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Relativity Media (2011)Jordana Beatty, Heather GrahamSet Design: Cynthia Charette, Don DiersI have never seen this movie, but the images on the Set Decorators Society of America (SDSA) website captured my attention. The look of this film is the work of production designer Cynthia Charette and set decorator Don Diers. The designers took their inspiration from the Judy Moody books written by Megan

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This is a local story of a grass-free xeriscaped* yard. The owner removed the grass in his front yard and replaced it with plants that don't need to be mown (saves gas, electricity, man power) or watered by artificial means (city water through hoses or rain barrels). These plants (mostly sedums) can exist on natural rainfall, even in near-drought conditions.Richmond graphic artist Noah Scanlin

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Okay, looking through the archives of this blog it seems every year I talk about making a quilt. I now have so many saved tutorials and patterns that it is truly ridiculous.But one day...one day it will happen.In the mean time, here are a few I want to share with you. If you make any of them please let me know. Perhaps, I can complete a quilt through you.The Purl Bee's Zig Zag quiltHere's a handy

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The 54" width of the fabric.I've had this fabric, "Brunei" by Lee Behren, for over seven years as drapery rolls wrapped in plastic in my closet. I have at least six yards. In fact, I went back later and bought more so I'm not really sure how much I have now. I really loved this fabric and did make two pillows out of it; however, the motivation to make this into a coverlet/quilt like the one below

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Sorry, no original content but I had to mention this not-what-you-expect log cabin in Alabama built by the owner, artist Butch Anthony. The place is incredible and he's still working on it. In fact, this is his second log house; the first, a one-room cabin was built when he was only 14 years old!Mr. Anthony, who is in a relationship with sustainable clothing designer Natalie Chanin, has decorated

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I can appreciate the kitsch but I'm a bit clown-phobic so I won't be emulating this look anytime soon. Still you should check out the slideshow of the rest of production designer (Rachel Getting Married) Wheeler's energy and item-packed home here at the New York Times Style Magazine. Image: Alix Browne for the New York Times

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Currently, I'm looking for a smaller (and cheaper) apartment. At this time, I've only gone to see one in person. It was not encouraging. The ad I responded to did not have pictures and after I saw it, I totally understood why. The agent showing the place was late for my appointment so I piggy-backed on to her next one and the other girl and I were in and out of there in less than 10 minutes, all

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The Studio Magazine began publishing in England in 1893. It was a fine arts and decorative arts magazine illustrating the Art Nouveau and Arts & Crafts movements in home furnishings. The one I checked out of the library was the 1954 issue but they also had the 1909 edition which can be viewed in its entirety (168 pages) through Google Books here.After 1906, they started to publish an annual

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This past weekend, something wonderful happened.I went to a thrift store and was validated for my thriftiness that same day.My father came to visit me and we did what we usually do; have a great meal out and visit a few thrift stores. This time we stopped first at a Salvation Army. He found a few odds and ends, including a ceramic pumpkin just in time for this weekend. I found a lamp. Not just

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Go check this place outPam's Southern Charmon the PieWacket blog!I love it and it only has a little bit to do with the fact that I grew up with a set of Danish furniture (sofa and two chairs) that almost match hers but more like the ones below (they're just a little more angular). Just like these!Unfortunately, my sofa succumbed to termites when I left it with my roommates over the summer. Who

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While looking through an old copy of Real Simple magazine I saw this little birdie from Aero Studios. Well, I have that same birdie, he's actually a bottle opener that I've had forever. I can't even remember when or where I got it. Since it was being offered for $35 I thought I'd try to find out the history of this object, knowing full well I would not have paid that price for it.Mine actually

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I lived with this precaution for five days. It did do a great job keeping the dust contained.On the inside was this, with its repeated applications of "mud":And then the little access door was installed... And now, finally, with bonus improved task lighting.... Ta Da!!! Just in time for fall, my AC/heating unit is completely installed.

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but it's not.My air conditioner unit has been installed and working for about three weeks now. But this is what I still have for my troubles: A Hole. Another hole.Now, let's pull back and get a good feel for the area, all right?Yup, I cook food in that room.They plan to close the ceiling tomorrow. I'll let you know.

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Another Joan (Collins) with a thing for pink!

