Small things make all the difference. When it comes to appointing our homes with personal touches, the decorative choices we make say a lot about who we are, what we value, and how we define beauty. So, today’s roundup is about those “certain somethings” and the art of finding them. This week, the folks at [...]
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Designing Your Interiors with Innovative Quartz Surfaces
From residential to commercial interiors, there is always a desire to keep on the cutting edge for incorporating gorgeous materials and finishes. One of the latest innovations is in counter top surfaces. While granite and concrete have had quite the fanfare in the last few years, quartz has made a return but in a new [...]
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A Visual Feast of Mixed Patterns: Punching It Up with Prints
In a world currently obsessed with austerity, mid-century modern lines, and utter simplicity, patterns can seem a little daunting. No one wants a house that looks cluttered and discombobulated — an easy danger of adding one too many zigzags or misjudging visual balance — and using too much of the same thing can look amateurish [...]
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Cool, Chic Pantone Accessories Add a Pop of Color
The right color can be just the thing to lift a mood, calm the nerves, stimulate conversation or set guests at ease; for decades, color theory has been put to good use in city planning, health care and, of course, interior design. The minds behind Pantone – the company responsible for the universally-accepted Pantone Matching [...]
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Disappearing Vents to Modernize your Sleek Bathroom
The last time you went into your bathroom the last thought on your mind was probably the ventilation. In fact, your bathroom gets most of its aesthetic appeal through the finishes, colors, and beautiful plumbing fixtures. Venti ventilation fans are about to change the way you think about ventilation, or at least how you visualize [...]
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Neighborhood Spy: Links to Sweet Home Accessories
With Valentine’s Day nearly upon us, we had romance on our minds as we perused the web this morning looking for cool links to share. Whether your February 14 this year is about snuggling up with the object of your affection or simply enjoying the sweet life on your own, we’ve turned up some little [...]
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OXY by Mirage – An Innovative Wall Surface gives Industrial Aesthetics
When you think of Italian porcelain stoneware, neutral colors and traditional tile is the first images that come to mind. Mirage Italian tile has created OXY, a line of industrial inspired stoneware tile products that conjures up images of urban penthouses, and trendy retail/restaurant spaces. The scratched and oxidized surface gives each piece a unique [...]
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Triple Word Score: Scrabble-Inspired Home Decor
It’s one of the simplest yet greatest board games in existence, and it’s been bringing people together and expanding their vocabularies for generations. Scrabble has become such an integral part of the fabric of people’s friendships and relationships that it’s made its way into wedding themes, papercraft and now home decor, too. Several Etsy shops [...]
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Perfect Wall Solutions for Apartment Living
It can get a little tricky to fully put your stamp on an apartment that comes with a deposit attached — one you won’t get back if you leave your mark on anything. Setting your walls awash in color can be a bit intimidating when it’s accompanied by the knowledge that you’ll have to paint [...]
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Origami Inspired Lighting Casts Beautiful Glow for your Interiors
Lighting can inspire, delight, and illuminate your home all at the same time. When was the last time you were intrigued with your table lamp? Take a look at Molecules by Aqua Creations and origami artist, Ilan Garibi. The intricate paper art of origami is translated into these beautiful lamps that transition in height from [...]
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Neighborhood Spy: Cool Design Links to Freshen Up Your Space
The web is ablaze with amazing home accessories today…we took a spin around the neighborhood and gathered a few traffic-stopping links we thought we’d share. First up, Gilt has announced a sale on a vast collection of luxe Thomas Paul hand-tufted rugs, including the dandelion-inspired contrast rug pictured above. Time’s running out to snap up [...]
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Bringing New Life to Your Boring Sofa with Beautiful Pillows
If you have looked at your boring sofa one too many times, and thought about replacing it, there may be an easier and more cost-effective fix. Update your pillows. Sofa pillows used to be only considered as the functional portion of the sofa. In recent years, pillows have become the center of attention, and the [...]
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Cute Wee Kitchen – Functionality Meets the Ingeniously Small Kitchen
When most of us get in the kitchen, we can’t wait to use the latest gadget and tool to make our lives easier. Although, if your kitchen is small, you may feel that your choices for kitchen gadgets has to be reduced to a knife and a cutting board. Wouldn’t it be great if small [...]
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