Category: How To Guides
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Traveling with the Next Generation: How to Get the Look at Home
Isn’t it extraordinary when you walk into a hotel that’s so well designed it feels like it was created just for you? Or when you know instinctively where you need to check-in, or where you could meet friends for a drink after work? And then, as you walk around, you realize that other people are…
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Obsessed with Copper: 14 Ways to Use The Gorgeous New Metal
I’m obsessed with copper. Sometimes, when you’re putting a room together, nickel is too bright while brass seems too shiny. In those cases, copper strikes just the perfect balance between something that looks aged but can still bring the room alive. Here are some amazing ways to use copper in your home: Inspired? You’re…
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How to Choose the Right Rug for Every Room in your House
When choosing a rug, always start by thinking about you’ll be doing in the room. Typically, it comes down to three functions: 1) Entryways, bathrooms, kitchens, laundry rooms and mud rooms: easy to clean rugs 2) Family rooms, offices, closets: casual and lightweight rugs 3) Living rooms, bedrooms: thick and plush rugs After you’ve narrowed…
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Inside the Offices of Billion Dollar Startups
So much attention is given to valuations of hot companies that it’s sometimes hard to remember that just a few years ago, all of these were just a fragment of someone’s imagination. So we thought it would be fun to check in on them and see: what do you do when you’ve outgrown your digs…
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From the Experts: Design Ideas from Bon Appetit’s New Test Kitchen
Although most of my recipe gathering happens online these days, there’s no doubt that kitchen design is something that’s best left for the experts: they are the ones who are cooking heavily day in and day out, so they know how to put a good kitchen together. So when I heard that Bon Appetit had…
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Understanding Area Rugs: Materials and Construction
To be able to choose the right rug, it helps to be familiar with the different kinds of materials and weaves. Here we break it down for you. The most common materials for rugs are wool, cotton, acrylic, nylon, polypropylene, and hemp. There’s also silk and cashmere, but those are rare. Wool is the finest and…
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The World’s Best Closets (And How to Create Them)
We recently finished building a home, and the most fun (and difficult) part of the whole process was in designing the closets. We had a long list of requirements: separate his and hers closets, plugs for our phones, iPads, and laptops, windows for natural lighting, seating, jewelry drawers, watch cases, open display for pretty shoes, hidden…
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Colin Cowie’s 5 Favorite Napkin Folds
We love Colin Cowie’s and Carolyne Roehm’s over-the-top gorgeous parties, which are all about layering flowers, color, and heights. But you’d be surprised to know: they both keep their napkin folds surprisingly simple. 1) Roll the napkin and thread it through a napkin ring. 2) Fold the napkin with a point at the…
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Get Your Act Together: 10 Things To Do Before You Bring Her Home
So you’ve been dating for a while, and you’d like to show her your place. Great idea, but there’s more to preparing your home than just throwing everything in the dishwasher. Read on for the 10 key points that can make or break her visit. 1. Curb appeal. Initial impressions mean a lot. Still have those…
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Keep it Clean: How to Clean Indoor/Outdoor Rugs
We love indoor/outdoor rugs because they won’t fade and they really add warmth underfoot. But did you know they’re also super easy to clean? We’re really grateful for this video our friends at Dash & Albert prepared to show us how to clean our indoor/outdoor rugs. It will just take minutes and make your house…