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Well, come on in! Welcome to the apartment home of Greg and Joan Harris (nee Holloway), wonderfully sourced and styled by the talented Amy Wells and her team at Mad Men.It is definitely girly, all done up in coral pink and seafoam green. Or in other words, shades of red and green. You do remember that the former Joan Holloway got married during the Christmas season, right?Add in some cream,

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Remember this building, 109 East Grace Street? Well, it had been available for lease since September 2009. It has also been filling up with junk for several months, then the for lease sign was removed, and I thought that meant that a business was finally moving in but...Look at it now: The "lovely" very visible view inside 109A.You would think if you repaint a building to be the #1 most

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for real content, look at the pretty-pretty:Tom LeightonImage: Part of Tom Leighton's portfolio, image first seen on Desire to Inspire here.

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Okay, sorry for leaving that boring and visually unappealing post up on my blog for so long. unfortunately, here is more. This is where that whole situation stands now:The estimated completion date of the new part for my ceiling AC unit will be finished by August 16. Oh, did I not tell you that they had to manufacture/build that part? Yes, they couldn't find one to order so they had it made in

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Two weekends ago the air conditioning unit in my apartment started malfunctioning on a Friday. So there was no AC at all during the weekend and minimal cooling after that. The building management informed me that I will need a completely new unit and then installed one mobile AC unit in the living room. I swear that thing was the size of an old-school R2D2 unit. However, on the first day,

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In 2008, I wrote about a article in the 2007 April issue of Real Simple magazine*. I just found out that the article's author, Gail Blanke, has now released an entire book on the subject, Throw out Fifty Things: Clear the Clutter, Find your Life.Even though I was greatly influenced by the article and definitely believe in the benefits she described, I still have quite a way to go in clearing

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Well, as a blogger I receive many emails wanting me to promote someone else's website.However, this one was clever, the email was entitled "Your site was a featured site on our website." Then in the body they said it was on a list of Top 50 Apartment Decoration Web Sites on RentersInsurance.org. Now, I love my little blog and and at one time was extremely proud of the work I was doing on it (I've

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To see the Geffrye Museum!"The Geffrye Museum's collections comprise furnishings, pictures and ornaments reflecting the history of the English home over the past 400 years. Our focus is on the living rooms of the urban middle classes, mainly in London, and our collection of objects is unique in being typical of those used in the parlours and dining rooms of people from the middle ranks of English

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All of my 2Modern Design Talk home/architecture-related entries have now been copied here to SHELTER, so if you wish to read some new content on this here blog, just use the label 2Modern below to pull them all up. All of the entries were posted on the 2Modern Design Talk blog during 2008 and I have copied them to this blog under the same dates that they were originally posted there.Enjoy!

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Wow, I didn't mean to be away from this blog for so long. Sorry.I wish I could say I have posts just waiting for you, but I don't. My financial situation as it is, the thought of fixing up my apartment any more than I have done just isn't feasible and I'm not the type that can deal with house-porn when there is no possibility of it becoming real-life.So, despite a few posts that I'll be

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.Now I know why Dwell magazine has never really appealed to me. Check it out here.

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You've already heard about the first, my $25 gift from my father. Well, here's a free bureau/desk I received from my older sister years ago, who got it at a yard sale. Top and Bottom curved details that I love about itIt's in the same bad condition it was when I received it except now it has three vertical streaks down its front. Unfortunately, when I moved from Northern VA to Richmond, the

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This is the home stretch at the Virginia House, just some lovely images of details within the house. After this I'll be back to regular content about my comparatively sad little hovel of a home. Enjoy because you won't be seeing anything as lovely in my place!Leaded stained glass window Elaborate wooden clock in the Great HallThree-quarter suit of ceremonial armor from 1681, also displayed in

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Virginia HouseMain Floor The Great HallWithdrawing room with oak paneling and coffered plaster ceilingsWithdrawing roomAmazing fireplace outside the Withdrawing room Dining room Kitchen sink #1 Kitchen sink #2Second Floor The Library Alexander Weddell's bedroom and study My favorite room; however, the pic of the other side was blurry. Sorry.Images: My own photographs

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Virginia House (Richmond News Company, K3954) Architect: Henry Grant Morse, William Lawrence Bottomley (Loggia)Landscape Architect: Charles GilletteIt was fascinating to find that the plan of Virginia House was based on the owner's wish that someday their home would be the headquarters of the Virginia Historical Society, who now owns and operates the structure. Two separate houses supplied the

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This post is just a teaser. I still have over twenty pictures I need to clean up in Photoshop first but I wanted you to see where I spent my office holiday party.Yup. Can you believe it? The Virginia House, also known as the former home of Ambassador Alexander and Virginia Weddell, is listed on both the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places as DHR ID #127-0255.

