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This week my husband wrote "20 lbs of cinnamon" on our grocery list, and no, he is not planning to bake breakfast pastries for the whole neighborhood (although that would certainly make us popular!). ...
click thumbnails for larger picsWe've got to thank Cool Hunting for featuring this Portland hotel (or motel, depending on the reviews), which might end our hunt for a good place to rest our head...
click thumbnails for larger picsMyrte de Zeeuw is an artist from Netherlands that creates beautiful illustrations of birds. She has also been renovating an old home with her boyfriend. Room by r...
We've noticed that some of the best home inspiration can be found in styling intended to showcase something specific, often not even related to the home. In this case, we love the tablescape beneath...
Let's face it: our apartment's entrance hall (in the building's common space) isn't going to be packed with storage like the built-in bench above. We can't have furniture in our apartment's common s...
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This art wall is as sweet as it is practical, in terms of limiting holes in the wall while also being able to swap art out at a moment's notice....
We're fairly new to San Francisco and are in the throes of an altogether foreign pest-control problem...slugs! Originally from Austin, Texas, we come from the land of large, flying roaches--which we t...
Flickr member Wig3000 just completed a bathroom renovation. The result is a bright, peaceful little enclave.
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One of our flea market fantasies is coming across a large lot of old apple crates, like those seen here. Their perfect patina would be just the right rustic touch to add to a home, be it just a couple...
click thumbnails for larger picsIn Ross, a brand new set of white West Elm drapes with grommets is available for $75. See this and more finds after the jump...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The next round of Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small and cool home — Tiny #07: Alex & Core...
click thumbnails for larger picsAfter Lily's post last week about the WPA's wonderful old posters, reader Diana wrote to let us know about Doug Leen, a Seattle-based artist who dug up a rare col...
For us, half the joy of having a beautiful collection is being able to use the items in your daily life... that is, until the other day when one of our favorite Fire-King mugs got a big crack down the...
Every year The American Institute of Architects selects outstanding residential designs for their Housing Awards. This year the majority of the houses in the One/Two–Family Custom Housing category f...
We're not sure how we missed this in LivingEtc, but we're thankful to Lexy at the Renovation Planning blog for finding it: a stair runner made from scraps of Ikea carpets....
We recently stumbled onto something that's never crossed our minds: the numerology of house numbers. While we've always paid some attention to our house numbers, we've never looked at them in this w...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The fourth round of Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small and cool home — Teeny-tiny #03: Cat...
We can never have too many dishcloths — without a dishwasher, they get used and abused every single day. If we could crochet we'd be making our own, but Etsy comes to the rescue with this set of ...
There’s a shop in Oakland that we keep hearing about, and we finally got the full scoop! Fresh from a successful trunk show of Kat Geiger’s gorgeous terrariums, Urban Indigo is a great hot spot fo...
Forgive us for veering into the realm of the undeniably girly, but after poring over gift registries yesterday, we’ve got weddings and showers on the brain, and a few recent posts about decorating w...
This post on dishware the other day got us thinking about ways to blend different colors or styles of dishes into one cohesive set. Then we saw the new 'Tonale' line by architect David Chipperfield fo...
click thumbnails for larger picsIn SOMA, a genuine George Nelson Bubble Lamp reissued by Modernica is available for $275. See this and other finds after the jump...
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• Spring Plant Sale at the Garden
• Design Within Reach Evening Event
• Petaluma Antique Fair
• "Sunday in the City" at the Curiosity Shoppe
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Tableware from Sue Fisher King, a San Francisco business that offers gift registry service
In case you live under a rock, here’s a newsflash: Wedding season is upon us! And the bridal industry wonâ...
click thumbnails for larger picsEveryone knows adding a mirror to a room can create the illusion of a larger space, but what about a whole group of mirrors? We say the more the merrier....
click thumbnails for larger picsWe are always looking for new wallpaper designs. There are a few walls that we would like to cover in our home, but it seems impossible to actually commit to a sp...
This clever idea for displaying jewelry was born out of an accident: Ikea Hacker reader Adora's roomate broke the glass of the frame, which was being used for its original purpose. Not wanting to sp...
It's Earth Day, it's Small Cool 2009, so we want to share this tiniest of gardens with you. It's the Green Capsule, a small mobile vegetable garden from Japan. So small, in fact, that it sprouts a s...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The third round of Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small and cool home — Little #24: Design D...
