When I moved into my apartment over a year ago, we were left with a simple set of brown curtain panels. I'd always intended to swap them out for bright white panels, but it took me about 12 months to do so. When my roommate moved out in November, and took an armchair of hers along with her, it was time to give the living room some updates. I put a set of armchairs and a little side table there as Read more

Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member Ella1978 from the Su Casa group: Just wanted to post a quick renovation we did. It wasn't super difficult, but it was my first attempt at refinishing furniture! We have a kitchen table in our breakfast nook that we really use as more of a console table.  After years of abuse, this table was a mess.  I really wanted to fix it up as part of the nook Read more

I'm mad for this living room belonging to NYC psychiatrist and socialite Samantha Boardman, which was recently featured on Vogue.com. From the splatter-paint pattern rug to the oversize Cy Twombly painting to the blow-up dog sculpture by Jeff Koons, the room itself is also mad. But the pièce de résistance of the room, in my opinion, is the expansive circular sofa that anchors the room. I Read more

Many of us are hosting huge Thanksgivings this holiday. I'll be at my mother-in-law's cottage, where we'll dine with 17 guests. The largest Thanksgiving I ever hosted involved 22 friends, who were spread out over two tables in the dining room. It was fun, but the tables, which were folding Ikea-bought tables covered with long red tablecloths, weren't the most unique in the world. Wouldn't it be Read more

I headed to New Orleans to celebrate Halloween this year, and while I was down in the Crescent City, I also spent a couple days at Voodoo Fest. When I tired of the rowdy MGMT and Ozzy Osborne crowds, I snuck off with some red beans and rice to the "Cinema" lounge, which was furnished entirely out of upcycled materials. I fell hard for these stools made of rolled up offBeat magazines (NOLA's Read more

Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member nyclq from the Lovely Little Vignettes group: Here's a recent seasonal vignette I had set for Fall in our Florida townhome, mixing old, thrifted and found objects: Thrifted buffet — $30 Thrifted glass globe lamp — $5 Thrifted blue-gray acorn — $3 Repurposed old retail fitting room wall art — $0 (yes - free!!) Glass bottle and horseshoe Read more

After you've polished the silver and folded the napkins, finish your Thanksgiving table's look with a well-chosen candle and holder. Since I'm spending the holiday on a woodsy island, I thought that the Roost Mandara Pine Candlesticks ($35) were the perfect candles for our table. Inspired by an antique candlestick found in Vietnam, they're made from weathered Himalayan pine with pewter-finish Read more

Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member h2urHome from the Su Casa group: My husband recently picked up a couple of side tables from a garage sale that were well made and a great price but just needed some sprucing up. To see how h2urHome transformed her tables, continue reading! Read more

I've been lusting after this Davis Side Table ($525) from Tonic Home for months. I love the heft of the round basket weave base and the glamour of the gold finish. It also has a bit of midcentury style, but it's more updated. And the mirror top gives it even more polish! I'm thinking of painting my living room a dusty gray hue, and I know the gold would look fabulous against my walls. The thing Read more