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At work we get an email of links to news article relating to preservation in the State of Virginia and nationwide. I just came across this mention of a structure in New York, the New York State Pavilion at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park that is now eligible for state landmark status. This building was erected for the New York World's Fair in 164-65.More pictures here at Jet Set Modern.A book that

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Yeah! Something to be glad about. Richmond Slumlord Watch!Two years ago I took pictures of empty commercial buildings on West Grace Street near my home and submitted them to Vacant Richmond. That blog provided a place for you to search for and locate all vacant properties in the city. However, they were not able to keep on top of the current state of all the properties and their landlords/owners'

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Sorry, I've been absent for awhile. I hope to write more soon. In the mean time, here are some pretty pictures to look at.I can't believe this is actually where I live! Isn't it amazing that sometimes you can look at small sections of your house and just love it...however, looking at the whole room (the Big Picture) can still make you cringe? These pictures make my place look downright adorable!

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The new Oct/Nov issue of ReadyMade magazine is really promising. It is the Small Spaces issue. I perused it this weekend at the bookstore.Don't you love how big box bookstores have comfy chairs for you to sit on while you read as much as you feel comfortably reading before you actually walk out of their store empty-handed? I do. Thanks-a-million, Books-A-Million!When you buy the magazine,

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Nothing much new going on at my personal shelter except some much needed cleaning and decluttering.I tackled the kitchen this weekend, including cleaning the inside of the refrigerator. Uggh!If you can, don't ever put off cleaning under the vegetable crisper. I had forgotten that my refrigerator back wall was curved. This means that anything that dropped onto the bottom shelf could then roll (or

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Last weekend I was watching a Mad Men episode (Season 2, Episode #8, "A Night to Remember") on DVD for the first time. I'm watching the second scene; which takes place in Peggy's sister's house, and I notice that Peggy is sitting down in a platform rocking chair. One that is very similar to my own beloved chair!See? I can hardly believe it. Mad Men MineI consider mine the more streamlined

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Two weeks ago, I came across a list I had written down a year ago of elements that would constitute a makeover for my apartment (if I had the money for anything I wanted). As it turned out, it wouldn't take much.A paint job for the combined living room/dining area & kitchen in a pale shade of lavender, butter yellow, or a green tea shadeLong drapes from the 12' ceiling on the end wall with the

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I love the combination of this curry yellow color and the blue. I've had these pictures scanned for months but it wasn't until I pasted them in this page that I realized they each had this combo. As you know, I love painted furniture. I just feel it brings so much character to a room.I love the bench seat of the sofa, no need to fluff and wrangle cushions when you get up.The touches of red are

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Images from my scrapbooks:Songwriter/artist Allee Willis' cool, pink North Hollywood home, a Streamline Moderne-styled abode designed in 1937 by William Kesling. It was featured in two different magazines that I had during the 80s. Her new place and her new Museum of Kitsch were just featured in the LA Times and linked to on Shelteriffic so I decided to get my pages out, scan them and try to

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I have been wanting to introduce you to the lovely Jen from The Fabled Needle. She is an artist who sells her lovely illustrations (like the one at left!) and knitting patterns through her two Etsy shops, love, Liette and Fable Handmade Goods. UPDATE: Her new non-Etsy shop loveliette.com has just opened. Go check it out!I kept putting off publishing this piece because I was trying to write some

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The HomeGoods Style Scope quiz says this about me: Lisa, you are a Country Classic You have a naturally refined sensibility with an appreciation for tradition and history. You value beauty, craftsmanship, and family heirlooms, but you like to open things up with pretty, easy-going pieces like

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Beware: My PhotoShop skills are not great.Well, I couldn't stop myself from experimenting with the colors. I do think I make my point.I feel the way to make this building more attractive is to paint out all of the blue on the top half of the building (since it only appears there and not below) and replacing it with the yellow from the first floor. Then I think the "sundial" detail would be more

