Tips to Decorate Kitchen in Apartment

The key to successfully decorating a kitchen in a studio apartment is to create a space that flows with the rest of the room, rather than one that tries to separate itself from the apartment. Decorating small spaces can be a challenging prospect for any resident. Focus on scale, color and storage in the kitchen space to achieve a cohesive look.      ScaleStudio apartments, by nature, are small spaces, while most kitchens...

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The New Boston Shoulder Bag

Yes, this purse is actually made from tractor and bicycle inner tubes that were on their way to a landfill. The entire exterior is waterproof, undeniably durable, and completely unique. I designed it to be great for every day use with three pockets, magnetic closures, and fully lined interior.- 1 large interior pocket- 2 small exterior pockets- Fully lined with a washable black satin- Leather-like rubber exterior- Chrome magnetic closure- Comfortable...

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Egyptian Style Wall Decoration

Ancient Egyptian history is rich in distinctive art and imagery, and it is an excellent inspiration when you are looking to give a room a hint of color and style. Egyptian wall decorations are perfect for studies, for the library in your home or for the bedroom of a child who can't get enough of Egyptology or archeology. Bring formerly flat walls to life using motifs from ancient Egyptian history, focusing on the motifs that range from delicate to...

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HILLSIDE breaks the rules of linear designs

A clear break with the conventional modern. Straight elements give space to geometrical shape, conventional neutral tones are abandoned to embrance bright vibrant happy hues. Designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune, Hillside is a modular wall unit system which allows you to create your own wall composition. The big difference is that it develops horizontally through a series of modern connection elements , storage elements and floor elements such as...

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Bathroom Decorating Ideas

Decorating a bathroom can be as simple as putting up a new shower curtain or as complicated as a complete renovation. No matter how in-depth your bathroom redecorating project will be, it is an excellent time to give the bathroom a good scrubbing, clean out the medicine cabinet and replace worn-out towels.Luckily, the bathroom is the smallest room in most houses, so decorating it is a quick weekend project that can yield results you can enjoy immediately.Colors...

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New Cassette Tape Jewelry Boxes

My Vinyl Record Jewelry has been going great and I wanted to show something new that's functional and cohesive, but slightly unexpected. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you, Jewelry boxes made from recycled cassette tapes!Each unique box keeps 14, well-loved cassette tapes out of the landfill and is even fully lined with felt made from recycled plastic bottles. Your jewelry, keepsakes, and other precious mementos will be safe,...

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Modern Glass Doors by OTC Doors

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Rust Some More..

I can't get enough of this stuff. I love the look of rust (I think I like the orange color it produces). Here is an old mirror that was sitting in the closet at my parents house. They didn't like the gold color so it was not up in their house. I decided to rust it and see if they would use it. Sure enough... it' now hanging in their new condo. Here is the process.  As I was working, I caught Porter the pug watching me through the old bathroom...

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Mudroom Facelift

I gave our mudroom a quick facelift last night. It was the last room downstairs that still had the original (smokers-yellow) paint color and it was driving me crazy. I searched in our garage and found a leftover color that had just enough in it to paint the small room. Mudroom before:Mudroom after it's little facelift:I found these farm signs at a flea market in Eugene a while back. I loved them but no idea what I was going to do with...

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Cheap Frame UpDo

As I was going through a closet, I found these 2 framed pictures that I had found for extremely cheap a few months ago. I was not a fan of the pictures, but figured I could do something since they were only a few bucks. It took me a few months but I finally dragged them out, took some scrap booking paper I had laying around, and put new images in them. For no cost at all, they turned out quite cute and look great in our guest bathroom....

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Pug-Art

I have seen a few blogs that have adorable silhouettes of family and pets. We LOVE our pugs and I wanted to find a cute way to frame them as silhouettes because of how silly they are shaped. I had these 2 adorable mirrors that I was not using so I decided to treat them as frames for my new art project. First, I found pictures of the pugs, sized them to be about equal, printed them on basic copy paper, then cut them...

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2011 New modern Italian wall units

Our lifestyle changes all the time and design follows our idea of a better , more beautiful and more practical living. Italian design embrace this concept first hand . Every year something new comes out to enhance our living, something which let us think "oh why didn't they do it before!" This year its time to color up our home walls, to let them sparkle and our new wall unit collection is ready to do that. Forget about bulky shelves and spacious...

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2011 Outdoor Furniture

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Apology Note...

Dear Blog,I am so sorry that I have abandoned you! I am back and I promise to post here soon!Sincerely,Je...

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Apartment Interior Design

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