After 150 years in business, Hotel Bachmair Weissach , located in the Tegernsee valley of southern Bavaria, has become a new member of Design Hotels , the online resource for design and boutique hotels worldwide. This year, the hotel has also completed a major renovation, adding modern punch to the traditional Bavarian inn. New owner Korbinian Kohler , who purchased the property in 2010, had a distinct vision for the look and feel of Hotel Bachmair Weissach. Kohler explains, “Through Bachmair Weissach I have realized a lifelong dream, by recapturing the sense of endless time that I enjoyed in my youth. Winters as a boy were spent sitting by a warm fire for hours on end in one of the cozy inns at Tegernsee. Unfortunately moments like this are now in short supply and that is why I wanted to create a place in which guests could once again experience this kind of warmth and tranquility. I wanted this place to be modern in terms of design, a sort of cosmopolitan Tegernsee country club. Quite simply I wanted to create a place of happiness.” Let’s take a tour of the newly renovated Hotel Bachmair Weissach, whose Bavarian traditions and modern updates meld beautifully in this welcoming destination spot. View Slideshow ›

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I’m excited to present a post from Stylelist Home ! From home magazine redesigns to shelter web site facelifts , 2012 is looking more and more like a promising year of changes…for the home decor world, at least. Now, the flash sale site One Kings Lane is joining the ranks with a newly expanded editorial section titled Live.Love.Home . The newly launched Live.Love.Home site will complement the shopping aspect of One Kings Lane, providing backstories to many of the products and designers featured in the sales on the site. Some highlights on Live.Love.Home so far include a peek inside co-founder Ali Pincus’ stylish office (we especially love the soft gray horizontal stripes), designer and celebrity Q&As, nostalgic features on iconic decorators like David Hicks, and practical home guides on how to fold fitted sheets and choose chandeliers. There’s also a daily blog called Seen & Heard, which sources favorite and inspiring finds from around the web. However, one of our absolute favorite stories on Live.Love.Home right now is a fabulous behind-the-scenes video footage of designer Thom Filicia and One Kings Lane co-founder Susan Feldman shopping in Tuscany for Thom’s current tag sale on the web site, which kicked off this weekend. It’s clear that Live.Love.Home is a treasure trove of ideas for home design lovers like ourselves, and needless to say, we’re already obsessed with all the inspiring articles and videos on Live.Love.Home. To check it all out for yourself, head over to One Kings Lane’s Live.Love.Home .

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One Kings Lane Launches Editorial Site Live Love Home

What do a Four-Wheeler, Rolling Pin, and Leap Frog all have in common? They’re all examples of baby’s squirmy moves during diaper-changing time. Sound familiar? If you answered yes (or you’re just a sucker for cute baby videos), you’ll want to check out the new Huggies branded YouTube Channel , dedicated to the art of squirming! It’s easy to get your active baby in on the action. Just record and post a video of your baby’s squirmy moves, and ta-da, your little one is a squirmy star! Parents of active babies everywhere are making changing time an easy time with Huggies Little Movers Slip-On Diapers as the stretchy sides and easy-on design let you slide on the diaper just like underwear. Are you a parent of an active baby? If so, switch up your changing time routine and give them a try! Visit www.youtube.com/huggies to get started, and check out The Great Squirmy Baby Round-Up! For more information about Huggies Little Movers Slip-On Diapers, visit Huggies.com . Follow @ Huggies on Twitter for exciting product news, and visit www.facebook.com/huggies to become a fan and share tips and stories with other Huggies moms.

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Make Your Little One a Squirmy Star – on the Huggies Branded YouTube Channel!

The year of the Pomeranian: Boo’s cutest looks of 2011 Learn how to avoid Internet fraud and phishing scams Video: Tom Cruise talks holidays with Katie and Suri at the MI4 premiere Get the year’s best celebrity chef cooking tips See YouTube’s most popular beauty videos of 2011 Banksy sends a holiday message to his UK fans Lil gift guide: 10 heartfelt gifts for treasured grandparents Superchic ways to wear holiday red and green Room & Board’s annual clearance event is almost here! Holiday movie guide: what to see and who to take Budget-friendly gifts a holiday hostess will love Easy ways to incorporate Winter fruit into everyday eating Prince William and Kate Middleton head to Buckingham Palace for a royal meal

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Sugar Shout Out: See Boo’s Cutest Looks of 2011!

This morning, I had the pleasure of attending a press breakfast at High Point Market featuring keynote speaker Martyn Lawrence-Bullard, whom we’ve featured several times on the site for his decor work, fabulous role on Million Dollar Decorators , and new book Live, Love & Decorate . This morning, Martyn told some fantastic decorating stories about some of his celebrity clients, including Ozzy Osbourne, Cher, and Kid Rock . Curious about the inner decorating lives of Martyn’s star clientele? Here were some of my favorite stories. Cheryl Tiegs’s ’50s bungalow had eight-feet-tall ceilings until Martyn transformed them into sweeping 26-feet-tall ceilings. Cheryl Tiegs’s fireplace is actually made from architectural salvage from a New York building – complete with gargoyles . Martyn noted that if Cher wasn’t an actress, she’d be an interior designer. Cher’s design directive for Martyn when designing her apartment was the following: “I want to be the first wife of the maharaja.” Martyn described client Joe Francis’s business as “unusual.” (Joe is the man behind the Girls Gone Wild videos.) When decorating Joe Francis’s home in Mexico, a truck full of furniture was “kidnapped” and held for ransom, and Martyn had to bring a suitcase full of money to recover it. Keep reading for more stories about Martyn’s decorating adventures.