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109 East Grace Street before and afterI think this means the building is finished and ready for occupancy. So, what do you think?Funny thing is, the building has just showed up on the Thalhimer website. Each twin retail space is 1,050 square feet. Of course, you already know how I feel about the paint job but again I have to question their choices. Since the space has been split up into two

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Sorry, I've been so absent from this blog. However, I do have some posts and projects coming up soon:Some of this will be going on this weekend. I swear! I've definitely written about it enough, haven't I?An update on this building. They were working on it yesterday but I didn't have my camera at the time. Let's just say it involved huge panels of shiny silver corrugated metal. Yeah, let that

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Montesorri Baby's RoomBut I saw this post on Sew Liberated and fell in love with this child's room arranged using Montessorian concepts and ideas. Isn't it amazing?Image: Sew Liberated

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According to this, the developer Justin French wants to make the Richmond Glass building into student housing for Virginia Commonwealth University. I understand the logic since the building is in the perfect location, just a block from the other two freshman dorms. However, I think it's a waste of what was once (and can be again) a gorgeous building. Using the refurbished Richmond Dairy

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Because of my finances I've been putting off buying magazines, but the latest copy of Country Living has been tempting me. It's a Makeover issue, I mean, come on?!Luckily, I have a friend that's been "paying me forward" with her copies after she's done with them (she's not a hoarder of mags like I am). So, at the moment, I don't have this issue in front of me.However, yesterday I opened up my

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Another building is being "refurbished" near me, and yeah, I'm scared. How could I not be?814 W. Broad StreetAlso known as the Richmond Glass Factory since the 1950s, this is what it has looked like ever since I've been in Richmond. Lovely, wasn't it? Not. For some reason a lot of Richmond buildings were covered in this type of aluminum siding. I'm now curious about the "real" look of a lot of

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I just fell in love and I bet you will too. Check out this post at Desire to Inspire.

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I'm sorry it took me so long to post these images from my trip to Historic Fredericksburg. I so wanted to do some research about these floor lamps to add to the images but I don't think that's going to happen. So enjoy the purty pictures! These lamps were definitely eye-catching. I believe that the details are Bakelite and I love how the middle picture will forever remind me of a very ornate Big

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Then (1982)109 East Grace StreetIn Architecture in Downtown Richmond I found an old picture of the latest building, 109 East Grace Street, in my neighborhood to get a makeover. This building's makeover; going on just around the corner, is not a favorite of mine. In fact, I'm pretty upset about it. Checking the archives I was also able to see what it looked like in 1996. Then (1996)Yes, very

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Sometimes, even after almost two years, I find books at work that I've never seen before. Most of the time, I suspect it's because a co-worker has taken the book to their desk and never officially "checked" it out. Bad employees, bad!Well, here are two great resources for historic pictures of my neighborhood; Architecture in Downtown Richmond by Robert P. Winthrop and the oversize gem, Broad

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First Priority:Paint armoire green FINALLY = have paintPaint wooden medicine cabinet*Create fabric divider curtain for kitchen = have hardware and fabricInstall shelves around the French doors = have wood, brackets, and nailsFinish installing pictures on other side of the living room wall = have pictures, nails, and anchors, if needed.Not As Immediate:Reorganize front hall closetBuy or construct

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Check out this comment from my last post about clutter, that just blew me away. This is even better than the Buddhist quote."If you're going to find out who you'll become, you need space in your life for who you are, rather than storing reminders of who you thought you were going to be."Dr. WendeWow, Wende, just wow...

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Note: I actually wrote this a month ago and forgot to post it. However, the feelings are still exactly the same.One thing I've been thinking about is giving away or donating so much of the "stuff" in my life. I know I've talked about this before when mentioning the Apartment Therapy Cure, but I don't think I was really taking it seriously. I have a lot of stuff waiting for a different life than

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yeah in my dreams. Somehow I always seem to need a surplus of desk space so I can stack "junk" all over my desktop. It's the way I roll.However, someone else, especially someone with a laptop (I still possess a huge desktop monitor, not even a flat screen!) could really love this desk.I just saw this cute setup, the Trovato Office-in-a-Box, on the New York Times website and saw that it was

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700 square feet and bought for $95,000!!I have to give it to The New York Times. When they catch my interest, they usually get it big time. You may have seen this first set of pictures on other blogs already because this place in the Catskills is beautiful. But what what struck me is how it truly was something I would be interested in. That price is incredible, it's almost impossible to find a

