Sale Alert: Save Big on West Elm’s Summer Fa...

Stock up on markdowns with West Elm’s Summer Sale . I’ve pulled a few of my favorites from the sale, but this is only a tiny peek at the array of items on sale. From bedroom furniture to tabletop items to decorating accents, you’re sure to find a favorite. Besides my picks above, make sure to check out some exclusives, such as Lourdes Sanchez’s line for West Elm. I’m smitten with her...

Simply Delightful: One-Room Apartment with a Homey...

With a design that seems perfectly planned to ensure the coziest possible living space for a small apartment, this crib definitely has what it takes to inspire. Featuring a total surface of just 34 square meters and consisting of one room plus kitchen, hallway and bathroom, you could say this place is an ingenious display of Scandinavian design. A small hallway is connected to the entrance door and leads the...

Random Recast: Popsicle Sticks Day 4...

Filed under: Crafts In Random Recast, we find new uses for ordinary things . This week: Popsicle sticks. suzyssitcom.com Did you know that you could bend Popsicle sticks into bracelets? Yep, it’s true. All you have to do is soak the sticks inside a few glasses of water. (And then add some paint and gemstones.) This would be a great project to keep kids occupied. For the full tutorial, visit Suzy’s...

Do You Own a Disco Ball?...

The Vintage Festival in London, England, is taking place this weekend. Celebrating British fashion, music, food, art, design, and film from the 1920s through the 1980s, it’s definitely got something for everyone – including performances from everyone from Adam Ant to Percy Sledge. I know that my vintage-obsessed friends would love to check it out, and I’m interested in seeing what furniture and home...

10 Home Projects You Should Never DIY...

Filed under: Essential Skills , Know-How Obviously, we love all things DIY! But some home projects are just not worth doing on your own: Whether for time, cost or safety reasons. I asked Jeff Kaliner, co-founder of the Power Home Remodeling Group (the fourth largest home remodeling company in the nation) for his opinion on what should be left to the pros. photo: reallyboring , flickr – Roof Repair. Not only can you...

Street Level Suburbia On the Edge of a Lagoon...

On the edge of the Narrabeen Lagoon , a residence overlooking a wild, untouched island covered in casuarina trees, shelters contemporary living spaces for a lucky family. The street view hides the lagoon beyond and conveys a comfortable feeling of suburbia. The architects from  Choi Ropiha Fighera found themselves “ drawn to the suburban qualities of the street and this dramatic contrast between the front and back...

CustomMade Curator: Oreo Cookie Sculpture...

Filed under: Living Spaces CustomMade is a new site filled with fabulous furnishings, accessories and more that you can get, well, custom made. Here, we spotlight our favorite item of the week. CustomMade This edition of CustomMade Curator made all of us here…hungry. But these cookies are definitely not for eating: They’re exceptionally realistic sculptures made by Robin Antar. Her other works include...

Anna Spiro Opens an Online Shop!...

Absolutely Beautiful Things , the blog of Brisbane, Australia-based interior designer Anna Spiro, has long been one of my favorite blogs - and I’m not alone! Anna writes about the goings-on of her design business and her Brisbane-based store, Black & Spiro, and shares the absolutely beautiful things she loves - usually colorful, feminine, and maximalist. I’ve long wished for the chance to visit her store;...

Video: Beyoncé Knowles I’m a Huge Fan: Meet...

It’s finally time for Jasmine to meet Beyoncé in our finale of I’m a Huge Fan: Beyoncé Knowles ! Our amazing winner Jasmine performed the “Run the World (Girls)” video dance in the actual outfit B wears in the video and had a photo shoot with Nigel Barker , and now it’s time for the big moment. Jasmine is up bright and early to see Beyoncé’s Good Morning America performance amid the...

Three Options For Re-Creating the Yellow Headboard...

For season 9 of Project Runway , the designers are housed once again at the Atlas New York . The rooms this year are a bit more design-forward than they were in the past, though somewhat “safe,” as the judges might say – standing out neither in a good nor a bad way. You can’t argue with the yellow and gray color palette, though I’m dying for a little more pop of contrasting color somewhere in...