LuLu Living is a concept store/café on the edge of the Kazimierz district in Krakow, Poland that has a modern, laid-back vibe and a nice selection of contemporary decorative items from Poland and the...
We just spent the last hour looking at the FLOR website. We were tipped off to an entire area where customers send in photos and descriptions of how they used FLOR carpet tiles in their homes. Peopl...
Shari's flickr photostream On a walk around our neighborhood this weekend, we hadn't realized there were so many houses with blue porch ceilings. They sure do reflect the afternoon sun on our old hou...
We recently had the opportunity to check out the newly re-designed offices of Shawn Henderson Interior Design (Shawn was a judge for our January Jumpstart Contest). In addition to running his design...
Dutch fashion designers Viktor & Rolf launched their new website today and we happily scanned the updated site to see if there were more pictures of their amazing upside-down Milan boutique. The sur...
We are not strangers to hardwood flooring applied to the ceiling — we grew up with it. It was a design element our parents used in two of their homes. The presence of wood grain can really warm u...
With the weather in DC alternating between thunderstorms and heat waves, we like the idea of combining rain boots and sunflowers. These vases and planters can be used both indoors and outdoors. Do ...
We found this Sunset landscaping book at a thrift store this weekend and couldn’t believe how great some of the garden structure suggestions were. It’s becoming a marvelous resource for some...
The auction house Phillips de Pury asked a group of international designers to work with their waste materials when creating homes for some of Britain's threatened species of birds, bats and bees. M...
On a recent visit to Stratford Hall Plantation in VA (General Robert E. Lee's boyhood home), we were inspired by the transom windows in the interior hallways. These windows had horizontal shutters ...
Looking for inspiration for your own little patch of land? Bartholdi Park sits just behind the Botanical Garden’s Conservatory off the National Mall. If you've been to the conservatory recently,...
The pictures of the newly renovated Franz Kafka Society Center in Prague left us swooning for a built-in bookshelf budget of our own. Designed by architects Steven Holl and Marcela Steinbachová, th...
When we recently asked the question What Do You Do With Wire Hangers? The majority of readers answered that they recycle them. Designer Vanessa Marie Robinson recycled forty-seven dry cleaning hange...
We saw this television show on PBS once and it was really terrific. They show gathers local foods, brings a local chef to prepare a feast, and serves the meal within the local landscape to the farme...
"Honey, I'm Home!" - Yes, the whole thing is home.... Owner: Nita and Mukesh Ambani Name: Antilia Location: Mumbai, India Size: 27 stories, 400,000 square feet (virtually 50 stories) Price: $2 billio...
When we read that one of Charles Goodman’s Barrel-roof homes was having an open house on Sunday, heat or no heat, it was a must see. Whenever we drive by River Park we admire the uniqueness of this...
We recently bought an Ikea Hultet room divider and have been stalling on installing it. We were wondering whether to paint it, how high to hang it (so the pets don't destroy it), and all the other us...
Carrie's bedroom So, Sex and the City is back.....with a vengeance. If you never knew what it was all about, chances are you will now. Let's move past the boys of summer (Iron Man and Indiana Jones)...
Inspired by that awesome dutch door at Alex's Outdoor Home, we've gone in search of more. Wow, a dutch door in your apartment. How cool is that? We've never had one in our home, but we sure would li...
Earlier today, we posted Michele Spadaro's Cheap Chair Rehab from The New York Times. The new issue of Time Out New York is The Cheap Issue and features a bedroom makeover for under $50......
Kylie's kitchen cabinets after she took off the doors. The "before" is below... We love it. Inspired by our recent email, How To: Open Your Kitchen Shelving and Not Screw it Up, a few readers got to...
How far can you stretch $40 and a do-it-yourself attitude? The New York Times shadowed experienced prop stylist and set designer Michele Spadaro as she rehabilitated an inexpensive, thrift store cha...
Are you going to join the trend? Vegetable gardens are the new must have for the thrifty homeowner. Fuel prices have played a direct role in the increase of food costs, which, according to the U.S...
I always carry a camera. As I walk around, I see something and sense myself responding. A new idea pops into my head, a connection is made and a movement is confirmed. I then quickly take a pictur...
Washington in the spring is a truly beautiful city. Though the delicate and beautiful cherry blossoms rightly garner more than their fair share of attention in the local and national press, it is t...
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