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Emily Henderson, Design Star

By ADD | Published: August 22, 2010
I’m just thrilled that Emily Henderson is HGTV’s new design star.  Finally, there’s something I’ll want to watch on TV!  I love Emily’s vintage, midcentury, eclectic style.  Here are a few more peeks at her home by the equally talented photographer Teri Lyn Fisher.  You can see the rest of Emily’s design style on her ApartmentTherapy [...]
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Photo from The Brass Petal by Teri Lyn Fisher

Design Star: Team Emily

By ADD | Published: August 22, 2010
If you’ve been following Design Star this season, then you know that tonight’s show is the big finale.  I generally loathe reality tv, but I’ve been hooked on HGTV’s Design Star all season. I was so excited when I heard that one of the contestants would be a prop stylist that I’ve worked with on editorial [...]
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Kitchen Cabinet Inspiration

By ADD | Published: August 20, 2010
This lovely kitchen from Domino by photographer Melanie Acevedo reminds me that kitchen cabinets don’t have to be white.  I wasn’t interested in stained wood or laminate cabinets for our kitchen renovation.  I ultimately decided that we needed white painted cabinets to open up our tiny space, but I love these dark, matte, painted cabinets. [...]
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The Hunt: Junkyard Chic

By ADD | Published: August 17, 2010
I don’t have any pretty photos today, so I’m just going to show you some quick pix of my latest junkyard find.  I bought this solid wood vintage medicine cabinet with original beveled mirror ($60) on a recent Brooklyn thrift store junket and quickly sprayed it white so that I could hang it over my [...]
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Happy Friday!

By ADD | Published: August 13, 2010
My dad is arriving today for the weekend and I plan to drag him to the Brooklyn Flea on Saturday to scope out dining room chairs.  Dad is bringing his adorable dog Barnaby, who you may already know from his frequent comments on this blog.  For a Spaniel, Barnaby has a very keen sense of [...]
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The Hunt: Slipper Chairs

By ADD | Published: August 11, 2010
Now that our renovation is finished, I’m on the hunt for some great textiles and upholstery to infuse color and texture into our home.  But I’m also on a very tight budget.  I’ll be sharing some of the bargains I come across along the way.  These vibrant slipper chairs at Target are a pretty good [...]
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Chartreuse and Grey

By ADD | Published: August 10, 2010
I ordered this Dwell Studio duvet from Target a few days ago for our master bedroom.   It’s so hard to know what you are getting from Target online, but the reviews of this item were great and it was (ahem) cheap.  I hope it will look nice with our gray walls (?).  Here’s the [...]
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Decorate My Dining Room, Part 4

By ADD | Published: August 9, 2010
Our new dining room rug arrived from overstock.com yesterday and Scott helped me get it under our huge table.  But before I could get a decent picture, he was already spread out on the table making art, so this snapshot will have to suffice for now. (You should see the other side of that table- [...]
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I’m Finally Decorating my Dining Room

By ADD | Published: August 7, 2010
Thanks to all of your brilliant suggestions, I’ve finally been inspired (and a little bit nudged) to decorate my spartan dining room.  Today’s post is a quick one.  I bought this wool rug to go under the dining table.  Expecting delivery any day.  I thought I would choose another seagrass, but I was struck by [...]
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Quick Silver

By ADD | Published: July 29, 2010
Our mantel this summer has been all about silver and peonies. They don’t last long, but I adore peonies precisely for their delicate, fleeting beauty. I started collecting silver years ago. The refurbished living room mantel is now full of our families’ dented baby cups and other little bits and bobs. Last year, [...]
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