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5 Quick Fixes: Tablets in the Kitchen
Recipes, cooking apps, pasta-making tutorials. What's not to love about the bottomless recipe book and culinary courses available on tablets? Food splatters on the screen, for one. Spilled milk on the...
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5 Favorites: Minty Green Bathrooms, Retro Edition
Until very recently, if I had moved into a house or an apartment with a fifties-style mint green sink I would have shrieked in horror and called the plumber. Lately, though, I've been noticing...
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5 Quick Fixes: Clever Camouflage for the Washer/Dryer
Here are some inspiring ways to integrate that new (or old) washer and dryer set—especially useful for those of us who live in small spaces. Above: Colorful barn doors hide the laundry, via House...
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5 Favorites: Bricks Made Modern
Spotted lately: bricks used in unexpected ways (as kitchen island base, as herringbone floors, as a decorative motif): here are five of our favorite examples (OK, seven—we couldn't help ourselves)....
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5 Quick Fixes: Spice Rack Solutions
There is something undeniably pleasing about a well-designed spice rack. When I moved into my first apartment, my top priority when stocking the kitchen was to buy little glass jars for all the...
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5 Favorites: Porch Swing Roundup
A friend emailed to say she was searching for a porch swing, which made us realize we hadn't covered this category before. It also made us realize that it's actually hard to find a good exemplar; here...
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5 Quick Fixes: Canvas Drop Cloths as Instant Decor
One of the easiest—and most underutilized—interior design strategies? Drape your furniture in simple cotton canvas painter's drop cloths. Above: Wrapped in a drop cloth, a sofa becomes a Christo-like...
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5 Quick Fixes: New Ways to Hang Art
When I was in my mid-twenties, I lived in a Bauhaus-style apartment with plaster walls that crumbled the minute I put a nail to one. The owners were nice enough and installed rods which allowed me to...
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5 Quick Fixes: Elevating the Napkin, Thanksgiving Edition
One of the easiest ways to set an enticing table is to get creative with napkins. Here are some favorite ideas. No starch required. Above: Linen napkins are knotted in the middle at an outdoor dinner...
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5 Favorites: Wall-Mounted Space-Saving Furniture
Wall-mounted furniture: a saving grace for small-space living. Here are five of our current space-saving furniture favorites, from outdoor bars to desks to dining tables. Above: From Mash Studios, the...
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5 Quick Fixes: Instant Headboards
As a twenty-something city dweller in a rented apartment, I've become a bit of an ascetic: Investing in bulky furniture is the last thing on my list. Here are five ideas for an instant headboard that...
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5 Favorites: Black and White Bathrooms
There's nothing quite like a simple black and white bath; the crisp contrast is always pleasing. Above: An exotic black and white tiled bath in the SoHo home of Olatz Schnabel, photo by Jason Schmidt...
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5 Favorites: Scandinavian-Style Showers
There's something Scandinavian about baths with wooden shower trays (as they're called); here's a few favorites we've bookmarked for future bath remodels: Above: A shower in Australia that opens to...
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5 Quick Fixes: Saving Time the Smart Way
Citizens of the world, consider the future kitchen: you brew a rapid espresso while your refrigerator delivers the news, while an app starts a new wash of laundry, while a robot cleans the kitchen...
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5 Quick Fixes: Cooking Utensils for Small Space Living
Short on space? Here are five kitchen tools with a small imprint (they also reinforce the idea that not all kitchen implements need to be plastic). Above: The Multi-Purpose Cookset 1 from Japanese...
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10 Ingenious Space-Efficient Kitchens
A roundup of ingenious kitchen spaces—some no larger than a closet—that are minuscule yet functional. Above: A tiny kitchen by Mesh Architectures occupies a nook in a 300-square-foot art dealer's...
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5 Essentials: Smoke Alarm Roundup
Rumor has it that industrial design-rock star Yves Behar is working on a design-worthy smoke alarm. In the meantime, we embarked on a search for attractive alternatives to the ubiquitous smoke alarm....
