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16 Radical Kids' Climbing and Sliding Spaces
We know we're not the only ones with childhood dreams of hidden passageways, slides, and ladders. Here are 16 radical indoor spaces that fulfill those dreams and help burn off excess energy: Above: A...
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10 Easy Pieces: Clip-On Lights
Is there anything more versatile than the clip-on light? We use them in all our houses at Remodelista (Julie has the Tolomeo clip light in her kitchen, Sarah likes the Hector from BTC, and Alexa is...
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5 Favorites: DIY Fabric Light Fixtures
It's a given: at some point in your life, you will live in a rental with a hideous light fixture that makes you weep. Here are five ideas for camouflaging unsightly light fixtures (bonus points if...
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DIY: Instant Cardboard Box Shelving
Earlier in the week we featured the home of artist and graphic designer Wendy Furman, who had turned her second bedroom into a showroom for Whim & Caprice, her line of pillows and table linens....
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DIY: An Economical Wallpaper Alternative
When we moved into our historical New England home, my four-year-old daughter, Solvi, selected a small corner room as her own. To her, it felt like the coziest space in the big old house. To me, with...
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Expert Advice: 10 Secrets for Living in a Small Space
When I recently interviewed artist and graphic designer Wendy Furman for the post Living Large in a Tiny House, Downsizing Edition, I was struck by how much thought she had given to her surroundings...
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The Designer Is In: Barn Style Without the Barn
Sometimes, a few select moves is all you need to completely transform a space—that's the easy bit. The hard part is knowing which moves, and that's where a designer's skill comes into play. This week...
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Current Obsessions: New Season, New Shops
What's piquing our interest this week? A trio of newly opened design shops, a glamorous Londoner at home, and kids' sliding, climbing, and swinging spaces. Above: Earlier this week, Julie and Sarah...
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A Sliding Barn Door Mirror
Who doesn't need a full-length mirror? Here's a genius idea for incorporating one into a bedroom space, courtesy of a sliding barn door. Above: A sliding barn door is faced with a mirror. Photograph...
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High/Low: Metal Shelves
Shelf shopping? Some of our favorite storage pieces come from Canvas Home Store in NYC. Too pricey? Consider Ikea's new shelving system, called Vittsjö. Above: The Angle Metal Shelf is $520 from...
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10 Bold Color-Blocked Bedrooms
Is color block the new dip dye? We're beginning to think so; here are 10 bedrooms featuring clever color block details (all that's required is a can of paint and some painter's tape). Above: Barb...
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Instant Color Band Accents from Jane Cumberbatch
Our friend Jane Cumberbatch just tweeted us about her new line of instant border accents; as with everything Cumberbatch (her mission is "creating simple, timeless, natural interior spaces with a...
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Reinventing the American Row House in Houston, Texas
Is this a new vision for American suburbia? We think so. Located in the Historic Houston Heights neighborhood in Texas, the Shade House project consists of nine symmetrical buildings settled in an...
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Steal This Look: Minimalist Loft in Sweden, with Touches of Exotica
My apartment is now washed entirely in bright white paint. It's the kind of Victorian where tenants before me have annoyingly painted over all the hardware so I did the same, slapping paint over...
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10 Childrens Swings for Indoor Play
Gone are the days when the words "go to your room" had a negative connotation. With these kids' swings (some in the bedroom, others in the living room), playing indoors is almost as good as out. See...
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Where the Wild Things Are: Tiles from Laura Carlin
Completely compelling and strangely covetable: Hand-painted tiles from London ceramicist and illustrator Laura Carlin, depicting wild beasts (the truly obsessed can commission an entire tile mural by...
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5 Favorites: Black and White Splash/Spatter Paint
If Jackson Pollack were an interior designer, we can imagine him dreaming up these spaces featuring black and white splash- and splatter-painted surfaces. What do you think? Inspired design or monkeys...
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A Labor of Love: Heartwork Office Furniture
Graduated from Ikea but can't quite afford Herman Miller? Heartwork to the rescue. Metal Storage 1.0 is the first collection from Heartwork, a new Portland, OR-based company founded by industrial...
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10 Easy Pieces: Leaning Floor Mirrors
In the right (or wrong) room, a floor mirror is transformative. Adding dimension to narrow hallways and rendering awkward spaces as inviting and seemingly functional, it's the renters secret weapon....
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The Unplanned Designers' Loft in Brooklyn
We like this twist on the family photo. With an aim to beginning another era of their lives, Brooklyn designers Loren Daye and Jesse Rowe wanted to memorialize their apartment before selling it and...
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