Category: interior design
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Two fun videos for your viewing pleasure: Christopher Barson Northern Soul Northern Soul is a music and dance movement, originating in Northern England in the 60s, that’s being kept alive by enthusiasts from Japan, as well as other parts of the globe. One group – the Osaka Manifesto – are DJs and dancers who, from…
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Just wanted to share a quick before & after from my current design job. $3 orange chair recovered with a pastel blue fret-work fabric: Way before: After!
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Here are some pieces I may be using in one of my design jobs for a living room: end table with a lamp vintage art featuring yellow roses fretwork fabric for window treatments faux bamboo mirror to go above fireplace mantel blue coral pillow…
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emma's stove I have a wonderful new design job in the San Francisco area set in a 1920s Spanish Mediterranean house. I was describing the style of my work process to the client — "I don't decide on a fixed design with plans and drawings right from the start. I work in a much more…
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Are you sure? Well after seeing a photo of his Chinese kitchen it got me thinking, "Wow, do I really know Danny Kaye?" Once I began reading I realized there's a lot I didn't know about him. For instance, he's an original owner of the Seattle Mariners baseball team. Before that he was a lifelong…
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I love the look of wide plank floorboards painted white. Everything floats on them. Of course the white walls here are part of what makes this look so ethereal. Brown wood pieces feel especially rich with this backdrop and colors just swim in it. Beautiful for the bed… Beautiful for the…
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I’m beginning to set up my bedroom that’s been neglected since making the move this summer. I’ll be painting the whole room white with white trim, and one wall a pastel teal with a white Rollerwall pattern over it. I painted a $45 Craig’s List dresser white and the handles a sage green. I plan…
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The Better Homes and Gardens May issue is out!!! I'm on pages 84 and 86. Yippee!! I had a little trouble trying to convert the PDF file to a jpeg so it looks a little wonky, but you get the idea. If you've been to my Flickr photos then you're familiar with my living room…
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