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Here's a new and gorgeous take on the vertical garden from Emmanuel Donval of the Bay Area-based Green Cherry Design, featured this week on Flora Grubb's blog. We love the playful way the plants ...
We usually shy away from primary color groupings when decorating, assuming the space might end up conjuring images of a kindergarten. However, we have to applaud these homeowners for incorporatin...
A room painted dark can be overwhelming. We tend to gravitate towards lighter color choices for our walls, but there is something incredibly appealing about the dark interiors beautifully photogr...
Not that we've had a bad word to say about corrugated steel in the past, but this use of it is more impressive than we ever expected of the material. Who knew? (Check out the before photo after the ...
Name: Pete the Cat
Location: Vancouver, BC
Type of space: Balcony
Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: This is a south facing balcony on the top floor corner of a three stor...
We like the way A Tile Guide describes the paving in this photo as having "grass for grout". Twelve-by-twelve stone tiles are laid out in a grid, with grass in the joints instead of grout......
Name: Rene
Location: San Francisco
Type of space: Garden
Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: I call this my therapy garden. I was raised gardening with both my mom and dad,...
Poppies are beautiful. They are the official flower of our fair state, and we wouldn't be opposed to the idea of making them the official flower of our home. The rich orange-red color and beauti...
Chances are we'll never have a real farmhouse kitchen, with high exposed beams and crumbling stone countertops and lovely golden provençal light streaming in through the windows. But a girl can ...
It seems that the 1970s are on a lot of people's minds right now, and we can't think of a room that encapsulates the good style points of that decade better than this library designed by Nicole ...
This sofa from Design Within Reach easily converts into a queen size bed for guests. It retails for around $3000, but there's one in Los Altos now for $1850. More finds after the jump...
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At this weekend's Dwell on Design convention, San Francisco-based Varian Designs will be exhibiting pieces from their new collection of gorgeous rustic-modern furniture. Here as in past collections, d...
This beautiful cabin located in Twisp, Washington had us from from the moment we saw the front deck. That the inside is equally stunning (and only 1200 square feet!) was simply icing on the cake.......
The famous saying that one person's trash is another person's treasure is very much true especially in larger cities where just walking on a sidewalk can prove to be a wonderful way to find great item...
Score! We love those tiny little glass jars of jam and honey we get in restaurants sometimes, and never tire of thinking of ways to reuse them. This idea for turning them into longer-lasting, bright...
Name: Leeann Lewis
Location: Portland
Type of space: Covered Patio
Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: We wanted a comfortable, practical and colorful space to sit outside...
We love the variety and sometimes quirkiness of the house numbers on the buildings in our neighborhood. Many are hand-painted onto decorative tiles or cast into bronze plates. Others are printe...
Name: King Tender
Location: Berkeley
Type of space: Garden
Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: For the last four years, I've been working on turning the weed patch that wa...
Geometric designs get us every time. We love bold, colorful patterns and structures that employ intricate designs with great angles, repetition and shapes. Check out some of our favorite items i...
Name: Sara and Sean Kiffe
Location: Missoula, Montana
Type of space: Side yard and alleyway veggie and flower garden (with chicken coop)
Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it:...
Reflection, 8.5" x 8.5" printThe mix of cool tones and misty layers in this archival print seems quite fitting to feature on an overcast San Francisco day like today......
Great for use indoors or out, this pair of powder-coated steel Tolix A chairs would make a nice addition to any home...
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Item: Oregon Chaise Sectional
Store: Scandinavian Designs
Total Value: $695
Description: The Oregon Chaise Sectional has a low profile, clean lines and blend down cushions to create the ultimate in ...
Laura Normandin, the talented artist behind Wren Handmade, used clusters of potted geraniums and herbs as centerpieces at her wedding, which is featured in this summer's Martha Stewart Weddings issue....
When we first moved into our apartment we thought that, sadly, the entryway was too tiny for holding all of our accouterments. We had a dainty little nook (updated with a fresh coat of paint here...
Hunter from Concord California sent us links and photos highlighting his landscaping project. Concord which is located in the eastern part of the Bay Area can be very hot in the summers with temp...
We've seen, and loved, plenty of verdant patios with lush, overflowing container gardens. But that's not the only game in town; this spare outdoor space can also be an oasis of calm, with only one o...
This silver is really quite special, with art nouveau patterns by Tiffany & Co. Now, we realize it's quite expensive, and this post isn't meant to advocate running out and purchasing these piec...
