A Colorful & Thrifty First Apartment
Name: Suzanne Location: San Diego, California This is my first apartment, a 500 square foot, one bedroom! I moved to San Diego for medical school, and then moved out of student housing my 2nd year. My style involves new and thrift/antique store finds. I love colors and I like mid-century modern.
Sep 13, 2016
The Best Things To Bring a Friend Who Just Had a Baby
(Image credit: Rachel Joy Barehl) From Kitchn → What You Should Really Bring Someone Who Just Had a Baby
Sep 13, 2016
Mad for Plaid: Do You Know Your Tartan from Your Tattersall?
The world of prints and patterns is wide. For instance, what you think is simply “plaid” is far more intricate. All tartans are plaids, but not all plaids are tartans, in fact. There are madras plaids, houndstooth plaids, windowpane plaids, and many, many more. So we beg the question: Do you know one from the other? With fall—the high season of plaid—just around the bend, it might be a good time to polish up on your terminology. As always, we’re here to help!
Sep 13, 2016
Before & After: Goodbye Galley Kitchen!
Lauren’s a big fan of cooking and entertaining, but her cramped galley kitchen was getting in the way of her following her bliss. So she enlisted some professional help and totally transformed her kitchen into a stunning, open space. From Lauren: I recently completed a 3.5 month apartment renovation. The driving force behind the project was my kitchen. I enjoy cooking and entertaining and the confines of the original galley kitchen was not conducive to the way I lived and entertained.
Sep 13, 2016
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Win: $500 from Tempaper to Add Pattern and Color to a Room
Prize: $500 toward purchase at TempaperDesigns.com From: Tempaper® Value: $500 So you desperately want to update a bland room but you’re: (A) scared of commitment; (B) limited by a strict landlord; or (C) unwilling to spend an entire day prepping and painting (no judgement). Solution? Temporary wallpaper. Yes, it’s a thing — and we’re giving away $500 worth of it to one reader! Allow us to introduce you to Tempaper Self-Adhesive, Removable Wallpaper.
Sep 13, 2016
Sharing a Super Small Space: How Two People Live Well in Just 300 Square Feet
Joe and Keith’s Oakland apartment is impressive; it’s comfortable, stylish and full of cool art. But you know what is even more impressive? They make it work, day in and day out, living together in just 300 square feet. The guys generously gave us some of their tips on sharing such a small space… Yes Yes, not counting college dorms. Our good friends were living here before us and we had been over a few times for dinner.
Sep 13, 2016