Category Archive

cats

Ken and Dani’s loft: quirky-chic with a dash of nerd

I invaded another home: Dani’s a designer/crafter/trash-TV fan, and Ken’s a zen taxman. Come in and see what “quirky chic” is.

Reader Photos! You will like this zebra-striped house and a link featuring DINOSAUR LUNCHES

PLUS: two ducks and a cat, make a cartoon version of your cat, Empire Records foreva, and cats cats cats cats cats why NEW and UNIQUE money tips are dumb.

’70s kitsch in a Floridian mid-century modern

A Siamese cat, a boyfriend, a girlfriend, and a glittery gold carport: these are just the tip of this bright retro Florida home.

Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems

Not all my apartments were shitty, but they all had their own stank issues, as small spaces are wont to do. But every cloud has a silver lining: since two of our three apartments were less than 650 square feet — and the third was half-underground and always moist — I had to learn how to keep common stinky problems from overwhelming us.

A Mega Man bedroom, plus cats and cameras make a C-themed shelf

This week’s Montage has a mean collection of LEGO minifigs, a super-simple kid-made table cloth, and a Mega Man level recreated on walls in excruciating detail.

The Royal Tenenbaums meet Amelie in a colorful, book-filled New York apartment

Summer, Graham, Gus and Kingsley all live together in a brightly-colored Brooklyn apartment filled with art, ephemera and intriguing artifacts.

Classical book porn, a handmade crib and a menagerie of pets

In addition to the regular house porn, it’s Library Week at the Empire! This Montage has book porn, a drool-worthy handmade crib, and an aquamarine interior.

A pink & green owl nursery, cacti strapped to a wall in France, and an artist in the living room

These montage photos make me SO EXCITED. Y’all have been all about the bright colors, crazy furniture juxtapositions, kitties-watching-chickies goodness.