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House Tour: Meghan & Shawn's Spacious & Vibrant Flat
San Francisco

Name: Meghan Kilgallen, Shawn Spreng and Khalil the cat Location: San Francisco, CA Size: 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom Years lived in: Shawn: 12 years, Meghan: 3.5 years >> Enter Slideshow It was love at ...

Tree Art by B Green Design

We saw so many fabulous things at Bazaar Bizarre this weekend that we're having trouble keeping them all straight, but we absolutely couldn't forget these plywood art panels featuring silk-screened tr...

Newsprint Bins at the Container Store

We've seen similar bins woven from recycled magazines, and while those might be glossy and colorful, these matte newsprint versions might fit into some decor schemes a bit better....

The Amazing Door-o-Vision

Even with a wild imagination, there are still some things that are hard to envision without a little help. Take, for instance, how a new front door might look on your home. Would an MCM door mesh with...

Holiday Giveaway 2008: 6 to Enter Today
12.02.08

Be sure to enter the 6 great giveaways that were posted today...all links below......

Etsy Find: Hand Felted Vessels by Tanis Alexis

Warm fuzzies. These hand felted vessels by Vancouver's Tanis Alexis are available among her other "eco conscious art" on Etsy. They're soft and warm and, entitled Keep Me Warm Until the Sun Comes Ou...

Flickr Finds: Tree-less Ornament Display

We're yet undecided about how we'll do the tree this year — whether we'll go with a rented live or sustainably cut option, or some kind of modern Christmas tree proxy. But BoringPostcards shows u...

Look! Holiday Wreath Made From Broken Bits

We managed to get our Christmas decorations up this weekend (which is a first for us, usually we drag our feet until it almost seems pointless) and had some pieces that didn't survive being packed th...

Good Questions: Chuck's Coffee Mugs?

Nicole is curious: On last weeks (11-24-08) episode of Chuck, they showed coffee mugs in the first few minutes of the show. They were white and the mug part kind of swirled into the handle at the top...

San Francisco Blogger Search: Help Wanted!

Yes, we are hiring. We are looking for a new blogger (or two) to help us cover San Francisco, the Bay Area and beyond in 2009. Do you love AT, interior design and all things home-related? Would you li...

Craigslist: The Source For Dinnerware That Keeps On Giving

Around our house we like plates. Some people like plants or tea cups.... we like plates. Plain plates (boring, we know!). We like plates so much we happen to have 165 place settings on hand for an...

Scavenger: Breuer Lounge Chair for $1500
San Francisco

Everyone has one flea market or Craigslist find that they regret not buying -- ours is the Breuer Lounge Chair -- actually a pair we passed up several years ago. Here's your opportunity to grab thi...

Open Thread 140
San Francisco

Questions, Answers and Conversation for SF and the Northwest Check out Yesterdays Most Popular SF Post: Good Questions: Mandal into Modulicious?...

Sonoma Ranch by Walker Warner Architects

When we spotted this lovely Sonoma County farmhouse, we think our mouths fell open. It's light and airy, and has nice, simple lines. What more could you want? ...

Urban Quilting by Amy Ahlstrom

On a walk through Golden Gate Park this weekend we were lucky to stumble upon the final minutes of the Bazaar Bizarre craft fair. It was a good thing we left our wallet at home, otherwise we could hav...

Northwest Fall Cure: Party Time!
Week Eight

Cutemess decidedly non-messy bedroom has gorgeous high ceilings. • Cure Clock: 1 Week Remaining • Assignment: Read pp. 222-236, prepare for and host housewarming • Flickr Pool: Northwest Fall C...

DIY Fix-it Projects at Mom's

Over the long Thanksgiving weekend, we flew out to Mom's out in So Cal. Ever since Dad, the Mr. Fix-it of the family, passed away and now that Mom's getting older, we noticed that her house (the one w...

Storeroom Holiday Pop Up Shop: Opens Today

Today is opening day for Storeroom, a temporary holiday pop up department store of design put together by CITIZEN:Citizen. Here is the scoop:...

Good Questions: Mandal into Modulicious?

Ashley sent in a good question for the crowd: When my husband and I first got married, we purchased our first real piece of furniture together - a new bed. We selected a big, beautiful dark-wood four...

Slow Home: Live Well in Turbulent Times

the den in House on Last Mountain Lake, Saskatchewan Slow Home is a movement founded by architect John Brown of Calgary. Slow Home says "We believe that our homes and neighborhoods should be healthy,...

Look! Painted Concrete Tiles

We thought these painted tiles photographed by Finnish blogger Liivian Talossa were excellent inspiration for those of you who have poured concrete floors, and are inclined to decorate them....

Roundup: Bookends From Restoration Hardware

Bookends are a great luxury gift for people on your list this year. Why? Most often we rationalize buying other things before purchasing something to hold up our books (after all that's why we have ...

Good Questions: Ideas for Making Settee Fit?

Chandra is looking for some ideas:Help! We have this great mahogany wood table with long pedestal legs that we recently bought a wingback settee for. The problem is that the pedestal legs of the table...

Win this Vers iPod Sound System from Design Public!
Holiday Giveaway 2008

To Main Giveaway Page Name: Vers iPod Sound System Shop: Design Public Value: $179 Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to present this Vers iPod Sound System from Design Public. If you had t...

Two-Dimensional Lamps

These days it appears it could be our blinds that are keeping our lights on. Designers Yoon-Hui Kim and Eun-Kyung Kim have made a "Solar Vertical Lamp" that takes your regular vertical blind and emb...

What Makes You Thankful to Be Home?

Traveling for the holidays can be hectic, but time well spent with loved ones makes the effort absolutely worthwhile. Yet no matter how enjoyable our trip or how reluctant we are to get back to the da...

Scavenger: Ralph Rapson Rocker for Knoll for BO
San Francisco

In all the time we've Scavenged, we don't recall seeing a Ralph Rapson Rocker for Knoll circa 1945; Iconic Design; Excel. Orig. on Craigslist before. Jump below for links to this and other good fin...