How do I feature my childhood rocking horse in my grown-up home?
I have a rocking horse that my dad built for me when I was a child, and I don’t know how to incorporate it into my decor. I would, naturally, prefer not to drill holes or damage him in any way, as he is quite sentimental. Oh, and obviously he would be cute in a nursery, but I do not have kids, nor plan on having them any time soon.
Post-breakup decoration therapy: Heal your heart by rearranging your furniture
The idea is simple: After a break-up of two (or more) persons living together, there’s often this person left behind to live in the “old house,” filled with memories of happier times or painful fights. A good decoration therapy session is about making significant changes to this environment and it usually involves friends, booze and lots of fun.
Use removable wallpaper on your kitchen breakfast bar
f you have one of these pony walls/breakfast bars in your kitchen, think about using reams of temporary wallpaper on the side that faces out to your living space.
Choosing the right &*$#? paint color for your walls
Apparently, there’s such a thing as a “color of the year.” A bunch of people at Pantone get paid to travel the world, tour private fashion and decoration events, and BAM!, they barf up a color. They say it’s science, I think it’s bullshit. If you don’t want to become one of those Pantone cultist and actually live with your colors more than 12 months, here’s a handful of advice from a girl who learned how to pick the right color through trials and errors.
5 decor concepts from ugly vintage bathrooms that I’m totally stealing
Don’t scoff at that “ugly” vintage bathroom. They have a lot they can teach us about decorating. Here are five things that our resident Oprah, Dootsie, is stealing from vintage bathroom design.
How I created Christmas, Whovian-style
What do you do if you’ve got a ton of Doctor Who knickknacks, a bare Christmas tree, and a cat named Pandora? You create the ultimate Doctor Who cat toy! Here’s how I created Christmas, Whovian-style…
Watch this apartment decorate itself for the holidays
Remember Offbeat Homie Kat with the punky artsy studio and the shark-themed bathroom? She sent us a little holiday greeting in the form of an adorable stop-motion video…
Do you have any tips on making large spaces feel comfy and cozy?
The house we just bought is HUGE at 3077 square feet. But we’ve always lived in small places. What little furniture we have is apartment-sized. I have no idea what to do with so much space. Do you have any tips on making large spaces feel comfy and cozy, but not cluttered?