Since the economic downturn, millions of people have turned to renting over home ownership either because their homes were foreclosed upon, or because there was just no money to buy. In fact, according to the Wall Street Journal, the number of folks choosing to rent...
Looking for a great last minute project? Whether you are an ardent do-it-yourselfer, or simply wishing for a unique way to make your home more festive this holiday season, Memphis design maven Amy Howard has just made it a whole lot easier. You can find her At Home...
Are you a Crate and Barrel shopper? Loyal customers will love their new 3D Room Designer, which will be available in all Crate and Barrel home store locations across the US on Wednesday, June 27. The new 3D Room Designer -- developed in partnership with NedSense --...
Treehugger.com recently reported on a new furniture from Swedish designer Ola Giertz that uses hair from a hair salon in Helsingborg and recycled PET bottles to create two poufs. The plastic bottles were used to create the shells, and the hair was used as filling. The...
It's not much of a surprise to hear that men only make up 35% of the scented candle users in that market space. Don't believe it? Poke your head inside a candle store and count the chaps. We're betting they're always going to be outnumbered. Yankee Candle is looking...
Didn't know this was an actual day of celebration? Well now you know! And to honor and express gratitude for the maritime industry and all that it does for the country, consider adopting a nautical theme with your home decor. What does that mean? You can go with...
La-Z-Boy, that paragon of comfortable living, just released its XZipit accessory, which allows die hard fans to wear their heart on their sleeve and their team logo on their recliner. The XZipit is a team logo panel that zips in and out of the recliner seat back,...
Holiday cards are a great tradition: a way to remember friends and family who you might not think about during the year. But what do you do with cards after you've opened them? This Apartment Therapy article gives some good suggestions for what to do with cards,...
When bikes go out to pasture, they can be transformed into innovative, eclectic furniture or décor, as in the case of the chandelier that we featured in our steampunk blog post a few weeks ago. And now, we bring you another example of furniture crafted from bikes that...
I've been noticing a lot of steampunk furniture and apartments on the home design blogs lately. For those of you who don't know, steampunk is an art and design movement (there are also steampunk books) that adapts the aesthetics of Victorian technology for the modern...
