San Francisco artist Megan Wilson has spent five years turning her Nob Hill apartment from a white-walled boring rental into a psychedelic fantasia of color and pattern. Unfortunately, her very cool home art project has been suspended, as her landlord is kicking her out. Under the Ellis Act, he has evicted all of the occupants of the building so he can change its use. While this is a tragedy for Wilson as well as her artistic apartment (you can read the whole story here), my question remains: would you like to live in an apartment painted this way? Source
When Aspen, CO, residents Cynthia and Frank Goldsmith decided their dream home should look like a 110-year-old Colorado homestead, they went to work, hiring an architect to recreate that iconic look. At the same time, the couple traveled to flea markets, antique stores, and salvage yards to find turn-of-the-century hardware, lighting, beams, doorknobs, and even hinges! The only items in this home that are new are the appliances, plumbing, and windows. Take a tour of this home, which was featured in Country Living, to step back in time. Source
I have fond memories of pasting together rings of construction paper with my brothers and sisters, assembling paper ring garlands for holidays and parties. While my childhood garlands were eclectic mixes of color and width for each ring, these paper ring garlands have left a lot of the childishness behind. I love how festive they make the space look, in part because they are strung at great heights and lengths across the room.
For tips on making your own grown-up garlands, and to see this garland’s expansive use of space, read more
Don’t have the time or money to redo your kitchen or can’t decide what look you want? With the Amana® Jot™ Refrigerator, you can change your kitchen every day. After all, the whole front of the refrigerator is dry-erase, so your look is only limited to your imagination and your drawing skills.
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This room, from a recent Domino slideshow, is united by one common factor. Can you tell me what unites this room? (Hint: It's not color, designer, or pattern!) All of the items in this room are ___________.
California Home + Design is now online! The West Coast design magazine's website has lots to offer, including daily finds, archives, video, event recaps and photographs, and the currently monthly issue in digital format. For those of you not familiar with San Francisco, here's a fun video of one of our most design-oriented hoods, Hayes Valley. I'll look forward to watching plenty more of these! In other words, if you aren't already spending enough of your time online, prepare to. Just save a few minutes for me, okay? Source
When I was swinging through the San Francisco Anthropologie store recently, I was stopped in my tracks by these metal pendant lamps.
We all know that objects make a bigger impression when they're arranged in multiples (and three is really a magic number when it comes to arranging), but the multiple lamps weren't what wowed me. It's the impressive embroidery on the metal shades! I'm not sure how they punctured the holes into these — perhaps with a tiny drill bit — but the overall effect is stunning and unexpected.
To get a closer look at this embroidery, read more
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