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Tomorrow's Email: New Views of this Woodsy Wallpaper

Thursdays I zone in on something I've seen around town. This time I'm looking again at this fashionable wallpaper, that is becoming something of a classic, particularly as it is introduced in new c...

Tomorrow's Email: The Source & Story Behind this Hot Tile

I found it! After taking numerous pics of these stunning tiles at Intelligensia Coffee in Los Angeles, I found their name, source and an interesting fact - they are made of tinted cement, not ceramic...

Tomorrow's Email: More Dutch Escape Vehicles

We're launching at daybreak from now on, so if you want in, check out tomorrow's email, which will be on a super cool Dutch bike seller out west, who has a complete lineup of genuine Dutch bikes and c...

Today's Email: The Perfect Soft Rocker

Today we launched early! Moving up our start times, we're now sending out our daily emails early in the morning so that you can have them for breakfast.... Stay on the pulse with a double shot: blog...

Today's Email: Best of Three NY House Tours

It's Hot House Tour Wednesday. Today I'm digging into the archive and serving up three exceptional tours - Hight, Medium & Low - from the New York archive that most of you haven't seen in awhile......

Today's Email: Our Favorite Smallest Portable Homes 2008

There are three remarkable designs that I know of for small, portable, fully loaded nomadic living. All of them with links are in today's email... Stay on the pulse with a double shot: blog + emai...

Today's Email: Small, Lovely Glass Pendants

A few weeks ago I snapped these small glass pendant lamps at a shop in Soho. They have a vintage feel, but are new. I'd never seen them ANYWHERE before. All the info is in today's email... Stay o...

Today's Email: Fanciest Roadster in the USA

During Escapes month, we're not only looking at places you escape to, but how you get there (with good design, of course). We found the hand built roadster up top through word of mouth. It's the fa...

Today's Email: A Unique Tented Bed & Breakfast Escape

During escapes month, I aim to point out a few stylish escapes that are also homey and may inspire you make some changes at home. Find out about the bed & breakfast (above) in today's email... Sta...

Today's Email: Yurts, Yurts, Yurts

One of the easiest ways to build yourself an escape home is to put up a yurt. Lightweight, affordable and strong as heck, I've assembled all the background you need and top resources in today's ema...

Today's Email: Best Folding Chairs 2008

This week I sat down with one of my clients and started looking for folding chairs for her small apartment. She wants to be able to seat up to 8 people for dinner, but needs the chairs to virtually...

Today's Email: IKEA Fave Follow Up & Hot House Tour

Last night I was tipped off to an amazing house by one of our readers (above). It's both classical and funky, but a must see. I want to take you to it today and also give you some great follow up ...

Today's Email: Favorite All Time IKEA Classics 2008

There are things that IKEA has created over the years that we consider classics. Today, I've polled our editors and have come up with a list of top 10 items that we keep going back and back for.......

Today's Email: Best Shaker Furnishing Resources

Today I'm up in the Berkshires, visiting friends who live in an old Shaker village (that's from the dining room above). With this inspiration all around me, I thought I'd pull together a list of Sh...

Today's Email: Two Simple DIY Outdoor Lighting Ideas

Dining outdoors this weekend? I have two great DIY outdoor light ideas to share with you... Stay on the pulse with a double shot: blog + email. If you're not signed up, go for it right now (on th...

Today's Email: Best of Three - Shag Rugs

Shag rugs are coming back. We've got one in our bedroom and we've seen a couple more that are super beautiful and use natural materials in novel new ways. Today I've got my top three for you. Stay...

Today's Email: See Where This Is From.....

Today, I'm going to take you on a little escape to a home in the Northwest, where this amazing shot was taken. It's a home of a well known designer and architect that will inspire you and make you ...

Today's Email: Eco Ideas from Los Angeles

Monday, and we're off to Los Angeles with a peek into a very cool GREEN shop in Silverlake that's got two things to share with us: a four poster Birch Bed and a great DIY headboard idea. Stay on t...

Today's Email: More Photography from Mexico

Friday is for artwork and though I don't usually do this, the photographer above was blogged by Amy yesterday and is going right out into the email ether today. If you saw the post, send the email ...

Today's Email: Best of Three White Armchairs

Today I'm going High, Mid and Low with three armchairs that have great styling and comfort. One (above) is my all time favorite and $$$ from Italy, another is from Mitchell Gold and great for small ...

Today's Email: The Best Summer Cup Ever

Just back from a remarkable week vacation WAY down south (near Grenada), I became enamored of the plastic drink cups which we used daily down there and which seem to have been in use since the 70's....

Today's Email: Where's This Pendant From... Solved!

Today I have hunted down great design quarry and finally found out where this cool pendant lamp seen above in Jeanine's house comes from. Turns out, it's Dutch and from 1997..... Stay on the pulse...

Today's Email: Best Market Umbrellas, High & Low

For Garden Month and the warm weather, I thought I'd do my annual roundup of market umbrellas. I love this list and it's a High/Low list. It's always useful and in need when last year's umbrellas h...

Today's Email: A Great Solar Garden Light

I've been looking for a good outdoor solar lantern for a few years. While this one isn't perfect, it's pretty darn close. It's durable, stylish and affordable. I'd call it great. All the info in to...

Today's Email: Daily Postcard Paintings from Provence

Friday is for art and higher thoughts. If you love the painting above, check out my email today. The fellow who painted it does a new one every day and sells it immediately via an online auction.....