Name: BeckyM
Location: Portland
Type of space: Patio
Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: This room-sized patio has just enough space for us to have a potted herb garden, a...
Megan sent us an email: We're moving to our first house and there are lots of spaces that need some redesign. The house could use some "updating" everywhere, but we were hoping to start with th...
Name: Rich
Location: Hayes Valley, San Francisco
Type of space: Backyard patio and garden
Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: Rich's patio is an absolute oasis from the c...
This unassuming little flower box is a highlight of our daily route to the dog park, and we always stop to gaze. The combination of textures and colors is just beautifully thought-out, especially agai...
Though Trina Turk is probably best known for her colorful women's clothing line, the designer has recently started branching out into home accessories to great effect. So we were pleased to hear that ...
Create the illusion of a larger space with this large leaning mirror from Crate and Barrel. It retails for $450, but you can pick this one up in Corte Madera for $240. More finds after the jump.....
Sometimes it's fun to imagine what kind of crazy outdoor furniture we'd invest in if we had a fancy tricked-out backyard, complete with pool and hot tub and outdoor kitchen. But there's a lot of ...
We've been keeping our eyes on Sweetwater Bungalows for some time now. Their cloth-walled, rustically chic structures are the perfect outdoor retreat for those who actually love the outdoors. So...
A 48 square meter boiler shop was completely transformed by an architect Nicolas Vignot into this amazing apartement. We love all the original elements that add industrial quality to otherwise ve...
As we have made no attempt to keep secret, terrariums are an inexhaustible delight to us. The mini landscapes provided delicious fodder for weekend daydreams when we were little, as we're sure they'...
No. No way. This swimming pool at Hemeroscopium House, a Spain residence by Ensamble Studio, seems to defy all rules of gravity. The cantilevered lap pool on top of the house is actually one giant p...
Name: Janis Diner Brinley
Location: Victoria, BC
Type of space: Patio Garden
Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: Our house is a 1948 bungalow. Last summer we started the b...
Lex sent us a good question. He writes: I love my living room with all it's great molding, but it's posing a problem in decorating behind my sofa. There's a rail that's about 5.5' high, right w...
Typography has always been an interest of ours, and we definitely love interesting vintage design and decor. On the exciting occasion that these two things converge, we cant help but smile. These anti...
Whenever I've got cards or invitations to send, I love to while away time at Paper Source, picking out stationery from their vast array of colors, but it's never occurred to me to wonder why, among al...
Ever wish you could turn even just a smidgen of the wide expanse of concrete in front of your house into some green space? Local architect Jane Martin did, but instead of just wishing, she made it hap...
We've always loved the look of Room & Board's Mid-Century influenced Jasper sofa. This one comes with a red slipcover and is available in Bernal Heights for less than half of the retail price. Ch...
Last year, for my husband's company holiday party, we came up with an idea I've been dying to replicate now that it's not freezing outside. We wanted to do an outdoor Peking duck station (vegetarians,...
A collective gasp was heard throughout the blogosphere when Poloroid announced last year that they'd no longer be selling their iconic instant film. Not only is the instantly recognizable white-...
We love the new line of furniture from BG Norge, a Norwegian furniture company that has been around for more than 50 years. Hea is inspired by designs from 1960s and it is available in a few diff...
It doesn't take a huge stretch of the imagination to consider that rooms designed to get humans clean can be mutually beneficial to plants — the right plants in a steamy, well-lit bathroom do very...
These daybed designs aren't necessarily made for use outdoors, but their materials and style lend them a breezy outdoor style......
Aubrey in Alaska sent in a good question: She writes: My roommate and I have a 2 bedroom apartment, but the problem is we hardly have any closet space, so she moved into my room and we are planning to...
Ever dream of adding just a little more room onto your living space? Joseph just sent us photos of a wonderful combination studio/shed that he designed and built. About the project, he writes, ...
Living in earthquake country, we've always been a little afraid of floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, but the truth is, when the Big One comes, we'll have a lot more to worry about than a few falling ...
We're always on the look out for little dishes to corral the many bits and pieces that can easily end up cluttering our house. Paradoxically though, enough of those little dishes in a space can end up...
This Chet Sofa from CB2 is less than a year old and available now in Palo Alto for $500. See this and more finds (including a free offer!) after the jump...
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