues

click thumbnails for larger picsWe love all shades of deep blue and green, but painting a whole room such a saturated color can be a bit intimidating. But after seeing these images of beautiful rooms...

Color Combo: Red and Green... for Spring!

click thumbnails for larger picsThe obvious association with red and green as a color combo is Christmas, and not in a good way. Perhaps the colors make you think of cheesy dimestore wreaths and bows...

Corona Heights Home (With a Few Surprises)

This massive three-story home in the Corona Heights neighborhood of the city has been featured in several media outlets recently. What makes it so special? Turns out it is green on top, blue on the in...

A Compendium of All-Natural Cleaning Tips
Real Simple

There are many well-known and well-blogged about natural cleaning tips out there. Olive oil to shine and buff stainless steel, lemons in the disposal to clean and freshen, and sprinkling baking soda o...

5 Green Interiors for St. Patrick's Day

click thumbnails for larger pics Before "green" meant green, it meant, well... green. It's my absolute favorite color, but even so, it's not a color I'd saturate my walls with. Nonetheless, these fiv...

“Lemongrass” in the Home: Inspiring Inaugural Fashion

Isabel Toledo, the designer of Michelle Obama’s striking Inauguration Day outfit, calls the color of the suit “lemongrass.” In a crayola box, it might go by the less poetic name of “yellow-gre...

Adding Color with Plants

Even though we've been all about adding color this year, we still sometimes find ourselves drawn to the simplest of palettes. Take for instance the black, white and neutral living room here. Thing is,...

25 Green Tips For 2009 That Save You Money
San Francisco Chronicle

We have heard many a green idea in the past year. Green is the new black and saving the earth is the new.... well that's always been chic. We have a quick refresher of 25 things you may or may not...

Roundup: Bedroom Sneak Peeks!

Wanna see what other people's bedrooms look like? Click through the jump to catch a glimpse of where others are laying their head at night (assuming you don't fall asleep on the couch watching MacGy...

Vintage Look Faucets From Dishmaster

Re-Nest beat us to blogging the Dishmaster -- a retro replacement for the automatic dishwasher -- but we were so fond of the vintage styling that we thought it deserved another look here on AT:SF....

Inspiration: Gold and Green

Moolah, cash, duckets - it's all the same, and it seems to be on the collective minds of the whole world right now. So let's paint the walls, bureaus, etc in memory of the green that seems to be slipp...

Look! Daniel and Jason's Red, Grey, and Green Kitchen

Back in September we showed you Daniel and Jason's home. We're in awe of the entire space, but what we really loved was that their kitchen was so saturated with color. Take a look at some more photo...

Inspiration: Green Building at Hunter's Point
San Francisco

We're always drawn to the color green, but until recently we never thought of a vibrant shade of the color playing well in our home. When we saw this photo, however, it reminded us of a great use of g...

Good Questions: What Color Curtains in My Bedroom?

Hi AT, I am having a seriously hard time deciding what color curtains to have in my bedroom. I bought orange, because that was what some friends told me to do, but now am thinking about switching to g...

Look!: Our Bedroom Paint Color

We've had a few inquiries regarding our green paint color as seen here and here. Rather than respond in comments, we thought we'd share the details in a post......

Etsy Scavenger: Green

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Inspiration: Green Walls at Ilse Crawford-Designed Aesop

There's something about these green walls at the London store Aesop that we love. It's soothing, old-fashioned... and it certainly doesn't hurt that Ilse Crawford has designed a beautiful space that ...

Color Chips: Blues and Greens

One of our favorite color combinations is turquoise with a deep, dark green, but alas, we've never found an interior that incorporated the two harmoniously. Until we find a picture of this pair that w...

HGTV Green Home Giveaway Tour

We blogged about the new HGTV "Green Home Giveaway" a few weeks ago, and now we've got some photos to go with it. ...

SF Good Questions: Should I Repaint My Living/Dining Room?

Hello AT:SF! Can you help me? We recently ordered new furniture and with the addition of these pieces, I'm wondering if I should consider a paint color change. The walls in my living room/dining room ...