What's not to love about the chic Marc Sadler Twiggy Floor Lamp ($2,022)? (OK, besides its price.) This gorgeous, curved-arm floor lamp will gracefully bend toward your favorite novel as you sit on your sofa, and its sleek finish, available in red, black, yellow, or white, will create a great visual statement in your home.
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While there's definitely some red and green in my holiday decorating scheme, I also tend to incorporate blues and purples. What colors do you use for your holiday decorating?
Architect Virginia Kerridge designed this breezy, family-oriented residence that boasts an impressive beachside location. With spacious light-filled interiors and very cool, mid-century-inspired interiors by firm Arent & Pyke, this home is truly a coveted crib. Check out the slideshow for the full tour. Source
Your bedroom should be a sanctuary, and for most of us, that means decorating it to fit our needs and personal tastes. Most of us see our bedrooms as a place to relax, unwind, and seek a little romance. With those needs in mind, I've put together two different looks using a color palette of red, white, and black.
For the first look, I used modern, clean-lined furniture, such as the Modernica Case Study Easy Chair and the Queen Bergere Bed. Some quirky artwork above the bed gives the room a needed sense of whimsy.
This year certainly provided me with a glut of great design finds! From fabulous new wallpaper designs to gorgeous seating options, I was awash in a sea of interior design fabulous. I was particularly in love with the new lighting designs in Tom Dixon's 2008 collection. To see nine other products I love, check out the slideshow. Source
Last week, Lou Manfredini (better known as "Ace Hardware’s Helpful Hardware Man") offered some tips on ways to make cheap and easy upgrades to your home. Lou gave readers so much great advice that I had to split the post into two parts, so as not to overwhelm you with all of his superb helpfulness! To see the rest of his answers, check out the Q&A. CasaSugar: As the temperatures drop, some of our readers are concerned about losing heat through their fireplaces. Are there any products you recommend, or techniques for reducing fireplace heat loss?
Lou: Your fireplace can be a very romantic fixture when there is a warm fire to sit by. But when it’s off it’s a heat sucker. Make sure the damper is closed once the fire and heat have died down and if you have doors on your fireplace, close those to reduce the heat loss when not in use. If you typically do not use the fireplace in the Winter, then you can install a window film kit using double-sided tape that in many cases can stick right to the face of the fireplace. Just like a window or door, if you install it properly and use a hair dryer to shrink the plastic, you will not even know it’s there and you can increase the energy efficiency of that opening by up to 70 percent.
What's not to love about the chic Marc Sadler Twiggy Floor Lamp ($2,022)? (OK, besides its price.) This gorgeous, curved-arm floor lamp will gracefully bend toward your favorite novel as you sit on your sofa, and its sleek finish, available in red, black, yellow, or white, will create a great visual statement in your home.
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