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I wish I lived in NYC so I could see it in person. I design and install window displays in our city's salvage center so I know what interesting constraints there are when designing for a window! Fi...

Ten years ago we bought our first place on Summerland Rd in a lake community. When I saw the name of the road for the first time I actually said out loud "what a happy sounding place!" So it was on...

We have a 4 ft. neon letter S on industrial casters that serves as our coffee table. We light it up when we have parties. It's pretty awesome.

Does anyone remember the legend of the China Doll that made the rounds in the late 70's? We told that creepy story so many times that I was petrified by them then and still to this day. I too am a ...

I own a small furniture and accessories company that I run from my garage and have a website and an Etsy shop. Starting with as low overhead as possible while you're learning the in's and out's is ...

I think the rainbow paint job is beautifully done. I'm definitely a live and let live sort when it comes to home ownership. If I lived somewhere where there was an HOA I'd be in a constant state of...

Lately I'm being reminded of things that made an impression on me as a kid and Mary's apartment IS one of them. We even had a sunken living room that we called "the pit" and I remember feeling on p...

I was instantly drawn into this slideshow based on the beautiful shot of the kitchen. My heart was racing, it was so beautiful. As I was reading more about the homeowners (which is my favorite part...

My grandparents had one of these installed in their 10 bedroom house in 1969. They built it to be a group home and in addition to being able to call all the kids to dinner or check their whereabout...

You can make cute little jewelry/hat/coat racks with the funky pulls. Salvage centers often sell drawer fronts for super cheap that already have holes drilled in them. Paint them, decoupage or dist...