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Here's a post from CasSugar Community member mPenchants from the Su Casa group: My dining room was lonely, and a buffet was what it needed. The place was going to be temporary so it needed to be cheap and fast, but beautiful. Salvation Army to the rescue with a ho-hum, average dresser. I added the Lucite pulls my mom had found at a flea market, and it was just what my dining room needed. Click Read more
I'm excited to present a post from one of my favorite sites, ShelterPop! Designer RJ Thornburg transforms a former pig farm into a modern retreat. Old houses are full of charm and character, but that doesn't mean its interiors have to feel as antique. It can be surprisingly fresh to complement the classic bones of an old house with modern, retro, casual, or traditional decorating. RJ Read more
Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member KatyHarper from the Su Casa group: My husband and I have just moved into our new house, and I've finally finished decorating (for now, at least). The living room presented a bit of a challenge at first, because it's long and narrow. It's completely open to the dining room and kitchen, which is what I wanted. These rooms have a mix of new items, Read more
Karolina Kurkova and Katherine Heigl collaborate with Jean de Merry on a made-to-order furniture line. — ShelterPop Check out some cute projects for kids to make with dad this weekend. — Craftzine Designer Kimberly Lewis shows us four unique ways to use wallpaper around the house. — DIY Life Get the look of this dynamic dining room. — The Nest How much would you love to own a Read more
Folding furniture can be called many things — economical, space saving, practical — but one thing it is rarely called is elegant. That's about to change, because of Amsterdam-based company Flux's new Flux chair ($200). Thanks to an origami-like series of folds, the Flux goes from flat packed to fully realized chair in only a few seconds — if you're skeptical about that number, check out Read more
I'm excited to present a post from one of my favorite sites, ShelterPop! Looking for a pattern fix? The brand new Hotel Missoni in Kuwait has 18 floors fully decked out in Missoni prints, from the lobby furniture to the room's bathrobes. While Missoni's about to hit mass market America with their upcoming Target collection, they're still keeping their high-end fans happy with the launch of the Read more
Last month, I was given the opportunity of a lifetime. Shaw Floors, one of the nation's leading flooring manufacturers, invited me, along with nine terrific design bloggers, to North Carolina to learn about its new line of flooring for HGTV Home, which includes carpet, area rugs, hardwood, and laminate. In addition to being treated to a private tour of the Biltmore Estate, the largest private Read more
Following the recent restoration of Thomas Jefferson's dining room at Monticello (it was repainted to its original zingy chrome yellow color), the Wall Street Journal sat down with Dorothy Draper protégé Carleton Varney, also the former White House design consultant under Carter, to discuss his thoughts on the room's many colorful and creative ideas. Whether or not you live in a historic Read more
Remember when you were a kid, and carving words and pictures into your school desk was an absolute no-no? Well, good news: you're a big kid now, and those rules no longer apply! As long as you do it tastefully, that is. At Clif Winery's tasting room in Napa Valley (run by the family that invented Clif bars for cyclists), this dining table features a winding path carved into its top, an homage Read more
Last week, San Francisco royalty Alexis and Trevor Traina held a luncheon at their stately Beaux Arts manse to fête the De Young's new "Balenciaga and Spain" exhibit curated by American Vogue's Europe editor at large, Hamish Bowles. Dripping in sophistication and sprinkled with irreverence, the house in posh Pacific Heights is everything you'd expect the home of a well-connected Internet Read more
