I love the after, it is SO much cleaner and lighter. Feels much more fresh and inviting. Don't listen to the naysayers. It's lovely and looks larger and less depressingly like a funer...

Oops that link doesn't work. Thanks for the shout out. I switch art around a lot. Really freshens things up.

Did you know they have to source all that stuff at Sears who I guess is one of the main sponsors? I kept wondering why everything always looked so bland and horrible. Imagine only having Sears to u...

I found it in Palm Springs at a garage sale. Its vintage and super awesome. I was a little sad to sell it...but I just couldn't find a place for it in my house after three months. I'm ...

hey - did i sell you that lamp? the turquoise one... I sold the same one to someone in LA - but never knew where it ended up. I always thought it was such a great lamp.

Those are really groovy. I love the brass finish! they almost kind of look like a version of a vintage Robert Sonneman lamp...

I kinda really want to know how that fence was made - love how much light it lets through!

Black. Please paint it black with white trim

We installed an all black VCT floor in our 1950's kitchen. It was super inexpensive, totally durable, very DIY and they hide dirt really well. They are also really easy in terms of maintenance.

the before was so awesome. but yes, i think after initial fun it could really grate on you and your eyes... but man. that orange sink. killer.

yuck. no thanks.

what is that rug in pic 2? anyone know what its called or where it comes from?

the computer thing is horrifying. I've had people hop on my computer without asking and I have a silent rage/anxiety/panic attack. I HATE THAT. Just ask, then its fine. But I paid a lo...

I try to do my partner before going to bed. oh...and clean up the coffee table.

love the lights over the dining table and the bed platform. Very sexy. the black doors are hilarious. I'm not a huge fan of the purple and blue, maybe its my computer or the photos but...

that is a pink bathroom i can get behind. Overall super fun, so individual with an amazing sense of risk taking - a pink and purplie kitchen! totally nuts and really unexpected. ...

lovely editing and great use of scale in a small place. love the white cowhide rug. Gives some organic shape to an otherwise square box of a room, plus lightens up the floor - hows the...

Thanks Laure for the mention! The sheepskins are the Ikea ones. I got three of them from a Salvation Army in Covina a few months ago. They were $2 each during a storewide 50% off deal...

my biggest passion is thrift store art. needlepoint, paint by numbers, oil paintings, sculptures whatever - I love it! Found art really makes a unique statement and I'm always curious ...

I buy whatever catches my fancy and is at a really really cheap price - you just never know what fabulous thing you can do with it or if you'll find it again. For the pricey things I REALLY have to...