Decorating Starting a Collection Posted on May 30, 2008 6:47:00 AM  |  By HollyBecker

The art of collecting is highly addictive once you target your next obsession. Whether it's vintage fabrics or porcelain owls, having a particular object in mind takes shopping to a whole new level -- A more exciting one! If you...

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Inspiration Dressed Up Dresser Posted on May 30, 2008 1:09:10 AM  |  By Nykia Spradley

A few months ago my sister totally transformed a baby dresser that was brought decades ago for our nursery, into a fresh and grownup stroke of genius. I'll get around to snapping some pics of it for your viewing pleasure...

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Garden Rhubarb: The Pie Plant Posted on May 29, 2008 11:35:00 AM  |  By Heath Brockwell

Memorial Day is the traditional weekend for harvesting rhubarb in the Northeast. Making a rhubarb pie in my household is a yearly late spring ritual that marks the unofficial beginning of summer. Even though rhubarb is a vegetable, it is...

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Inspiration 5 Organization Books I Love Posted on May 29, 2008 7:28:00 AM  |  By ErinDoland

After Holly's 5 Decorating Books I Love post ran last week, reader Lucy e-mailed me and asked if I might be able to write a similar post about organization books. It was a terrific idea, Lucy! So, now I present...

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Decorating 25 Quick Tips: Update Your Space Posted on May 28, 2008 6:46:00 AM  |  By HollyBecker

Looking to update your space? Here are 25 tips for the entire home, some easy, others more difficult, but all will refresh your nest and make you feel much better about your abode. 1. Paint your walls. 2. Swap out...

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Decorating Free and Personalized Art Posted on May 27, 2008 11:58:16 PM  |  By Nykia Spradley

This has to be one of the coolest ways to add contemporary, personalized art to any space--the best part is that you can do it without spending a dime! There is a website called The Rasterbator, and the process is...

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Purple Book: Green Posted on May 27, 2008 4:33:10 PM  |  By KristinAppenbrink

I'm sure that some of you are familiar with The Purple Book online shopping guides. Well, they recently came out with a green edition for environmentally friendly online shops. I haven't gotten to go through it page by page yet,...

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Garden Rhubarb: Your Trilogy Is Complete Posted on May 27, 2008 11:30:00 AM  |  By Heath Brockwell

When it comes to perennial vegetables, there are only three. We have already talked about asparagus and sorrel. The last of the trifecta is rhubarb. If you are planting a garden and plan on staying put a long time, get...

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Cleaning Cleaning products I can't live without Posted on May 27, 2008 7:30:00 AM  |  By ErinDoland

If you were to take a photograph of my cleaning supplies every few months, these are the products that would appear in every picture -- Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day Countertop Spray: This is my preferred all-purpose cleaner. It cleans floors,...

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Decorating | Products | Small Spaces Sami Hayek Collection for Target Posted on May 26, 2008 6:05:00 AM  |  By HollyBecker

Sami Hayek is a product and environmental designer who runs Sami Hayek Studio, a multidisciplinary Los Angeles-based practice that spans furniture, product, residential, commercial, and graphic designs. He also teaches at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Today...

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