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Guest Picks: We'll Drink to These! (19 photos)

37 Votes Comment  Summer is the season for entertaining and keeping cool with refreshing drinks. When temperatures heat up, you'll need creative ways to keep your cucumber water, sangria, lemonade, beer and wine coo...
www.houzz.com |  3h ago 
 

DIY Ombre Rain Chain

32 Votes Comment  When I visit other countries, Im always fascinated by some of the simplest differences in even the most mundane things. A perfect example: rain chains. My husband and I visited Japan last Fall, and...
designsponge.com.feedsportal.com |  4h ago 
 

All Aboard!

21 Votes Comment  A few weekends ago, I spent the afternoon aboard retired fireboat John J. Harvey, moored at NYCs Pier 66 (right next to a happy-hour favorite, the Frying Pan, and just a block from our office!). We...
livingblog.marthastewart.com |  4h ago 
 

DIY Gold-Edged Wedding Table Numbers

12 Votes Comment  Maybe its the Gatsby-mania thats been going around, or maybe its just a color scheme that will never go out of style, but lately Ive been obsessed with the glamour and glitz of the black, gray and ...
designsponge.com.feedsportal.com |  5h ago 
 

Great Design Plant: Wild Senna Puts on a Magical Show (4 photos)

28 Votes Comment  Wild senna always stops people in their tracks, primarily with its fanning oval leaves that resemble sensitive plant ( Mimosa pudica ). With flowers that go on and on for weeks, wild senna also sto...
www.houzz.com |  7h ago 
 

Vintage Trailer Rentals from Goodness Travels

22 Votes Comment  Clear your calendars, New Yorkersthe weekend road trip just got a heck of a lot cooler. While vintage trailer rentals have been a thing on the west coast for years, one small new company is bringin...
designsponge.com.feedsportal.com |  8h ago 
 

Basement of the Week: Surprises Around Every Corner (16 photos)

18 Votes Comment  When it came to remodeling his clients' basement, designer Jeff Lindgren looked to their two big passions: games everything from pool to poker, and Frank Lloyd Wright. "When they called me, the own...
www.houzz.com |  3h ago 
 

Discover the Intriguing Possibilities of 3-D Printing for Architecture (9 photos)

35 Votes Comment  Using 3-D printing to create something out of nothing seems like magic: Is your bathroom sink's faucet dripping at night? With the push of a button, you could have a brand-new one in minutes. Did t...
www.houzz.com |  3h ago 
 

20 Great DIY Wedding Backdrop Ideas

37 Votes Comment  Last month I had the pleasure of being part of Team Pom Pom for my friends Clay and Lisas wedding. Along with Victoria and Anna, I helped create a massive tissue paper and medallion wall that serve...
designsponge.com.feedsportal.com |  6h ago 
 

Anchors Away by Caitlin Wilson

31 Votes Comment  Caitlin Wilson knows her way around a cheerful textile design. Weve been happily following her textile line since its debut (and her gorgeous home) so I was happy to hear shes launched a new summer...
designsponge.com.feedsportal.com |  7h ago 
 

Step Up Your Home's Functionality With Ladders of All Kinds (7 photos)

13 Votes Comment  Ladders traditionally have lived the quiet life, tucked away in utility cupboards and garages. We tend to bring them out only when we need to change a lightbulb or clean out the gutters. But today...
www.houzz.com |  7h ago 
 

11 Ways to Get More From Your Summer Porch (12 photos)

23 Votes Comment  Embracing easy summer living can be as simple as spending time each day on your front porch. There is something utterly relaxing about hanging out on the porch, whether it's to sip morning coffee o...
www.houzz.com |  7h ago 
 

My Houzz: Calm, Cool and Collected in Downtown Toronto (16 photos)

21 Votes Comment  Taylor Russell has seen a lot of interiors. After living in hotels for six years her job at a communications agency had her moving every four months to places like Kuwait, Pakistan, Spain and Bar...
www.houzz.com |  7h ago 
 

The Prettiest New Summer Lingerie

26 Votes Comment  Theres a whole crop of pretty new underpinnings for the summer season and we cant resist stocking up. Check out our gorgeous picks:
www.lhj.com |  5h ago 
 

10 Easy Pieces: Best Wooden Spindle Benches

20 Votes Comment  Have you ever been in love with a bench? I can safely say that I have been (actually, put that in the present tense) in love with a bench. Sometimes I'll just imagine myself sitting on that bench a...
www.remodelista.com |  5h ago 
 

Shopper's Diary: When Harriet met Ozzie

32 Votes Comment  On a recent trip to Chicago, I visited Andersonville, the city's Swedish enclave on the West side that has become a design destination of sorts, anchored by the shops like Scout and Haymaker. On th...
www.remodelista.com |  6h ago 
 

Pattersons

11 Votes Comment  Pattersons is an architecture firm from New Zealand that is responsible for the creation of some really spectacular homes. Not too fussy or over the top, they specialize in modern designs but k...
www.desiretoinspire.net |  4h ago 
 

Classic space gets cohesive makeover

23 Votes Comment  Laurie Ballenger is having trouble pulling together the living room of her D.C. rowhouse because of its long floor plan and diagonal fireplace. She wants a more functional, cohesive design and, wit...
www.washingtonpost.com |  3h ago 
 

Porcelain figurine appraisal and repair

13 Votes Comment  QI inherited a pair of 18-inch-tall figures that appear to be porcelain. I know nothing about the provenance, except that my mother bought them in an antiques store at least 40 years ago. The marki...
www.washingtonpost.com |  4h ago 
 

Weed it and eat

9 Votes Comment  I couldnt believe I was selling chickweed. One spring a young friend, foraging for a world-famous chef, was hot on the trail of this common nuisance, and I assured him our farm could supply it. Sho...
www.washingtonpost.com |  4h ago