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Every once in a while I check out the New York Times Real Estate section.No, not to look at the expensive loft high rises that the city is famous for, but instead because I like to check out their Habitats columns. These stories usually focus on the middle class of New York; the artists, musicians, and store owners and the unique homes that they create for themselves. Image: Ruby Washington/The

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I just received the latest Anthropologie catalog and from the very first picture I thought I knew where they had set this photo shoot. However, there was no information within the catalog to confirm. I'll have to search the Web for that, but before doing that, here is my guess:An architectural masterpiece designed by Mexican architect Luis Barragan; Casa Gilardi, in fact? With maybe a few shots

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Due to some last minute signatures needed from the VA State government, I had to stay home today from work. So, yes even more money I won't get paid this week.So I am taking the time to get rid of some clutter and stuff around the house. There are so many surfaces, boxes, and closets that need to be dug through and pared down. For the longest time, just the thought of doing this could paralyze

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My first look at Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (courtesy of USA Today)I wrote about the fashion before, now I want them to bring on more behind-the-scenes photos of the set design. Wow.Images: Disney Pictures

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pYes, I found another chair similar to my beloved rocking chair and this time I got to see it in person! I was amazed how happy it made me to see that the mechanism was almost identical, except for the fact that with this one you had a choice with how far you could recline by replacing that brass bar. I wonder if that is the original bar (there are no other brass accents) or if it is a

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This post is connected to a series on SHELTER about my trip to the vintage stores in Historic Fredericksburg, VA.After a false alarm on Route 301, where I saw a metal bustled dress form that turned out to be $225, I came across this sweet model in Carroll's Antiques. How lucky was I to see this one, suspiciously close to my size? Not much, as the owner uses it for display and would not part with

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On Saturday, my friend Michelle and I took a road trip up Route 301 to Historic Fredericksburg to check out the shops on Caroline Avenue. We are extremely lucky that we are currently poor because we could have gotten ourselves into so much trouble!The vintage/antique stores were the best I've seen in years. For some reason, the various wares that I personally am interested in were everywhere:

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I just found out from this cool blog (drew-o-rama) that designers Wary Meyers also have a blog!!!! It's only three months old but, still how did I not find out about this from other bloggers?Bad bloggers, bad!Well, if you didn't know before...now you know. Two of the coolest interior designers are now jotting down their thoughts and opinions over here. Have fun following along, I know I will!They

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This weekend I'm going to check out the Fredericksburg Historic District and take some pictures. I'm going with a friend who is a photographer. While doing research for the trip, I checked out our files at work and also checked the internet. Almost immediately I came across some great photographs on Flickr, all from the same account, one army.arch. As it turns out, army.arch works as a

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Image: Making it LovelyThe lovely Nicole Balch and her husband Brandon, who have made over their house into the most drool-worthy home at Making it Lovely, are entered in the Better Homes & Garden's 48-Hour Challenge. They are competing against 4 other talented home and garden bloggers that were tasked to design an outdoor project that anyone could re-create in a weekend for under $500. Go and

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While dog walking for a friend a week ago, I came across an interesting combination of porches and balconies. I had never seen a first story balcony and this one is quite unusual because of its fortress-like design. It immediately reminded me of Romeo and Juliet. I was hoping to find some more information on the building's design but could not. This 1914 building, known as The Beauvoir, is

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Country Living's new issue that is!Yes, I'm still liking this magazine. And to do my part in keeping it around I again bought a copy at full newsstand price*. Check out that cover! If that bedroom is "country" living, count me in. I love the regional neighborhood feel of the whole magazine. This is not fast and furious, disposable living that they're writing about. This is small town life,

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A few months ago I left these comments on a friend's blog: lsaspacey said...I guess you've also noticed how I seem to struggle with content for my home-blog. I don't have any projects going on there and don't see any happening in the near future. I have a few (complete with already purchased supplies) waiting in the wings, but don't have the motivation to start them. Though with one of my

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I just received an email alerting me to a foreclosed home auction in Southern California from the Los Angeles Times.Unsolicited*.How sad.*I'm signed up for access to their paper online, but still...