This is an awesome idea for using beautiful, unique plates you might inherit, find or salvage. We've seen scads of beautiful wall-mounted plate displays, but stick a round mirror in the center and i...
Styling by Rebecca McEvoy, Photos by Damian Russel
In next month's issue of Elle Decoration, stylist Rebecca McEvoy was given £200 and sent to local thrift stores to cull out the best furniture to tr...
We’ve never heard of an online-only retailer setting up a temporary in-the-flesh location, but for the month of April only, San Francisco-based sustainable design shop Branch Home has done it. Partn...
Incorporating a little bit of Mother Earth into your home is the easiest way to give your space more warmth and a natural feel. While most people stick with potted plants and flowers, branches are als...
click thumbnails for larger pics A never used Pottery Barn Mercer Bath System is available in Mill Valley for $75, half off the original price.
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The third round of Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small and cool home — Tiny #35: Dahlush's ...
click thumbnails for larger picsMis-matched china cups always make us think of the Mad Hatter and his strangely alluring party. Maybe that's why these wonderful succulents planted in china cups ...
Ork Posters' city neighborhood prints took the blogging world by storm when they came out about a year ago. Now they're branching out a bit with this new "Gotta Have Heart" print, available in shades ...
click thumbnails for larger picsThe pops of color in Paul Raeside's interior photography is what first got our attention. The harmony of the compositions and the beautiful light make the interio...
My brother, who is in the Peace Corps, recently told me that his bed was missing. Turns out he was airing out his mattress on the roof of his building and it blew away. It was eventually discovered ...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The first round of Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small and cool home — Small #11: vlproduce...
Over the weekend we spotted a baby squirrel perched alone amidst a construction area near our house. Three hours later it was in a pet carrier in our bathroom while we scoured the internet for infor...
One of our favorite design blogs, Design Sponge, is currently featuring the home of designer Barbara Rourke. We immediately took to the great use of green throughout her home, and it inspired us to pu...
click thumbnails for larger picsMaybe the color black is not the first thing that comes to mind when you think spring or summer. But in fact there are several varieties of dark-colored flowers t...
...or is it the other way around? While we don't think we'll be trying this exact idea at home (those colors done in just that way are a bit mind-bending), we have to admit that it's an interesting ...
Going into a fabric store without a project in mind can be a dangerous move. If you're like us, you might end up walking out of there with yards of beautiful fabric... that end up sitting in your clos...
click thumbnails for larger picsIn Oakland, a light gray Luxo Task Light is available for $80. See this and other deals after the jump...
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The first round of Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small and cool home — Teeny-tiny #13: Jay'...
We're almost there! Apartment Therapy is giving away 1% of our 2008 profits to the nonprofit of your choice. You've given us your recommendations, and we've rounded up your Top 4 and added in 2 top ch...
click thumbnails for larger picsEver wonder where magazines and catalogs find the rustic farmhouses and hip lofts and elegant parlors where they shoot their models? Well, of course film and phot...
There are a lot of reasons to choose white dinnerware - the emphasis remains on the food, pieces are easy to replace - but for some, standard white can be a bit boring......
click thumbnails for larger picsFrom time to time we like to look on auction sites to see some amazing pieces of furniture that unfortunately are out of our range. The collections include furnit...
This string of wall-mounted hats caught our eye, as we're always on the lookout for clever ways to display collections. In this case, it doesn't hurt that the hats themselves are so awesome, in a be...
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Getting my hands into the soil planting the early vegetable garden with my dad last week has me thinking "garden" not just outdoors but inside, too......
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Attention Small Cool Fans! The first round of Match-Ups has begun and will be open for 24 hours. Help us decide who has the most inspiring, small and cool home — Little #02: colorTHE...
Often, remaking something old is the most accessible way to have anything new to look at in our house. The new issue of Sunset features a gallery of home items that have been refreshed — and in s...
Last month, Aaron over at Apartment Therapy New York posted about antique factory carts used as coffee tables and occasional tables from Restoration Hardware here. A reader just sent us a tip on a sou...
click thumbnails for larger picsLately it seems to us like the carpets in most published interiors are neutral, solid-color or striped. But we're still loving the look of a vintage or replica or...
click thumbnails for larger picsWe can never have too many trays or tin containers on hand. Not only do they make great gifts (especially a cute tin with a few flowers or some goodies tucked ins...
click thumbnails for larger picsIn the Sunset, a Philippe Starck Prince AHA stool produced by Kartell is available for $50. Check out this and other deals after the jump...
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