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Posts tagged “inspiration”

Thomas Paul Artwork

Thomas Paul's website features some colorful artwork options for any room of the house. We love the patterns and color combinations. All of the artwork is available on Artaissance - a fun site that of...

Inspiration: Entertaining Large Groups In a Small Space
And Why It's a Good Idea

We just had our third annual pumpkin carving party and it was a blast. Lots of friends and good times and our small space was able to accommodate a large group of people. Granted, we weren't sitting...

Blogging... Our Home Decor Style
And How It Rarely Changes

We loved Rebecca's post yesterday on What Makes You Smile In Your Home. We have plenty that makes us smile but we started thinking about how things in our home rarely change. We've been here for alm...

Flickr Find: "Night Full Of Wonder Drawing"
An Inspiration For Winter

We know, we know, the official start of winter is a full month or so away--but we really love winter. Perhaps it's because we had milder winters growing up (lows around 32 degrees, which is actually ...

Look!: Another DIY Closet
Part III

We stopped by our friend's new pad last evening on the way home and spotted her new DIY closet. Apparently there isn't any storage in her new apartment except for the kitchen cabinets. Needing to co...

Picking The Perfect Paint Color For You
House Beautiful's PaintBrush Tool

Like Aaron, we also did a little home improvement painting over the weekend and we love the color result! While picking the perfect color for a room is not always the simplest task, we had a little tr...

Inspiration: Lush Bella on Etsy
And At Her Home

We found this picture of an artfully arranged pack of butterflies on Flickr. Always admiring the artistry of a beautifully arranged wall, we immediately wanted to know more about the image and the ar...

How To: Fit A Playful Piece Into Your Home

Today, surfing through the ATLA Flickr pool, we happened on Amy Rice's fuzzy ball chair (a few months ago we blogged her stenciled shed). Our first thought was "wow!" and we shared it with a friend, ...

Tips For Making Your Space Feel Bigger
When It's Feeling Small

[Simple and eye catching, Grace's vase of leaves is a pretty and resourceful accent.] Last weekend, we enjoyed a long overdue few days of lounging around our apartment. Inbetween watching some good m...

Mad Men At Home: A Breakdown Of The Basics

Mad Men... you had us at hello. We watched the entire first season in just two days a few weeks back. And it was glorious. The design and colors and mood and Draper--don't get us started. We've co...

Inspiration: Bouquets as Color Families

Flowers bring life and a breath of fresh air to a home, that's part of why we buy flowers during for the Cure. But the colors in flowers and in bouquets are also natural color families. This means t...

5 Things That Keep Us At Home
Even When Our Friends Beg Us To Come Out

We've all been there. An evite, invite or phone call last minute asking us to go out for drinks, dinner or a party. We would say, 99% of the time we go out and enjoy ourselves. We often feel like w...

ColorTherapy: Destination Web Surfing

Since October plays host to the Fall Colors contest, we thought we'd share another inspiring way to gather color inspiration if you are stuck in a rut. Why not try checking out luxury hotel websites? ...

Roundup: 8 Dining Areas To Gather Inspiration

Whether you live in a big house or a studio, the dining area is a special place to break bread, entertain guests or enjoy a family dinner. Creating a place to dine that's both functional and stylish f...

Inspiration: Clair Wayman
Melbourne

Having just broken a tooth, we’re feeling awful and teary. Thankfully there has been a bright light in this dreary day. These images from Melbourne based stylist Clair Wayman lifted our mood and got...

Inspiration...Making Your Books Functional

We definitely are on a table kick lately and have one more idea for you. We mentioned Abby's post on alternative nightstand ideas in our DIY post today and wanted to highlight another resourceful way ...

Inspiration: Fairview Branch Library
Mid-Century Modern in Santa Monica

We had about thirty minutes to kill while waiting for our friend the other day in Santa Monica and decided to pop inside the Fairview Branch Library on Oceanfront. We ended up going to the restroom w...

Banquette Seating
Rethinking The Look Of The Every Day Kitchen

A lot of life seems to happen in the kitchen. From cooking meals together as a family to relaxing, hanging out with friends around the table at a dinner party to reading the paper on Sunday, this room...

Inspiration: Figueroa Hotel
Los Angeles

On Saturday we attended our friend's wedding at the Hotel Figueroa in Downtown, Los Angeles. We had stopped by "The Fig" as locals call it, years ago for drinks and remembered it having quite the Cas...

6 Color Inspirations That Are A Click Away

We recently posted about using your camera to help declutter your space. Why not try this ideas with picking a color palette? Digital pictures give a clear documentation of what you are shooting and d...

House Tour: Vanessa's Sun Filled Bungalow
Los Angeles

Name: Vanessa McLean & Boo Radley Location: Santa Monica, CA Size: 1300 sq/ft Years lived in: Owned for 3 years >> Enter Slideshow Surrounded by lush palm tress and organic plants, Vanessa's sun...

Shopping at Your Local Library

We had a guy friend in college that used to check out books from the library to impress his dates. He'd check out super pretentious authors and titles and lay them around his apartment and his unsusp...

Enjoy City Inspired Artwork

We love living in Los Angeles and feel a big sense of pride for our adopted city! The beautiful and interesting architecture, people and culture of our west coast home has definitely influenced the de...

Inspiration: Australian Bathrooms
Melbourne

[images from Jason Loucas & Greg Natale] While we’ve planned our bathroom renovation and are about to start doing, we have got caught up in some amazing Australian bathrooms. From white to bright, e...

Looking For Decor Inspiration? It's Everywhere

We love the feature in Domino whereby an outfit is translated into a room. Putting together a style tray (something that our Curees will be doing as they start to work on their homes), we look for in...