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Close-Up! Tara's Bedroom in a Closet
When we first saw Tracy's bedroom in a dining nook, it reminded us of Tara's bedroom in a closet......
Agnostic Art Advent at 20x200
20x200's mission to provide great art at affordable prices (like say, $20!) is something we can wholeheartedly stand behind. And for the holiday season they are rolling out editions of 2-4 new works b...
It's (K)not Wood
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if the wood wasn't really wood? Ask Emilyn Eto and Jonathan Lo, the self-proclaimed "woodgrain nuts" who run the blog, It's (K)not Wood, a site dedicated to all t...
Good Questions: How to Display Kidrobot Vinyls?
Tara sent us an email: I am asking my fellow AT readers to assist with a collection dilemma. We have an extensive assortment of "kidrobot" vinyl characters (as in 100+), and we have no idea how to dis...
Tabletop Inspiration at Dining by Design
San Francisco Chronicle
Hunt Littlefield's table - a wide ribbon with a single twist wrapped around plain linen napkins.
The national tour of Dining by Design just wrapped up in San Francisco and The Chronicle recently shar...
Dual-Purpose Door Mat
When we look for ways our existing and future furnishings can serve more than one purpose in the interest of space and economy, the humble doormat usually gets a pass. Turns out we were missing out ...
Scavenger: SF Materials Craigslist Finds
Do you ever look in the "Materials" section of Craigslist? We do! You can find great remnants or raw materials just waiting for a project. Check out some of our favorite finds below (and what we'd...
Good Questions: Flowers to Attract Hummingbirds?
Rani has a question for the garden saavy: My question is which flowers would work in a window box and attract hummingbirds? All tips and tricks very very welcome! I live in San Francisco if that's of...
Scavenger: West Elm Beautiful Contemporary 3 Pieces Couch for $400
San Francisco
This WEST ELM Beautiful Contemporary 3 Pieces Couch is so versatile -- and it has storage, too. Jump below for links to this and other good finds.
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Do You "Represent" In Your Space?
San Francisco Gocco Print: $15 from artsharkdesigns on Etsy.
When company comes to visit, it's obvious where you live. Street, City and State. But often times that doesn't stop us from representin...
A New Take on Green and Red
House Beautiful
There are certain decorating elements that immediately call to mind the holidays - glass ornaments, garland, and strings of lights, for a few examples. They're tried and true because, well, they can b...
Win an Occasional Table from Martha Stewart Furniture with Bernhardt!
Holiday Giveaway 2008
Product: One of Five Occasional Tables from Martha
Stewart Furniture with Bernhardt
Source: Bernhardt
Value: $465 - $1,265
Description: Look at all five choices above, read about them below an...
Tracy Falk's Vancouver Studio
Recently we were cleaning out and organizing the bookmarks on our computer, and came upon Tracy Falk's wonderful 450-square foot studio in Vancouver. If you missed it when it was posted earlier this ...
Holiday Giveaway 2008: 6 New Gifts Today!
12.04.08
Have you seen todays gifts yet? Be sure to enter the 6 great giveaways that we posted throughout the day...all links are below......
How To: Make Cardboard Picture Frames
We're always game for inexpensive framing ideas, and free framing ideas? Well, that's all the better. Gather up a cardboard box along with any photos that are collecting dust and give this simple proj...
Look! Friendly Root Vegetable Centerpieces
When your smile gets tired during the holidays, let your centerpiece take over. We've drawn smiley faces on our food before, but somehow Martha Stewart makes the practice look a bit more intentional...
Staying Safe During The Holidays
Last night, a friend completed her favorite Christmas tradition -- stringing cranberries for the tree, drinking homemade hot chocolate and watching "Elf." Yes, now is the time for tree decorating, whi...
Working on a Rental Without Permission
Like many of you, we're long term renters. We also happen to have a landlord who is, for all intensive purposes, absentee, meaning that we've had many conversations with our neighbors about just how m...
Storage in the Eaves at Monkey Cottage
If you've ever converted an attic space, you're familiar with that unusable portion of low space on either side of the roof's ridge. Generally, walls are built out and that leftover triangular space...
Pop-Out Ornaments by Melissa Borrell
We've been seeing the pop-out trend in jewelry recently, so it comes as little surprise that it has crossed over this season into holiday ornaments. Besides the obscure pleasure of wresting the orna...
Squeaky Floor Repair When You Have Carpet
There are some DIY videos on the old world wide web that are real eye openers (at least for us anyway). Today we learned how to follow a few easy steps to ridding your subfloor of those horrible squ...
Good Questions: Looking for a Credenza Like This...
I am trying to find a short credenza to put my 37" television on. I would like to find a credenza that's less than two feet tall because much taller would make the television more imposing than it alr...
