Perhaps in NYC they are the thing of the past but in SF it seems like there are loads of costume balls every year for lots of different organizations and as fundraisers.

I never spend American or Canadian thanksgiving with biological family and it's wonderful. We done orphans' thanksgiving, gone to friend's place and done the fancy dining out. I think our favorite ...

Love it, it's a bit gimmicky but it could really work in some spaces. In a small space it could bring both texture and style while still allowing for shelving. Not to mention if I had breed a kid, ...

decorating your bed with christmas decorations is not subtle but it is tacky.

hell no. why do people lose any sense of taste and style whenever it's a holiday?

Great advice, it took me five years and living in another city for a bit for me to finally decorate and make my flat into a home. I kept on putting off investing in the time and money to decorate m...

I admire her thought and the OCD to be able to make this but I think it would get very dirty and worn quite easily, so while as art it may work as a practice decor, not so much.

that's pretty restrained for Kuwait. A mall in Dubai or Kuwait is a world away from North American malls.

I have this wonderful device for menu, recipes, any printed things I would like to reuse. It's called a computer. It may not have "rustic charm" but then again I don't have to use paper scraps as d...

If this doesn't clue in people that antler art is so over, what will?

now, it's like all the current pseudo retro trends threw up in one room the worst of the past 40 years.

film looks interesting. I don't understand the surprise at people building and designing their own homes though. With a good contractor and a structural engineer to sign off on the plans loads of p...

congrats to the winners. I'm just happy it wasn't the professional designers or those who hired pros that won. I agree that the winning room wasn't the most dramatic but the problem with dramatic r...

I think the room lost because it wasn't a very good room but I am sure tmoore that people also did not vote for it because of the behavior of michael and his friends. no one likes ballot stuffers o...

like the colours, like the black furniture. doesn't seemed finished. Not really understand the layout or the red chair in the room.

The is grandma chic done right! I love how you mixed traditional wood tones and patterns with more simple lines and bold rich colours. You can tell that this room was created by adding each element...

Very much on point for current colour trends and design styles. Wonder how well it will age?

It's pee-wee's playhouse. Honestly though your kid most love this place and it really is like a fantasyland for kids.

Loved reading about all your hidden storage and having lived in small space with lots of functions I can understand the beauty that created by having everything so organized and steamlined.

love the sepia tones of the prints against the lush blue wall and play of metal and wood is also great too. excellent room.