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Better Homes & Gardens, November 2006Artist Katie Runnel's Savannah, GA home is a mixture of flea market items, antiques, family hand-me-downs and discount store items. (Hmmm, sounds familiar once you scratch that antiques part) This magazine feature on her Georgia home was written in 2006, she now lives in Columbia, South Carolina.An obvious love of bird imagery is expressed in her artwork and

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A year ago I wrote about stylist Angel Dormer's old, old apartment here. What I did not mention is that she saw (!) my post and sent me a sweet email. I would have written about that sooner but I then sent her a follow-up email asking if she would talk about that apartment, in a sort of retroactive SHELTER Study. She had also been featured in for a more current apartment. With this space she

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I generated the winners on Random.org at 12:10 PM Tuesday afternoon, April 21, 2009.1st number: 2 - Marcy2nd number: 8 - AntoinetteCongrats!!!Ladies, all you have to do now is send your mailing information to me at metamorphpursuit(at)yahoo(dot)com.Yay, I am no longer a giveaway v*rgin!

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While I loved the original WWI slogan and image, this cheeky update on the message really speaks to me. I mean, who can be panicky and stressed out while contemplating a luscious cupcake?Available from the Everyday is a Holiday shop on Etsy.

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Hey, I've decided to extend the book giveaway deadline to Tuesday at Noon. So if you haven't left a comment on this post, go and do it now!

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I love Better Homes & Gardens' special publication magazines like Creative Home and my saved copies of the now defunct Budget Style (each and every issue was worth keeping!)I want to share with you a favorite inspiration story from Creative Home. It was part of a reader room makeover. The designer Jenni Hipplewi took the reader from white walls and beige furniture to a blast of pattern and color.

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Sometimes I experience a strong fear that people will continue to buy cute little houses simply because they can get them cheap just so they can remodel the heck out of them or demolish them altogether so that none of the little details remain. I'm scared that quaint little houses like these will no longer exist where I choose to live when I finally have the money to buy me one.Here are a few

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Before I read this whole post (via Retro Renovation) I got so excited. Oh, to have a teal blue toilet and tub set!Alas, this wonderous place, brokenbog, is located in Surrey, England.* In this cropped photo, the colors and shapes remind me of Russel Wright American Modern dinnerware.

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Still missing Domino magazine like I am?Well, two lucky readers of my blog will receive a brand new copy of Domino's The Book of Decorating: A Room-by-Room Guide to Creating a Home That Makes You Happy.Just let me know in the comments if there was a particular Domino story that influenced a specific design purchase or project in your own home?I'll be picking the winners on Friday, probably using

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Hellllooo?Anyone out there? Well, I hope you are because very soon I will be asking you a few questions and I hope to find out that someone is reading this blog besides me.Oh, and if I have to bribe you (Hint: giveaway coming on Monday!) to hear from you, well, okay then.

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This weekend I picked up a copy of Country Living magazine, which drew me in with its The Big Bargain Issue cover line. Flipping through it, the content and feel of the magazine seemed different. Of course while flipping through it I kept racking my brain trying to remember if this magazine was still in business or should I just back away from the magazine before I got my heart broken again.In

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What!?"On November 25, 2008, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Louisiana State University announced the selection of the Mid-City neighborhood for the site of their new hospitals. The new hospitals would needlessly destroy the historic neighborhood around Charity Hospital, where residents have been rebuilding and restoring their community since Hurricane Katrina.""the plans for new

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is both the theme of this year's Preservation Month in May and also a photo-sharing campaign in which people post photos of themselves with the places that they hold important. Initiated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, they have now decided to move the program to Flickr, so that they can increase its reach and impact. From family homes, neighborhood schools, and old gas stations

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Who wouldn't?Dwellings by Mail, based in San Francisco, looks like a great way for renters and homeowners to utilize professional design services for their home without the expense of full-service design services. Their consultations are done via email, fax, telephone, and postal service; so you can live anywhere.I love these types of services for the cost and the convenience. You receive a

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I was sent a link to this by a coworker earlier this week. Check it out and then come back. So of course, as a means to goof off for a bit I checked out the rest of the site. Some of their items I've seen highlighted other places (like the All Edges Brownie pan) but ThinkGeek truly has some cool and inexpensive items for use and decoration in your home. The Ice Orb Icemaker. I saw this a while

