Kristan Cunningham, interior designer and Design on a Dime host, recently remodeled her rental apartment on a tiny budget. One of the ideas she shared with the LA Times was using her grandmother's antique doilies as decoration in her bedroom. This is yet another example of the growing modern doily motif trend I wrote about back in November. I love the way the simple, black backgrounds showcase Read more

If you're a New Yorker, you may have been lucky enough to catch the Design on a Dime event that finished off this weekend. Over 40 of the world's top interior designers, including Elizabeth Bauer, John Bartlett, David Cafiero (Chloe Sevigny's designer), James Huniford and more, created room vignettes for the event, and furnishings were sold off to visitors at a 40 to 60 percent discount. The Read more

It always feels good to get your shop on at discount, but when it's also for a good cause, you've really got to pat yourself on the back. Design on a Dime, a design charity event which benefits Housing Works, the nation’s largest grassroots AIDS service organization, ends today. New housewares, furniture, linens, and furniture from the room vignettes of more than 40 of the world's top interior Read more

Are you in need of a pad that will inspire you to get your DIY on? You're in luck because Design on a Dime host Kristan Cunningham's Southern California house is for sale. Located in Pasadena, the 1,483-square-foot, two-bedroom, three-bath home has an asking price of $1.25 million. To find out the details, and to see more photos, read more Read more

Between shooting films, spending time with her beautiful daughter Ramona, and looking lovely at the The Met's Costume Institute Gala, you'd think that Maggie Gyllenhaal would have her hands full. However, she still has time to give back to the city of New York: Maggie's teamed up with Real Simple and Design on a Dime for the fourth-annual Design on a Dime charity event, which will benefit Housing Read more