I could look at room makeovers all day long. The talented Kristin Drohan of Boulevard Interior Design has a fun and informative design blog, and it has a page of her “before and afters.” Here’s one that I thought was really creative in a boy’s room. Check out what she did with that closet door:
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When I saw this photo, I wondered how you’d carry on a conversation with anyone sitting on that other sofa, way over there. This is what designers mean when they advise you not to line your furniture up against the wall (I recently heard it called The Spin Cycle Effect when everything is clinging to [...]
Welcome to Hooked on Fridays, a blog party I host at the end of every week to celebrate the things that make us happy. This week I’m hooked on Brooke Giannetti’s house, which is only a hop and a skip to the beach. Brooke is the talented designer behind the beautiful blog Velvet & Linen. [...]
Welcome to Hooked on Fridays, a blog party I host at the end of each week to celebrate the things that make us happy. This week I’m hooked on Grey Gardens, the East Hampton estate featured in an HBO movie starring Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange. The house was one of the main characters in [...]
One advantage to writing a house blog is that people start sending you “house stuff” to check out. This week I got a copy of the new magazine from Reader’s Digest called Fresh Home. Have you seen it yet? Its tagline is “Easy Ideas for Hands-On People,” and it’s filled with project ideas for DIYers. [...]
#1: Woodland Creatures in Glass Domes:
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#2: Stainless-Steel Bench Toilets:
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#3: Woofer Speakers:
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#4: Egg-Shaped, Space-Saving Washing Machines:
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#5: Patriotic Bedding:
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#6: Tables on Wheels:
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#7: Hamburger Beds:
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#8: Microsuede Sofa Pits:
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#9: Toilet Tank Decals:
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#10: Chairs with Tails:
Happy April Fool’s Day to all of my decor-savvy readers, who I’m sure weren’t fooled for a minute by this list! Do [...]
I ran across this photo in the real estate listings and had to stop and count the number of pillars the builder managed to put in this relatively small space. When I posted it on my Facebook page this week and asked whether everyone thought there were too many pillars in the space, I got [...]
Welcome to this week’s Hooked on Fridays blog carnival! Today I’m hooked on these Dali Wall Decals. I first discovered them over at Nonnie Bear and thought they were just so cool. What an easy and inexpensive way to change the look of a room! And when you get tired of them, you can peel [...]
First of all, I have to thank all of you who begged me to do a post about Nora Walker’s house in the TV drama “Brothers & Sisters.” I rented Season One and was immediately captivated by not only Nora’s home (shown here), but daughter Sarah’s, too. The sets are all amazing on this show. [...]
What do you think of the two-story family rooms that have sprung up all over suburbia? It’s a trend that seems to have been spurred on by the McMansion movement. Everyone wants their house to look grand, and what better way than to have soaring ceilings and cathedral-sized windows? I’ll never forget the first time [...]