Win this Urbanoid Acrobat Vase from Rose and Radish!
Holiday Giveaway 2008
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Name: Urbanoid Giant Acrobat Vase with White Base
Shop: Rose and Radish
Value: $322
Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to present this Urbanoid Giant Acrobat Vase from...
Good Quotes: On Slowing Down This Month
December can seem like a month that just seems to slip through our fingers. We all have a tendency to pile on more things in every hour of available space on our calendar. As a result it's easy to ...
A Reader DIY How-To: Tree Branch Chandelier
Very impressive. Kevin sent us in this photo of a Tree Branch Chandelier that he made himself for under $35. Inspired by a recent Met Home spread and some available Eucalyptus branches, he put the pr...
Scavenger: Muddus Drop Leaf Table for $20
San Francisco
We thought we'd show you our favorite use of a Muddus Drop Leaf Table (from AB Chao's House Tour) so that you could see just how great this $20 Craigslist find can look. Jump below for links to this ...
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Inspiration: A Swing in a Living Room
When we first saw this photo, we really liked the calm gray palette with the orange pillows and chair... and we'd kill for those windows. But here's what we want to know: How many people are daring e...
The Art of Charley Harper 2009 Calendar
We've long been fans of Charley Harper's whimsical animal prints, so when we saw the 2009 calendar featuring his work, we had to snatch it up. See all twelve months after the jump......
Two Stylish Ways to Say "Remove Your Shoes" at Etsy
The leaves have just finished falling by where we live, and we're getting a virtual education in the area's foliage via the scope and variety of tree debris being tracked in the house: little short ...
Mibo Free Downloadable Calendar
Honestly, we're a little freaked out that it's already the end of the year and time to think about 2009 calendars. Just where'd the year go? For those of you who, like us, are thinking about budgets ...
The Other Side of Lladró
Equus Pedestal Bowl, $450If you're like us, when you hear the name "Lladró" you're likely to think of that store in the mall that sells those delicate, mutely-colored porcelain figurines, often of l...
Vintage Look Faucets From Dishmaster
Re-Nest beat us to blogging the Dishmaster -- a retro replacement for the automatic dishwasher -- but we were so fond of the vintage styling that we thought it deserved another look here on AT:SF....
Stay in a Free Spirit Sphere
You may have seen Tom Chudleigh's Free Spirit Spheres before. The orb-shaped treehouses have been featured in Dwell and lots of other recent press. But did you know you can visit Free Spirit Sphere'...
Holiday Decor Reimagined
Sunset: December 2008
Yesterday we showed you an unconventional idea for hanging Christmas tree ornaments, and today we found this slideshow full of similarly out-of-the-box holiday decor, courtesy of San Francisco stor...
Look! Recycling Records Instead of Using Canvas
Last week Janel over at At:Chicago reminded us of some great $1 gifts. Today we want to remind you that $1 gifts can be made and not bought. Records are a great guilt free source for projects as we...
Good Questions: Hanging Light Suggestions?
Alexia is looking for some lighting advice: Help! I need a suggestion for what kind of hanging light I should install in my danish modern bedroom...
(Note: Include a pic of your problem and your quest...
Roundup: Holiday Stockings
For those who are decorating for the holidays this year, stockings seem to be in short supply. Or at least ones that don't have a Nascar logo or Mickey Mouse on them. Here's a few we came across, c...
How To: Make a Terrarium
Be master of your own little microcosm while simultaneously adding a dose of natural charm to your home with an easy, DIY terrarium. Best part? They require very little maintenance, so even the blacke...
Scavenger: Modern Designer Hanging Lamp - Galbraith & Paul for $290
San Francisco
If only we had room for this lovely Modern Designer Hanging Lamp – Galbraith & Paul – Still in Box... Jump below for links to this and other good finds.
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House Tour: Meghan & Shawn's Spacious & Vibrant Flat
San Francisco
Name: Meghan Kilgallen, Shawn Spreng and Khalil the cat
Location: San Francisco, CA
Size: 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom
Years lived in: Shawn: 12 years, Meghan: 3.5 years
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It was love at ...
Tree Art by B Green Design
We saw so many fabulous things at Bazaar Bizarre this weekend that we're having trouble keeping them all straight, but we absolutely couldn't forget these plywood art panels featuring silk-screened tr...
Newsprint Bins at the Container Store
We've seen similar bins woven from recycled magazines, and while those might be glossy and colorful, these matte newsprint versions might fit into some decor schemes a bit better....
The Amazing Door-o-Vision
Even with a wild imagination, there are still some things that are hard to envision without a little help. Take, for instance, how a new front door might look on your home. Would an MCM door mesh with...
