Category: Design 101
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Our Rugs In The Wild: Come See How The Rugs USA Giveaway Winners Styled Their New Rugs!
You might remember that back in September, we did a Rugs USA giveaway in celebration of our new collection. Five lucky winners got to choose from either of our two collections to help cozy up or refresh their homes. To be helpful, and show people the possibilities, I suggested two rugs per winner but they…
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Yay Or Nay Reviews: Our Honest Feelings About 5 Major Mattress Brands (Because We’ve Slept On Them:))
Purchasing a mattress is a big deal. We spend so much time sleeping (or laying) in our beds that making the not-ideal decision for our wants and needs would be SUCH a bummer. Not to mention so cumbersome because it’s not a small little thing either. We’re here today to help you make an educated…
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If We Could Recommend One Pendant Light For Any Style It Might Be This One…Come See Why
I can’t tell you when or where I was when I first saw a Noguchi Akari light sculpture but I can tell you that I have been in love with them since that moment. Considering they were first designed in the early 1950s and are as popular as ever almost 40 years after Noguchi’s passing,…
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Love It Or Leave It: Should These Readers Replace A Piece Of Furniture They’re Struggling With Or Make It Work? Here’s What We Said…
Welcome to Love It or Leave It, a fun concept Jess and I cooked up earlier this month to satisfy both of my design loves: helping people to shop for specific pieces that will help improve the way their room functions, and brainstorming ways for readers to make something they already have work. We put…
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Are We Over White Bedding? Here Is What I’m Into Instead…
I don’t know you guys – it just feels like the all-white hotel-style bed is not really doing it for me, but perhaps it hasn’t for a while and I’m just now ready to announce it. Is it the fault of my year-round spray tan that leaves a body-shaped orange glow on just my side…
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13 Great And Practical Decor Pieces That Are REALLY On Sale (Like Up To 70% Off)
January poses a little conundrum. Our wallets are recovering from a big spending month yet we want our homes to feel fresh, put together, and of course, organized. What does Emily always repeat that a reader once commented? “Without systems, there is chaos.” Thankfully, Wayfair is giving us a big ole sale on their clearance…
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Need Inspiration To Reinvent Your Home This Year? These 9 Under The Radar (& Designer Loved!) Stores Should Help
New year, new you, new…home? While that’s not really how I personally operate, there is something about the start of a fresh January that makes you assess *something* about yourself. For today’s article, and because this is a design blog, let’s imagine it is, in fact, your home you’re sprucing up. And if you’re anything…
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Our 2025 “What We’re On The Hunt For” List (It’s A LOT Of Vintage)
As you may have read last week we have a wonderful new Portland based team member, Marlee! She will get a more formal introduction in this week’s Link Up but she has hit the ground running and is the one responsible for this blog post idea. When she pitched it we loved it so here…