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5 Quick Fixes: Instant Rope Handles and Pulls
Neatly tied or left frayed at the ends, a good piece of rope can add an unexpected touch to dressers, bureaus, even doors. Here are five ideas, easily emulated. Above: Spotted in the interior of Folk...
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5 Favorites: The Dip-Dyed Trend Continues
There's still life in the dip-dyed trend: here are five products spotted recently we find ourselves coveting. Above: New from Anthropologie, the Submergent Ladder from Lostine is made of oak with a...
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5 Favorites: Fuss-Free Ice Cream Makers
Forget the ice and the rock salt; it's easier than ever to churn a batch of homemade ice cream with a new wave of fully automatic ice cream makers. Automatic ice cream makers fall into two categories:...
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5 Favorites: Ultimate Outdoor Kitchens
Are outdoor kitchens the new outdoor bathtubs? Another out-of-reach fantasy for those of us who live in colder climes? There is something wonderfully irreverent about carrying out one of life's daily...
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5 Favorites: Children's Climbing Walls
Rainy days take on new meaning when your children can literally climb the walls. Here are five ingenious walls we think could keep multiple family members happy, busy and fit. Above: Norwegian...
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5 Quick Fixes: Branches as Children's Room Decor
Branches are a quick and easy decor fix and add instant rustic charm to a child's room; here are five examples we like. N.B.: Smaller branches can be anchored in a pot with stones; for larger ones,...
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5 Quick Fixes: The Efficient Utility Room
While the aim of an off-the-kitchen utility space might draw from a rustic sentiment, its fundamental purpose is domestic efficiency. So whether you're an urbanite or a rural dweller, space and energy...
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5 Favorites: Industrial Bar Carts
Industrial carts with casters, repurposed as bar carts, add an edge to a very sophisticated proposition. Here are five that will create an instant party vibe wherever you take them. Above: An...
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5 Favorites: Sliding Barn Doors in the Kitchen
Here's a genius use for sliding barn doors in the kitchen: as pantry cupboard doors. Here are five good inspiration examples. Above: A kitchen pantry in Sweden, concealed by a sliding barn door, via...
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5 Quick Fixes: The Versatile Biergarten Table
The classic German biergarten table is more versatile than you think: it functions as a desk, a craft table, and as a dining table for narrow apartment spaces. Here are five smart ways to use an...
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5 Favorites: Minimalist Concealed Kitchens
It makes so much sense: kitchens concealed behind accordion doors, sliding doors, cabinet doors; anything it takes to keep the clutter out of sight when space is tight. Here are five we've been...
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5 Quick Fixes: Instant Halloween Decor, Black Matte Edition
If you're like us, and you tend to do things at the very last minute, here are some ideas for spur-of-the moment decor; all that's required is a can of black matte spray paint. Above: A pumpkin spray...
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5 Favorites: Birds as Decor
Some of our favorite interior spaces feature birds perched in unlikely spots (above a dining table, in a stairwell, or soaring overhead in a hallway). Here are five spaces enlivened by an avian...
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5 Favorites: Plumbing Pipe Fixtures
We've admired the humble plumbing pipe reimagined as storage rails ever since we spotted designers Roman and Williams using the industrial piping in the bathrooms of the Ace Hotels. Indestructible...
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5 Quick Fixes: Collecting Rainwater with Style
Take note: the rainy season is well upon us in most parts of the Northern Hemisphere. To divert runoff and collect rainwater for irrigation and livestock, here are five attractive solutions: Above: A...
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5 Favorites: Plywood Ceilings
A quick (and inexpensive) way to add character to an otherwise austere space: plywood-faced ceilings. Here are five we like: Above: A photo from the Dwell House Tour, via Morgan Satterfield's The...
