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Before & After: Dial D-I-Y With Vintage Phone Bookend Project

I might belong to the last generation who grew up using these touch tone style handset telephones (aka, the Trimline). I see them pop up regularly at thrift stores, yard sales, and on eBay. They’re commonly found stored away in garages, attics, and closets, disconnected and forgotten.

Gregory Han

Nov 4, 2013

The Charming Brooklyn Studio of Antoni from “Queer Eye”

Name: Joey Krietemeyer, Art Director at 1stdibs.com, Antoni, and one very well loved Fiddle Leaf Fig Location: Clinton Hill, Brooklyn Size: 600 square foot studio Years lived in: 3 years; renting Walking into Joey and Antoni’s studio apartment is not like walking into other studios in New York. They have managed to create a home that feels open and spacious, but still has distinctly separate living areas. Details abound that catch the eye without cluttering up the space.

Liana Hayles Newton

Nov 4, 2013

Before & After: From Big, Brown Box to Pretty & Posh

Laurel originally purchased this tall IKEA cabinet as a storage solution to be tucked away out of sight; but after a move, she needed it out in the open. So she endeavored to make this big brown box into something that she’d want to look at! From Laurel: I had discovered a seller on eBay, Victoria_larsen_stencils, that sold stencils designed not to be used with paint, but with joint compound.

Jennifer Hunter

Nov 4, 2013

A Pop of Pink in the Kitchen

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) From The Kitchn → Kitchen Colors: Mahogany, Gray, and the Perfect Shade of Rose.

Jennifer Hunter

Nov 4, 2013