Anyone familiar with the new IFC show “Portlandia” laughs out loud when the subject of birds comes up, thanks to the show’s instantly-viral “Put a Bird on It” skit. The sketch parodies the growing DIY trend of adding bird silhouettes to pillows, tables and other accent pieces around the house, but we have to admit, [...]
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Neighborhood Spy: Stylish Links Worth Looking Into
We’re feeling inspired to share some stylish links we’ve come across this weekend…first up is the earlybird’s eye view Casasugar is giving us into the latest W hotel property — The Paris - Opéra, above — with all the sumptuous little touches we’ve come to expect from the luxury hotel brand. Next, Luxe. gives us a different [...]
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Geek Chic: Making a Statement with Typography
With the rise of collective interest in font thanks to a deluge of designer memes via Pinterest, the growing universality of blogs and personal websites, and brilliant high-brow documentary films like Helvetica, typography has begun creeping its well-formed way into the homes of professional designers and pedestrian font geeks alike. It’s one of the simplest [...]
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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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How to Personalize Window Treatments for Your Interiors
The windows in your home are your home’s access to great views, natural light and a portal to the outdoors. Dressing up your interior windows with window treatments can help create a unique personality for every room in your home. Your interior design style and your requirements for letting in light while also providing privacy [...]
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A Tijuana Home Inspires With Modern Wood Accents
Situated between two tall houses that shield natural light between them lays an inspiring Tijauana, Mexico home that incorporates creative wood accents and modern accessories to create the perfect family home. The narrow property lot had to be creatively planned and designed and Casa Becerril reflects the careful forethought from the design firm Gracia Studio. [...]
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Simple Ways to Bring Tangerine Tango into Your Home
Photo credit: Lonny For the last few years there has been a steady move to bringing in brighter and more colorful choices to your interiors. Pantone has always been on the forefront on predicting trends in colors in the fashion, design, and home interiors industries and everyone looks to Pantone for bright shots of inspiration [...]
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Blik Releases 6 New Removable Wall Art Designs
Blik, renowned maker of self-adhesive, removable surface graphics like the ones we shared earlier this month in our feature on apartment-friendly wall art, has introduced six fresh designs from Mina Javid, a classically-trained architect and multifaceted designer who has collaborated with the “wall as canvas” pioneers in the past. Javid is but one participant in [...]
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Neighborhood Spy: Links to Objects of Our Affection
Love is in the air, and we’re besotted with all the cool things we’ve found on the web today. Caring is sharing, so we’re unloading our list of finds on you. Enjoy! First up, perfectly synced with everyone’s favorite Hallmark holiday is Apartment Therapy‘s thoughtful little top 10 list of tips for making a bedroom sexy [...]
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Neighborhood Spy: Cool Design Links Worth Clicking
Today’s web-based wanderings turned up a bevy of fascinating links, giving us peeks into creative types’ homes and inspiring a few imaginative ideas of our own. For starters, Design*Sponge gives us a photographic tour of the geeky-chic home (see above) of Amanda Wright, the founder of papercraft company Wit & Whistle…we love all the cute [...]
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Neighborhood Spy: Watching the Web Grow Green
Happy Groundhog Day! Since spring is just around the corner, we took a spin around the web today, looking for signs of life to lead us into the warmer months. From the looks of it, the rest of 2012 is coming up roses. For starters, Anthology presented a gorgeous series of photographs this week featuring LA-based [...]
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Neighborhood Spy: Cool Design Links for Weekend Browsing
The gracious folks at Southern Living are showing us some southern hospitality by giving us a tour of their Texas-inspired Escondido Idea Home, including a peek at the staircase in the foyer, shown above, plus dozens of other inspiring snaps. Dwell is sharing the intricate details of what made a mid-century modern home in Carmel, [...]
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How to Create a Welcoming Front Entry for your Home
The front entry of your home says a lot about your decorative style before people even set foot into your home. Welcoming guests with an inviting front door and entry area gives a friendly nod to your neighbors and says, “Come on in.” to friends and relatives. Whether you update your front door with [...]
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