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Have you tried the Sproost quiz? It was right on the money concerning me, so you should go check it out:50% Rustic RevivalYou can take kid out of the country but you can't take the country out of the kid... or is your theme "you can take the kid out of the city, but you can't take the city out of the kid?".Either way you play it, you are one of the unique individuals who loves a mix of modern and

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Update: Yes, I was an idiot. I linked the Domino magazine covers below from their website and meant to go back and save them proper. Of course, the website just went down. I am currently searching Google images and Flickr for the covers but it's so hard to read the date on the scans so the images don't match with the months listed below.I just read this post of Holly's and realized that Domino

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Remove the "girl in the table" and what else could you ask for?!How come I don't remember any bloggers talking about the gorgeous apartment in the movie Just Like Heaven? I got home last night in time to see the last 30 minutes, but the movie (with Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo) looks like something I might want to see again from the beginning. In that same 30 minutes, I fell in love with

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The last two weeks I have been rereading my issues of Domino. It's amazing what you find in a year-old magazine issue that you didn't notice before. Our eyes are exposed to new things each day so what catches your eye today might not have interested you a year or two ago.Like this couch from Room & Board.Just a little side page ad, but today at lunch I was like "Ooooh, cute couch, must look that

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Cool free project plans from do it YOURSELF magazine here. Sorry, I can't find a bigger picture anywhere! I especially like this project for hiding your dog crate if you practice crate training. The building plans by Bill Lahay are available here. They suggest that a beginning woodworker could knock this console table/dog crate out in one weekend from MDF and a closet rod. Since the most

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Surprising, huh?Last week, the New York Times decided to task five NY interior designers/decorators with sprucing up the homes of five New Yorkers who had just lost their jobs. They were tasked with using a budget of only $300. Sounds good right? The article says that many got miffed about using that tiny an amount of money and only one was able to come in under budget. Bravo for Christopher

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A co-worker directed me to a compilation of stories on WebUrbanist about adaptive reuse projects. These projects range from a family home created in an airplane to a complete beach resort contained within an airplane hanger. Links to more complete stories on each project are included in that post. Definitely don't miss the story about the chapel-to- apartment or the house within a pigsty.There

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Just a quick note to say that I am no longer contributing to Design Talk at 2modern. With work, school, and just plain trying to get my life together, I couldn't keep up with the deadlines. Hopefully, one day I will not only be able to bring SHELTER where I want it to be but also to contribute to other cool blogs like Design Talk.Thank you 2modern for giving me the chance!

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Loring from Tumbleweed Houses Sometimes I think I could conquer this clutter problem if I only had a smaller home.You know, if I was FORCED to get rid of a lot of stuff. Because, volunteering to let some things go is NOT my strong suit. Even though I don't buy much at all, there is so much stuff stored for the future. I guess getting rid of it is hard because it might mean I don't expect to

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Even though my blog is a pretty small fish in the huge blogosphere-pond, I still find myself receiving many emails from businesses and artists that want to be mentioned on the site. (Thank you all) As other bloggers know, a lot of the submissions will have nothing to do with content on our blogs or the products just aren't up to snuff.However, sometimes gems like this get through:A few weeks ago,

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Acapulco TwoOh to have money to buy art for my walls.....However, if you have a little dough, why not fill your walls with the fabulous work of Rex Ray available at Art.com? Agua Fria, Samba I, and Rio TwoThanks for mentioning this, Jessica!

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Did you know that Frank Lloyd Wright designed a service station?Neither did I until I noticed a headline on a publication we receive at work. It was an issue of the Society of Commercial Archeology Journal (the oldest national organization devoted to the buildings, artifacts, structures, signs, and symbols of the 20th-century commercial landscape.) I had no idea that this organization even

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The party was a success. The guest list was smaller because some people couldn't make it and the smallest children were ill and stayed home, but we still had fun. There were pastel cupcakes on a transported cupcake stand (all brought by my guests), eggs with mozzarella/cheddar cheese and spinach, English muffins, and hash browns. Regular orange juice and orange/pineapple juice (my favorite)

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Reclaimed flooringHow can you not love these floors? From Piet Hein Eek's Demolition Wood collection, this floor is a patchwork of tree woods, different finishes, and a tapestry of textures and colors.After going to the website for Piet Hein Eek, I found that they use this technique on a few of their furniture pieces and...again, I love what they do. Bed Cabinet CabinetsThough I have to admit I

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