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Nick Olsen's Design Advice For Recent Grads
The Washington Post recently caught up with Nick Olsen, a protégé of high-profile interior designer Miles Redd and former "Deal Hunter" for Domino's now-defunct blog, Daily Dose. The 27-year-old designer has been discount decorating since his teens, and working under Redd for five years. In other words, he knows a thing or two.
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Ask Casa: Books on Spanish Colonial Architecture
Hello Casa,
My dream is to buy or build a Spanish Colonial home for myself one day. I was wondering if you could recommend some books on this architectural style for me. Some coffee table books would be fine, or something on the construction of the homes too and interior design .
Casa Quickie: Don't Be Afraid to Paint
It always bugs me when my friends put up with their beige rental walls, and then complain that their homes aren't as cute as mine. After college when I was living on my own in a rented studio, my first design decision was to paint my walls Benjamin Moore's "Wales Green." I painted before I'd bought any furniture, aside from a mattress and box spring.
On the Market: Grey Gardens For Summer Rental
Grey Gardens, the once squalor-filled Hamptons mansion that was the home of "Big Edie" and "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale, aunt and first cousin of Jackie O., and the subject of HBO's recent flick of the same name, can be yours for $30,000 this Summer. Current owners journalist Sally Quinn and husband Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee are renting out their East Hampton mansion from August 28 to Labor Day. Thirty thousand for 11 days in a former garbage-strewn home?
10 Tips For Short-Term Rental and Sublet Agreements
Did you know that Washington DC residents are renting out their homes for the Jan. 20 presidential inauguration? Residents can stand to earn a pretty penny: the pictured home is renting for $550 a day!
Su Casa: A Compact and Charming Kitchen Sink
Today's Su Casa comes from a gallery that Arielrb38 posted showing off her fourth-floor walk-up in Washington, DC. (Want to share your photos? Here's how to post in the Su Casa group.) She makes great use of a small space with the spice rack and hanging fruit baskets, and the plants and the colorful poster really add life to the nook.
Great Art Online: Yee-Haw Industries
Yee-Haw Industries was established by partners Kevin Bradley & Julie Belcher, who opened up shop from a back-40 barn in Corbin, Kentucky, with salvaged, antique equipment. Their vibrant, folk art, wood cut prints of country music's classic stars, such as Hank Williams, Dr. and Loretta Lynn, caught eyes and told stories. Soon, modern music acts, including Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, and Southern Culture on the Skids began commissioning promotional posters and album art.
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