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Martyn Lawrence-Bullard Shares Celeb Decorating Stories at High Point Market

A power drill and string lights create an elegant pumpkin luminary. – This Old House Organize based on your personality traits. – Real Simple Pick up some elegant Halloween decorations. – House Beautiful Watch a video of a house makeover for new homeowners. – The Nest Check out a whole different definition of the term muffin top. – Shelterrific Make a no-carve studded pumpkin. – Stylelist Home Tour a playful and elegant New York home. – Houzz

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Link Time: Pumpkin Luminaries, a Playfully Elegant New York Penthouse, and New Organizing Tricks

Hazardcheck is a new initiative by Health Canada to help spread the word about home safety from common indoor pollutants. The Hazardcheck campaign aims to provide Canadians with information on how to make their homes a safe and healthy environment. Starting tomorrow, we’ll be featuring weekly articles from Health Canada on the Home Renovation Guide blog to help do our part in providing people with important information on how to protect the health and well-being of their homes and families. As “Canadians spend over 90% of their time indoors” and “children come into closer contact with the hazards in their environment than adults” it’s important for us to all know about the potential health impacts of common health hazards we all have a chance to come into contact on a regular basis. These common harmful elements are: mould, lead, radon, carbon monoxide, household chemical products and second-hand smoke. As well as a online resource for families – a new section of the Health Canada website has been designed that includes informative articles and videos – there will also be live Hazardcheck events this fall being held at 121 Home Depot stores across Canada. Checklists will be on hand that outline simple steps to ensure your home’s health. There will also be representatives at these events who can answer your questions. You will also be able to get rebates from Home Depot on featured home safety products such as: carbon monoxide monitors and radon test kits. Keep an eye on the dates:  October 29th to the 30th and November 5th and 6th for events in your neighbourhood.

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Ensure Your Home is a Healthy Environment

Matthew Hofmann (of Hofmann Architecture ), a 28-year-old Central California Coast-based architect, is the master craftsman who’s turning back the clock. This is his second high-design Airstream project to be released this year. Can you remember the first Airstream remodel ? According to the official project description we received, “for this design Hofmann found four feet of linear counter-height deck space for a built-in desk, mid-level chair and three drawers situated between the bathroom and kitchen. A view of the Pacific Ocean is framed in a window that can be seen while sitting at the built-in desk. A centrally-located hi-def 19-inch video monitor displays either DVDs or streamed Netflix videos from anywhere in the trailer. A surround sound audio system provides more than enough sound support. The monitor swivels on a pullout arm for optimal viewing adjustments and tucks away neatly behind a rollup cabinet. A high-design brushed stainless steel sink and faucet sits on an elegantly curved deck that faces another nifty addition – a see-through fish tank that’s visible from the office and bathroom, with only the fish seeing what’s on each side. The Cali Bamboo flooring is a nice sustainable feature. The backlit ceiling lights emit a soft glow against the brilliant white surfaces. Three LED puck lights over the kitchen/office stubbornly keep electric usage down and specific task lighting cranked up.  The dining area has been expanded to seat six comfortably at the table, with the addition of two fold-away chairs that adjoin the kitchen area. Underneath the left and right access benches are two “carry-on luggage-sized drawers,” as Hofmann calls them. “They’re for guests to store their travel bags.” The drawer guides, as are all installed drawers, constructed with silent closing Hafele German-crafted hardware that’s sturdy enough for 50 lbs. of gear.” Freshome readers, how do you appreciate the functionality and design of this project? Click here to connect with Freshome on or on

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The Comfy Way of Living in an Aistream Trailer by Matthew Hofmann

Top picks from the Missoni for Target collection! How to best enjoy eggplant at the end of the Summer Brad and Angelina take their kids to see The Smurfs Would you wear Donald Trump nail polish? President Obama shares a sweet moment with Sasha The maternity clothes that capture Fall’s hottest trends Prep for Fashion Week with a look at Alexander Wang’s runway retrospective Seven movie stars you must see on TV this Fall Video: Birthday girl Beyoncé’s sexiest video moments Financial habits for 20-somethings entering the workplace Ab exercises to try instead of crunches! Toys your pet can use as a water bottle City: Find out where Rachel Bilson gets her fresh juice in LA ! The online tools that will help you plan a unique vacation

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Filed under: Crafts , Know-How , Living Spaces We recently caught up with amazingly talented Grace Bonney of Design Sponge , who is coming out with a new book full of inspiration and projects in September. Here’s a peek of what you can expect from the much-anticipated guide. Design Sponge at Home (Official Book Trailer) from The Panic Room Videos on Vimeo .   Home Improvement  |  DIY |  Linking Blogs  |  Comments

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First Look: Design Sponge At Home