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Find Free Art: 7 Secret Sources for Photos, Illustrations and Patterns

After you shell out cash for furniture, rugs, sconces and duvet covers, the thought of paying even more for artwork is overwhelming. We hear you! But if you aren’t artistic enough to draw or paint your own art, adorn those empty walls with free photos, illustrations and patterns that are up for grab online. Here are seven of our favorite, less-than-well-known sources to score free images. The only cost is the frame.

Katie Holdefehr

Mar 4, 2017

The Italian Mid-Century Modern Designer I’m Only Just Learning About

As a lover of mid-century design, I’ve long been familiar with the work of designers like Charles and Ray Eames, Hans Wegner, and Eero Sarinen. But I confess that it was only recently—thanks, Pinterest!—that I became acquainted with the works of another mid-century great, the Italian designer Gio Ponti. Like a lot of furniture designers of that era, Gio Ponti was also an architect.

Nancy Mitchell

Mar 4, 2017

Before & After: A Temporary, Modular Solution to a Crumbling French Kitchen

Who hasn’t dreamt of falling in love with an old house at the bottom of a mountain in France? Tiina is living our collective dream while tackling the very real problem of a non-functional kitchen. Her temporary solution keeps the romance while adding an affordable usability until its time for a full kitchen reno. From Tiina: We, my husband and I, fell in love with a floor of a crumbling old kitchen in a crumbling old house by the foot of the Montagne Noire in the autumn of 2016.

Apartment Therapy Submissions

Mar 4, 2017

Before & After: A Bathroom, Unused for 30 Years, Gets a Gorgeous New Life

Interior designer Laura Breisch of Making Home Interiors took on her toughest client — herself — when she purchased this Detroit home that had stood empty for 30 years and she purchased in a foreclosure auction. Instead of working with contractors, she enlisted her boyfriend and father and the three of them remodeled this bathroom from head to toe.

Carrie McBride

Mar 4, 2017

11 Things Every Solo Traveler Should Take With Them

Dreaming of taking your first solo trip? Traveling in general can be an amazing experience, but going it alone can also be incredibly freeing. You can do whatever you want when you want to, and you don’t have to worry about appeasing anyone else with your plans. It can also push you out of your comfort zone and help you grow as a person.

Brittney Morgan

Mar 4, 2017

5 Breakfast-Making Appliances That Really, Actually Exist

The Kitchn Editors

Mar 4, 2017