Sleep Tight: A Tiny 345-Square-Foot Paris Studio With a Genius Bedroom Solution
One of the chief difficulties of small-space living is figuring out where to put all your stuff. And one of the chief difficulties of studio living is, how do you set up the bed so that you don’t feel like you’re sleeping in the middle of the living room? This 345-square-foot Paris studio has a very clever, and very elegant, solution to both of those problems.
May 23, 2017
Stylish Furniture Finds from a Super Affordable Source: Sauder
In our own ways, we’re all creatures of habit. Whether that’s with precisely how we do things around the house, or with the brands we bring into our homes. I am quite guilty of this (specifically the latter), and am quick to get into “brand ruts.” Though I’m aware of the seemingly endless offering of home decor outlets online to choose from, I stick to my usual stable…my furniture comfort zone.
May 23, 2017
The Best Places to Buy Genuine Vintage Hardware
Good hardware can make everything from dressers to cabinets look so much more stylish. While it’s easier than ever before to find cool hardware, authentic period hardware can be difficult to sort from the reproductions. Though there’s nothing wrong with a repro in many cases, sometimes you just want the character that a real piece of vintage or antique hardware brings to a project.
May 23, 2017
It Starts With a Swing in The Living Room: Details from a Funky Family Home
Name: Julien, her husband and three daughters Location: Milton —Ontario, Canada The basics: 12 years, owned | 2,000 square feet Julien’s home is full of fascinating, functional and visually interesting art yet it doesn’t have a “hands off” feel. It is designed with her family in mind, encouraging exploration and celebrating everyone’s personalities.
May 23, 2017
5 Tips for Starting a New Morning Meditation Practice
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May 23, 2017
The Best of Hans Wegner in the Marketplace
There’s a big difference between understanding the concept of a design style and recognizing individual artists’ work; Danish modernism has a lot of common themes that can make it easy to grasp, but designers like Verner Panton and Arne Jacobsen have unique attributes all their own. Let’s start your formal design training with a look at how exactly Hans Wegner has maintained popularity well into the modern era.
May 23, 2017
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Summer Better Than Others: Kick Off Sun Season, Indoors and Out
Call it a party, a gathering, a group hang, a whatever: Having people over makes us (and our homes) happy. Do it in the summer, though, and everything just comes alive. Something about the glow of string lights and the background noise of sizzling skewers makes all of summer’s sweat and steam so worth it. Memorial Day (yep, it’s here) is exactly the excuse to put in the little bit of effort of setting up the outdoor space so the rest of the season is nothing but chill time.
May 23, 2017
4 Smart Tricks for Better-Smelling Garbage Cans
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May 23, 2017