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Felt Fancy
Seattle Homes & Lifestyles

We seriously believe there's such a thing as too much felt. But this feature in Seattle Homes & Lifestyles managed to style a room with felt pillows, rug, throw blanket, upholstery, lamp shades, bas...

A Straw Bale Home
Natural Home: November/December 2008

Meghan and Aaron Powers' 836-square foot cottage in Victor, Idaho, is noteworthy not just because it's a straw bale home, but because 90 percent of it is made from salvaged materials....

3 Unconventional Lamp Shades

Those of us who scavenge for unique, vintage lamp bases know that an acceptable shade doesn't always come as part of the deal. It's useful, then, to have a few tricks up our sleeves for embellish...

A House Built to Feed Body and Soul
The New York Times

We're envious. Michelle Green had the opportunity to visit M.F.K. Fisher's "Last House" in Glen Ellen -- not something mere mortals who aren't affiliated with The New York Times get to do. Anyone who...

Victoria's Rearranged Apartment

How does she do it? We're still trying to get our home put together after moving almost a month ago, and Victoria's come up with yet another version of her Pacific Heights apartment. ...

Before and After: Tulip Cottage
This Old House

before When Randy Fishfader bought a 1927 cottage in Salem, Oregon, she thought it was perfect... except that it was a bit small and poorly laid out. With help from local architect Karl Anderson, Tu...

Inspiration: Drainpipe Art

If you're living in a home that you don't own, you know how frustrating it can be to have ugly (although necessary) things attached to your building and not being able to do anything about it. Like, ...

Flickr Finds: Bookshelf Inspiration Around Seattle

In the nation's second most well-read city, also known for its coffee, it's no surprise that books and bookshelf inspiration aplenty can be found in local cafes and businesses....

Dave Cuzner's Retro Cool Oakland Townhouse

We missed Dave Cuzner's cool midcentury pad in Oakland when Leah blogged it a couple of months ago. California modern plus East Bay Craftsman equals pretty darn cool. ...

"Chandelier" o' Junk

Maybe you're doing the cure and have a big pile of unwanted stuff in your outbox, with no one who'd like to take it off your hands. If you'd rather not toss it, we're all about this chandelier/install...

How To: Have a Boutique Hotel-Feel Bedroom

We know it's Dining Room Month at AT, but bedrooms are on our minds, too, especially now that nights are longer and colder. So we were interested to read James Lohan's tips on what ideas to bring fro...

Clear Winner
Seattle Homes & Lifestyles: November 2008

This Laurelhurst home was chosen as Seattle Homes & Lifestyles' Home of the Year, and its bright, white, green and blue color palette and Asian accents help us believe the choice was a good one....

Inspiration: High Gloss White Floors

Oh man, this is so unfair. We just finished painting our floors semi-gloss white, and now that we've happened upon this photo of high gloss white floors, well, we're tempted... Are we crazy?...

Victorian Revisited
California Home + Design: November 2008

The thing about Victorians in the City (well, in any city) is that you never know what lies behind the historic facade. And while purists may gasp at the Lee Jofa paisley wallpaper, we love the mix o...

Small Spaces
Canadian House & Home

Back in September we blogged some terrific Small Space Solutions we found in Canadian House & Home. Today we bring you some more... We like this table that folds out, and the stacking chairs. The ch...

Colorful Parasols at maya*made

It would appear that we've officially entered the icky season here in San Francisco - the rain has been coming down on and off for the past few days and doesn't seem to want to stop any time soon. We'...

Inspiration: Hanging Frames

We LOVE this photo from the 57th issue of Elle Decoration South Africa. Our favorite part? All of it! No, really... it's the fact that the frames are all hung on decorative ribbon (or are they?). ...

Unique Pumpkin Carving Ideas
Country Living

We've seen several posts in the last few weeks on decorating for Halloween, and though it might be too late for your front door pumpkin, we had to add one more. What can we say? We're feeling festive,...

Inspiration: High Glamour at Graham and Green

What we wouldn't give for a Graham and Green store stateside. In all honesty, we probably couldn't afford much, but we'd love to go check out the fabulous furniture they offer in person. With stores o...

Green House: Entryway
Body+Soul

We saw this beautiful entryway over at Body+Soul, the now defunct "natural" living magazine from Martha Stewart. The credenza is wheatboard — a material made from straw waste and formaldehyde-fr...

Inspiration: Color at the Seattle Library

We've never been to the Seattle Central Library, but we're constantly ogling at photos of its interiors. So colorful! But then again, what else would expect from an architect like Rem Koolhaas? Sinc...

Look! Dining Nooks at Vita Cafe

In addition to serving awesome vegetarian and vegan food in Portland's Alberta Street district, we were inspired by the built-in dining furniture, green walls and street sign artwork....

10 Things We Love About Cathinca's Hallway

There are so many things to love about cathinca's hallway (we found it in our Flickr account this morning). To start with, there's the shelf over the doorways......

Decorating Ideas for Renters
Domino Magazine

It seems to happen all the time; we become infatuated with a decorating concept that there's absolutely no way we could pull off in a rental. So whenever there's an article on home decor geared toward...

The Stylish Home: Cabinet Chic
Seattle Magazine: March 2008

We wouldn't mind seeing this chippendale-bar-turned-landing-strip upon our return home, or before we embark on our day. Seattle's Antika provided the bar, while refinishing in bright orange paint p...