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5 Quick Fixes: Dried Foliage as Decor
As the holiday season looms, here are five easy ways to decorate in a seasonally appropriate way: using dried foliage. Even though I live in California, it seems counterintuitive to accent the house...
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5 Favorites: Color-Saturated Yellow Lamp Shades
Summer is a distant memory, but these interiors featuring bright yellow lamp shades help us remember what the sun looks like. Above: A cheerful bedside lamp in an interior by LA-based Reath Design....
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DIY: 5 Easy Paper Holiday Decor
Create your own indoor winter wonderland with our five favorite paper ornaments: Above: Create a festive note with the 11 feet long Gold Paper Garland, made in France, $35 from Alder & Co. Above:...
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Holiday Gift Guide: For the Children of Design Dictators
It's not that we Design Dictators are controlling or anything: It's just that we're convinced that the best toys for going the distance are the ones we want to play with as well. Here are five...
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5 Quick Fixes: Repurposed Doors as Decor
Old doors as decor? We've been noticing repurposed vintage doors used in a variety of ways; here are five examples we like: Above: A wall paneled in reclaimed doors via the master of reclamation Piet...
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5 Tips for Taking Care of Your Books
If you are a book lover and owner (like my husband, who collects fly-fishing tomes), you are, by default, a conservator. Here are five tools we use at home to protect our library. For more ideas, see...
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5 Quick Fixes: Inventive Toilet Paper Storage
Here are our latest additions in our long-running obsession with loo roll holders. Above: Add a dash of color to the bathroom with the Diabolo Holder, a simple rope and metal hub inspired by sailing...
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6 Solutions for the Children's Bathroom
It's the littlest ones who need the most assistance, and make the most mess in the bath. Here are six solutions for the children's bathroom to keep them safe and clean. Above: A sink with a built-in...
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5 Quick Fixes: Instant Burlap Decorating Solutions
Is there anything burlap can't do? It can cover windows, skylights, serve as a table runner, divide a room, and more. Here are five spaces that make clever use of this humble material. Above: A...
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Miracles Do Exist: 5 Ways to Banish Computer Cords from Your Home Office
I hate cords. Even the word "cords" is ugly. Yet they were everywhere in my life, snaking across the floor, tangled under my desk, draped over the nightstand, twining themselves around the headboard...
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7 Secrets for Living with a Flat-Screen TV, Cord Control Edition
I don't have anything against the idea of TV; in fact I consider TV to be the new novel. When I power-watch three or four—OK, five—episodes, I get the same woozy, drugged-out high as from being lost...
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5 Favorites: In-Counter Compost Solutions
Confession: I am a reluctant composter. I know, I know. My impulse is to scrape the dinner plates into the sink, whirl the disposal, and be done with it. I do have a stainless compost bucket under the...
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5 Favorites: Traditional Cast Iron Skillets
There’s little you can’t make (or bake) with a 10-inch cast iron skillet, and if you look after it properly (season it regularly), cast iron cookware will last you a lifetime and beyond. Here are five...
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5 Quick Fixes: Solutions for Anchoring the Outdoor Tablecloth
The perfect summer picnic setting comes with a healthy mix of sun and shade, plus a bit of a breeze. To prevent your tablecloth from turning into a parachute, here are five handy table anchors some of...
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7 Quick Fixes: Holiday Gift Wrap
Gift wrapping is one of the easiest ways to personalize a gift. In Japan, the art is known as tsutsumi. In Kunio Ekiguchi's book Gift Wrapping: Creative Ideas from Japan, tsutsumi is described as the...
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5 Quick Fixes: Garden Hose Management
Beyond the standard issue hose hanger; five practical and innovative ideas to detangle the garden hose and keep it off the ground. Above: The galvanized Steel Hose Hanger from Swiss company Alba Krapf...
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5 Quick Fixes: Outdoor Lanterns
Candlelight was the first—and for centuries, only—truly reliable source of flattering illumination at outdoor dinner parties. No more. Here are five up-to-date lanterns, all of which use...
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