Tag Archives: home decor
Decorating Your Kid’s Room, Pottery Barn Style
Posted on22. Jul, 2010 by Kate.
Now, Pottery Barn needs no help from me to hawk their goods and services, but I heard about their decorating series and thought it deserved a mention. Pottery Barn has started a new decorating service at select Pottery Barn stores where you can learn the ins and outs of making a cozy nest for your [...]
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Trove Wallpaper and Window Film
Posted on28. Jun, 2010 by Kate.
Wallpaper usually means “stuffy” to me, or at the very least it looks like the wall is trying too hard. But I saw these wallpaper selections at Trove and it sparked the photographer in me. These almost look like wall murals or large pieces of art on the wall. So mysterious. My favorite is the [...]
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Adirondack Chair For Kids
Posted on24. Jun, 2010 by Kate.
Now that it’s back yard BBQ time – the 4th of July IS right around the corner – I was thinking about lounging in the back yard, soaking in the sun and relaxing. There is nothing quite like sitting back listening to the leaves rustle. And, I figure, if I would like to do that, [...]
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Designing The Perfect Kid’s Room: Function + Form
Posted on16. Jun, 2010 by Kate.
How many times when you were growing up did you yearn for a stage – a real stage – on which to perform your daring interpretation of Grease, Spider Man, or insert favorite kid’s TV show here? My sister and I had this whole routine down: she was Olivia Newton-John (of course she was, she [...]
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Emmet Armchair From Room and Board
Posted on26. May, 2010 by Kate.
Now that’s what I call plastic lawn furniture! This set from Room and Board, called the Emmet, is made from 100% recycled plastic. Talk about making the grass greener (ha ha). Such a clean lined take on the classic Adirondack chair that embodies the feel of summer, don’t you think? Way back when we used [...]
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Imagine Childhood Art Table
Posted on21. Apr, 2010 by Kate.
Now that spring is here, the flowers are in bloom, and most importantly my little girl is old enough to hold a paintbrush, I’m lusting after this art table from Imagine Childhood. Yeah, yeah, a table has nothing to do with spring, I know. It’s just that we’ve been spending some time outdoors now, picking [...]
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Wall Mounted Fireplaces
Posted on16. Apr, 2010 by Kate.
Think that toddlers and fireplaces don’t mix? Well, you’re right. But, if you still want to have a fireplace and don’t want to put up with smoke, odor or soot, then check out these amazing wall-mounted fireplaces by designer Vauni. This is a fireplace you can hang on your wall like art. It burns alcohol [...]
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CB2 Coffee Table to Die For
Posted on12. Apr, 2010 by Kate.
Crate and Barrel 2 (known as CB2) has this amazingly cool coffee table that, unfortunately, might maim or otherwise permanently damage kiddos, so it won’t be going in our house any time soon. But, that said, isn’t it cool? Formed cement. BTW, how do you say c-e-m-e-n-t? I once was asked, by this very snarky [...]
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Modern Desk Organizer
Posted on07. Apr, 2010 by Kate.
When you get home, open the door, pick up the mail, where do you drop all of your things? In our house, that place (on top of something called a pie safe in the hallway) is such a mess. I mean, a big, paper-covered, key-tangled, loose change mess. When the pile gets so high it [...]
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Designing a Fun Kids Room the Downtown Chic Way
Posted on31. Mar, 2010 by Kate.
Have a kids room that needs a little oomph? You might want to look for some fun tips from Robert and Courtney Novogratz, the authors of a new design book, Downtown Chic: Designing Your Dream Home: From Wreck to Ravishing. For the girls room, they mixed their pinks and purples and used furniture that is [...]
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Cool Modern Lamp For Your Kitchen
Posted on04. Mar, 2010 by Kate.
I found this lamp via one of my favorite blogs, DesignSponge. The lamp, made by BUDesigns, which if you can’t tell, is the designer’s take on a cheese grater, would look super cool just about anywhere, but especially in a kitchen. I love the pattern the little grater openings make on the wall and yet, [...]
