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Hugo Kaagman, a Dutch artist who has been working in spray-paint art since the 1970s, has re-interpreted the traditional blue-and-white Delftware pattern on many surfaces over the years, using spray paint and an updated take on the traditional motifs. Today, while visiting Holland's Zuiderzee Museum, I toured the fishing village on the grounds of the museum. Many of the individual homes in this Read more
Transforming furniture with paint is a popular topic, and one that we feature a lot here on Casa. I've spraypainted a few pieces myself, but I haven't been in love with the results — I yield much better results when I use a can of paint and a brush. However, maybe it's been a question of finding the right furniture to work on: this peacock chair, which was featured on Small Acorns, has gone Read more
Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member Seefree from the Su Casa group: Hi guys!! I've been reading and stalking your posts for awhile, so I thought I'd actually contribute one! I have a 1980s brass chandelier in my dining room that I've been glaring at for 5 years but can't make up my mind what I want to replace it with . . . nor can I afford what I like! Here it is the way it looked with Read more
We're happy to share a new post from ediTORIal by Tori Spelling, Tori's daily blog about everything from food and fashion to parenting and relationships. This week, Tori shares some tips on displaying kids' artwork. Over the years, Dean and I have curated quite the collection of artwork from our kids, and I know all my fellow momistas have many of your own minimasterpieces to exhibit. With the Read more
Designer Tracy Reese mixes high and low pieces in her New York home. — Country Living Transform your casa with easy spray-paint makeovers. — Real Simple Embrace April showers with cute bathroom finds. — Houzz Peek inside of this incredible 200-square-foot treehouse. — Curbed Follow these eight simple steps to create a fab foyer. — House Beautiful Tour Will & Grace creator Max Read more
"When I had my baby, after 50 hours of unbelievable labor, I came home to a kitchen that was not quite through a remodel and a pretty empty fridge," said Sara Kate Gillingham-Ryan, founding editor of The Kitchn. "After that, I swore that from then on I would always cook for my friends when they had babies, and that is how my famous Taco Box evolved." We thought Sara Kate's New Baby Taco Box Read more
Mixing oddball objects, like figurines, with more functional items is a great way to infuse a bit of personality to a coffee table or foyer console. It's easy to find inexpensive tchochkes at thrift stores or flea markets, and even easier to unify them with a quick DIY trick. Brian Patrick Flynn from Decor Demon uses white glossy spray paint to give random accessories a sense of cohesion but Read more
Designer Bernhard Willhelm made his Paris Fashion Week show extremely memorable with models who gave the phrase "dude looks like a lady" a whole new meaning. On one side, models had demure, pulled-back hair and typically feminine makeup. But on the other, they looked more like Captain Jack Sparrow. Other models had half-mime, half-cartoon, or half-checkerboard faces as well. It was all very Read more
Neko Case's cool, quirky home is giving me more reason to love her. — Stylelist Home Party people should check out the Table Set podcast. — Shelterrific Are you rocking cottage style? — Houzz Try one of these easy spray-paint makeovers. — Real Simple Can you pick the prettiest of these nine spaces? — California Home + Design Learn more about designer Charlotte Moss — House Read more
Elusive street artist Banksy offered an in-your-face shopping message today in London, just in time for the holidays. A new stencil and spray-paint piece appeared in East London today, a short distance from the city's financial district. It reads, "Sorry! The lifestyle you ordered is currently out of stock." And on another unused building, he depicts a woman who has lost one of her high heels Read more