Holiday Giveaway 2008: 6 to Enter Today
12.02.08
Be sure to enter the 6 great giveaways that were posted today...all links below......
Etsy Find: Hand Felted Vessels by Tanis Alexis
Warm fuzzies. These hand felted vessels by Vancouver's Tanis Alexis are available among her other "eco conscious art" on Etsy. They're soft and warm and, entitled Keep Me Warm Until the Sun Comes Ou...
Flickr Finds: Tree-less Ornament Display
We're yet undecided about how we'll do the tree this year — whether we'll go with a rented live or sustainably cut option, or some kind of modern Christmas tree proxy. But BoringPostcards shows u...
Look! Holiday Wreath Made From Broken Bits
We managed to get our Christmas decorations up this weekend (which is a first for us, usually we drag our feet until it almost seems pointless) and had some pieces that didn't survive being packed th...
Good Questions: Chuck's Coffee Mugs?
Nicole is curious: On last weeks (11-24-08) episode of Chuck, they showed coffee mugs in the first few minutes of the show. They were white and the mug part kind of swirled into the handle at the top...
Craigslist: The Source For Dinnerware That Keeps On Giving
Around our house we like plates. Some people like plants or tea cups.... we like plates. Plain plates (boring, we know!). We like plates so much we happen to have 165 place settings on hand for an...
Scavenger: Breuer Lounge Chair for $1500
San Francisco
Everyone has one flea market or Craigslist find that they regret not buying -- ours is the Breuer Lounge Chair -- actually a pair we passed up several years ago. Here's your opportunity to grab thi...
Sonoma Ranch by Walker Warner Architects
When we spotted this lovely Sonoma County farmhouse, we think our mouths fell open. It's light and airy, and has nice, simple lines. What more could you want?
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Urban Quilting by Amy Ahlstrom
On a walk through Golden Gate Park this weekend we were lucky to stumble upon the final minutes of the Bazaar Bizarre craft fair. It was a good thing we left our wallet at home, otherwise we could hav...
Northwest Fall Cure: Party Time!
Week Eight
Cutemess decidedly non-messy bedroom has gorgeous high ceilings.
• Cure Clock: 1 Week Remaining
• Assignment: Read pp. 222-236, prepare for and host housewarming
• Flickr Pool: Northwest Fall C...
DIY Fix-it Projects at Mom's
Over the long Thanksgiving weekend, we flew out to Mom's out in So Cal. Ever since Dad, the Mr. Fix-it of the family, passed away and now that Mom's getting older, we noticed that her house (the one w...
Storeroom Holiday Pop Up Shop: Opens Today
Today is opening day for Storeroom, a temporary holiday pop up department store of design put together by CITIZEN:Citizen. Here is the scoop:...
Good Questions: Mandal into Modulicious?
Ashley sent in a good question for the crowd: When my husband and I first got married, we purchased our first real piece of furniture together - a new bed. We selected a big, beautiful dark-wood four...
Slow Home: Live Well in Turbulent Times
the den in House on Last Mountain Lake, Saskatchewan
Slow Home is a movement founded by architect John Brown of Calgary. Slow Home says "We believe that our homes and neighborhoods should be healthy,...
Look! Painted Concrete Tiles
We thought these painted tiles photographed by Finnish blogger Liivian Talossa were excellent inspiration for those of you who have poured concrete floors, and are inclined to decorate them....
Roundup: Bookends From Restoration Hardware
Bookends are a great luxury gift for people on your list this year. Why? Most often we rationalize buying other things before purchasing something to hold up our books (after all that's why we have ...
Good Questions: Ideas for Making Settee Fit?
Chandra is looking for some ideas:Help! We have this great mahogany wood table with long pedestal legs that we recently bought a wingback settee for. The problem is that the pedestal legs of the table...
Win this Vers iPod Sound System from Design Public!
Holiday Giveaway 2008
To Main Giveaway Page
Name: Vers iPod Sound System
Shop: Design Public
Value: $179
Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to present this Vers iPod Sound System from Design Public. If you had t...
Two-Dimensional Lamps
These days it appears it could be our blinds that are keeping our lights on. Designers Yoon-Hui Kim and Eun-Kyung Kim have made a "Solar Vertical Lamp" that takes your regular vertical blind and emb...
What Makes You Thankful to Be Home?
Traveling for the holidays can be hectic, but time well spent with loved ones makes the effort absolutely worthwhile. Yet no matter how enjoyable our trip or how reluctant we are to get back to the da...
Scavenger: Ralph Rapson Rocker for Knoll for BO
San Francisco
In all the time we've Scavenged, we don't recall seeing a Ralph Rapson Rocker for Knoll circa 1945; Iconic Design; Excel. Orig. on Craigslist before. Jump below for links to this and other good fin...
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