Annie Werbler

We’re used to shopping at West Elm for cool affordable home goods and now there’s another way to incorporate the brand’s look into our own spaces. Front & Main is West Elm’s new blog dedicated to sharing the inspirations and work of its most creative minds.Front & Main is penned by none other than former Managing Editor Aaron Able, who now spends his days at West Elm’s Dumbo headquarters at Front and Main Streets in Brooklyn.

image:32a37ed3ee7d8b218e7174f4af424d2212ad2293 w:540 s:"fit" class_name:"mt-image-center" show_pin_button:"true" show_image_credits:"true" We’ve been living with a wooden bathmat by the shower for the past two years and loving it. Gone are the days of machine-washing dingy, matted rugs, only to find them dirty again just days later. The wooden bathmat can aerate and dry itself, and though it has a tendency to collect build-up underneath, it is relatively easy to clean up.

Sometimes people think of decorating as a choice between two extremes – blah neutral and wild color. The truth is that most colors can work as neutrals by using more sedate tones. Yellow is one of the colors that does this extremely well.When there are more attention-seeking colors in a space, yellow can easily bring some life to the neutral areas without immediately drawing the eye in. Yellow also compliments many other colors quite nicely.

Name: Mike & Maddie WitterLocation: Upper West Side, NYCSize: under 500 square feetYears lived in: 2 This couple of acclaimed public school educators have learned a thing or two themselves during the process of decorating their small bi-level apartment. Because of their high marks in our Small Cool Contest, we decided to get a closer look at this charming home.There is a great mix of antiques and new pieces happening here.

Name: MattLocation: Astoria, Queens — NYCSize: 375 square feetYears lived in: 9 (Image credit: Apartment Therapy) (Image credit: Apartment Therapy) Apartment Therapy Survey:My Style: A mix of Mid-Century Modern, old and new pieces and graphic elements.

Name: Jeff & Delia (marthastalwart.wordpress.com and marketstoreshoppe.com)Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New YorkSize: 1,400 square feetTime lived in: 4 months Los Angeles transplants Jeff and Delia would not settle for a standard New York-sized apartment, so they had to think outside of the box in order to find the spread they craved. Instead of your typical third story walk-up, the couple rented an industrial garage previously used as studio space and turned it into home.

Name: Stefanie & Luke (Mr. & Mrs. Limestone)Location: Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn Size: 1,800 square feetYears lived in: 3 years You may be familiar with Brooklyn Limestone, the blog penned by Stefanie documenting her adventures in renovation and decoration. She has incredible picture tutorials of the crafty projects she does herself, and thorough photographic evidence of the complete transformation her home has made from beginning to end.

I have frequent dreams about the places where I’ve visited and lived, with vast secret rooms to be found behind the familiar walls. I could probably use a long stay on a psychoanalyst’s couch, but instead I’ve looked to the dictionary at Dream Moods for the answers to my subconscious home-related questions. What’s going on in your head?Attic To see an attic in your dream, represents hidden memories or repressed thoughts that are being revealed.